Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" Surface Laptop Studio Platinum 2021
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong gpu (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
- Below average cpu (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.4" |
| Resolution | 2400 |
| Panel | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 487 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" Surface Laptop Studio | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i7 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.4" 2400x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 99 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" Surface Laptop Studio | 28.6 | 74.4 | 38.7 | 53.7 | 82.9 | 56.5 | 39.4 | 79.2 | 14.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.2 | 18.8 | 99.6 | 79.4 | 99.1 | 67.6 | 98.7 | 96.6 | 87.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.8 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 92.1 | 95.7 | 73 | 90.1 | 58.9 | 97.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 90 | 90.5 | 97.9 | 94.9 | 8.5 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 99.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.3 | 64.5 | 81.6 | 82.7 | 90.7 | 95.2 | 73.8 | 58.9 | 86 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.4 | 64.5 | 81.6 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 85.6 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
Usage Scores
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