Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" Platinum 2021
CPU Core i7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14.4" 2400x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.8 kg
48 Overall Score
Price $950
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong gpu (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average social proof (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
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 | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
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 |
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" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i7 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.4" 2400x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| 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 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 14.4" | 28.1 | 74.5 | 37.6 | 50.3 | 84 | 60.1 | 37.7 | 80.5 | 14.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 73.2 | 91.6 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.5 | 80.4 | 97.3 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 90.7 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 74.7 | 89.4 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 88.2 | 87.5 | 97.5 | 94.2 | 54.9 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 89.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 92.2 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 95.8 | 87.3 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
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