Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" Platinum 2021
CPU Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14.4" 2400x1600
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.7 kg
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.4" |
| Resolution | 2400x1600 |
| Panel | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 487 nits |
| Color Gamut | factory-calibrated PixelSense Flow touch display |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14.4" 2400x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" | 27.8 | 49.1 | 37 | 44.3 | 86.3 | 60.6 | 36.6 | 80.9 | 4.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.2 | 74.4 | 65.6 | 86.5 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.9 | 60 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 89.1 | 86.9 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 54.8 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 90.5 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 32.9 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 9.1 | 94 | 60 | 54.6 |
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