A lot of recent laptops are phasing out the use of USB-A ports and bringing in USB-C since it boasts better connectivity and more bandwidth. While this may seem like a small difference, anyone who owns older peripherals (such as a wired mouse or keyboard) will benefit from the USB-A port. The Surface Laptop 5 comes with a similar selection one USB-C port with Thunderbolt 4 support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, one Surface Connect port and one USB-A 3.1 port. The MacBook Air comes with a MagSafe 3 charging port, alongside a 3.5mm headphone jack and two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports. The Surface Laptop 5 comes with USB-A portsīoth of these laptops feature a fairly limited port selection. Our review claims that this laptop is one of the most capable devices available for its size due to the performance of the M2 chipset, which can easily run software like Adobe’s Premiere Pro or Apple’s Final Cut Pro for 4K editing. It also comes in a 10-core GPU variation. The M2 chip – which is housed inside the MacBook Air – is a follow-up to the M1 chip and features an 8-core CPU and an 8-core GPU, alongside a 16-core Neural Engine. Image Credits (Microsoft)Īpple, meanwhile, has been moving away from third-party chips over the last few years and has started using Apple Silicon in its devices. The Surface Laptop 5 comes with Intel Iris Xe Graphics, which should work well for media content and low-level editing, though it likely won’t be powerful enough for gamers or creative professionals. Since we haven’t tested this laptop yet we can’t make any definitive comments on its performance, though we expect that it will work fluidly during productivity tasks and have a high performance. The latest Surface Laptop 5 features 12th-generation Intel processors, with the option between an i5 and i7 U-Series CPU. Read on to find out the key differences between the two devices.
Microsoft recently announced upgrades to some of its most iconic laptop series, including the latest Surface Laptop 5.īut when a new laptop comes out, we have to ask how it compares to the other options on the market, like the Apple MacBook Air M2.
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