Microsoft shared a new ad on YouTube yesterday titled “ Microsoft Surface Pro 7: The Better Choice, ” in which the company compares its tablet computer to Apple’s 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro, as noted by MSPoweruser.
The ad emphasizes the Surface Pro 7’s touchscreen and the included stylus, rather than just a “small bar” (the Touch Bar) on the MacBook Pro. Other advantages of the Surface Pro 7 mentioned in the ad include the detachable keyboard, lower price and the claim that the tablet is “a much better gaming device” than the MacBook Pro.
Results uploaded on Geekbench show that the Intel Core i3-equipped Surface Pro 7 with 4 GB RAM has single-core and multi-core scores of 769 and 1,851, respectively. Additionally, the Intel Core i5-equipped Surface Pro 7 with 8 GB of RAM has single-core and multi-core scores of 1,210 and 4,079, respectively. In comparison, the M1 chip running on a 13-inch MacBook Pro with 8 GB of integrated memory outperforms both 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 128 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM and goes up to $ 2299.99 with 1 TB of storage and 16 GB of RAM. In comparison, the current 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro starts at $ 1,299 with 256 GB of storage and 8 GB of integrated memory and goes up to $ 2,299 for 2 TB of storage and 16 GB of integrated memory.
Microsoft has long positioned its Surface devices as an ideal combination of both a tablet and computing experience. In recent years, Microsoft has released several ads promoting the Surface range over Apple’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iPad range.