Yesterday Microsoft shared a new ad on YouTube titled “Microsoft Surface Pro 7: The Better Choice,” in which the company compares their tablet computer to Apple ‘s 13 – inch M1 MacBook Pro, as seen by MSPoweruser.
The advertisement illuminates the touch screen of the Surface Pro 7 and includes a stylus rather than just a “small bar” (the Touch Bar) on the MacBook Pro. Other advantages of the Surface Pro 7 mentioned in the advertisement include the affordable keyboard, cheaper price, and the claim that the tablet is “a much better gaming device” and the MacBook Pro.
Results uploaded to Geekbench show that the Surface Pro 7 has a single-core and multi-core scores of 769 and 1,851, respectively, equipped with an Intel Core i3-equipped with 8GB of RAM. In addition, the Surface Pro 7 has single-core and multi-core scores of 1,210 and 4,079, respectively, equipped with an Intel Core i5-equipped with 8GB of RAM. In comparison, the M1 chip running on a 13-inch MacBook Pro with 8GB of integrated memory outperformed the two Surface models with single-core and multi-core scores of 1,735 and 7,686, respectively. .
The 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7 starts at $ 749.99 with 128GB of storage and 4GB of RAM and goes up to $ 2,299.99 with 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM. In comparison, the standard 13-inch MacBook Pro M1 starts at $ 1,299 with 256GB of storage and 8GB of integrated memory and goes up to $ 2,299 for 256GB of storage and 16GB of integrated memory.
Microsoft has long positioned its Surface devices as an excellent combination of tablet and computer experience. In recent years, Microsoft has released several ads promoting its Surface front line over Apple’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iPad lineup.