After which there have been three: with the introduction of the Floor Ebook, Microsoft has joined Apple and Google in providing a premium laptop computer that runs its personal platform. However how does it stack up subsequent to its rivals, the thirteen-inch MacBook Professional and the Chromebook Pixel? We have put the specs of every aspect by aspect that will help you type issues out. As you will quickly see, the three solely share a couple of issues in widespread. They mirror the distinctive philosophies of their creators, whether or not it is Microsoft’s fondness for tablets, Apple’s choice for highly effective (if typical) laptops or Google’s want for lean-and-imply net machines.
Floor Guide
thirteen-inch MacBook Professional
Chromebook Pixel
Worth
$1,499 to $2,699
$1,299 to $1,799
$999 to $1,299
Thickness
22.8mm (zero.9 inches)
18mm (zero.seventy one inches)
15.3mm (zero.6 inches)
Weight
728g (1.6 kilos)
1.58kg (three.forty eight kilos)
1.5kg (three.three kilos)
OS
Home windows 10
OS X El Capitan
Chrome OS
Show
thirteen.5-inch PixelSense touchscreen show
thirteen.three-inch IPS LCD Retina show
12.eighty five-inch touchscreen LCD
Decision
three,000 x 2,000 (267 ppi)
2,560 x 1,600 (227 ppi)
2,560 x 1,seven hundred (239 ppi)
Facet ratio
three:2
sixteen:10
three:2
Processor
Intel sixth-era Core i5 or i7
Intel fifth-era Core i5 or i7
Intel fifth-era Core i5 or i7
Reminiscence
8GB to 16GB of RAM
8GB to 16GB of RAM
8GB of RAM
Graphics
Intel HD or NVIDIA GeForce
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Intel HD Graphics 5500
Storage
128GB to 512GB SSD
128GB to 512GB SSD
32GB or 64GB flash storage
Ports
2 USB three.zero, SD card reader, Mini DisplayPort
2 Thunderbolt 2, 2 USB three.zero, SD card reader, HDMI
2 USB three.zero Sort-C, 2 USB three.zero Sort-A, SD card reader
Entrance digital camera
5MP
720p FaceTime HD
720p
Rear digital camera
8MP
NA
NA
WiFi
802.11ac
802.11ac
802.11ac
Bluetooth
v4.zero
v4.zero
v4.zero
Pill mode
Sure
No
No
Battery
12 hours
10 hours
12 hours
Equipment
Floor Pen
NA
NA
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Sort
Midsize
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Display measurement
12.eighty five inches
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Processor velocity
2.2 GHz
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System RAM
eight GB
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Most battery life
As much as 12 hours
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Dimensions
zero.6 x eleven.7 x eight.eight in
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Weight
three.three lb
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Introduced
2015-03-eleven
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eight.9common consumer score
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Velocity and options
10
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Design and type issue
9.1
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Battery life
eight.three
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Show
9.7
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Sturdiness
9
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Expandability
5.1
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Noise
9.7
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Portability (measurement / weight)
eight.9
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Pc OS
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Supply mannequin
Closed
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Structure
sixty four-bit, 32-bit
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Launched
2015-07-29