Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" TI-GSRF Platinum 2021
CPU Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14.4" 2400x1600
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.7 kg
45 Overall Score
Price $650
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average cpu (27th 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 | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.4" |
| Resolution | 2400x1600 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 487 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | No Ethernet port |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" TI-GSRF | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.4" 2400x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | - | 73 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" TI-GSRF | 26.9 | 48.5 | 37.7 | 61.5 | 86.5 | 60.7 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 9.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.6 | 52.1 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 72.6 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 78.9 | 91 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.8 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 95 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.3 | 92.7 | 89.9 | 99.9 | 92 | 9.7 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 82.6 |
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