Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
vs
DELL
5500
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 RDZ-00025-EDU alternatives
DELL G5 Serie 5500 04H2P alternatives
specs
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Power
compared
DELL
5500
not available
AC adapter frequency:
50/60 Hz
not available
AC adapter input voltage:
100 - 240 V
not available
AC adapter output voltage:
19.5 V
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Weight & dimensions
compared
DELL
5500
244 mm
Depth:
254 mm
14.5 mm
Height:
not available
not available
Height (front):
2.38 cm
not available
Height (rear):
2.66 cm
1.54 kg
Weight:
2.65 kg
339.5 mm
Width:
364.5 mm
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Battery
compared
DELL
5500
6513 mAh
Battery capacity:
not available
49.4 Wh
Battery capacity (Watt-hours):
68 Wh
11.5 h
Battery life (max):
not available
not available
Battery recharge time:
4 h
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery technology:
not available
not available
Battery voltage:
11.4 V
206 g
Battery weight:
260 g
6
Number of battery cells:
4
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Software
compared
DELL
5500
64-bit
Operating system architecture:
64-bit
Windows 10 Pro
Operating system installed:
Windows 10 Home
Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian
Operating system language:
not available
Office Trial
Trial software:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Performance
compared
DELL
5500

Ambient light sensor:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Keyboard
compared
DELL
5500

Numeric keypad:

Trackpad
Pointing device:
Touchpad
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Camera
compared
DELL
5500

Front camera:

HD
Front camera HD type:
HD
1280 x 720 pixels
Front camera resolution:
1280 x 720 pixels
0.92 MP
Front camera resolution (numeric):
0.92 MP
30 fps
Video capturing speed:
30 fps

Windows Hello:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Audio
compared
DELL
5500
not available
Audio chip:
Realtek ALC3254
Dolby Audio Premium
Audio system:
Nahimic 3D

Built-in microphone:

not available
Number of built-in speakers:
2
not available
Speaker power:
2 W
OmniSonic
Speakers manufacturer:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Ports & interfaces
compared
DELL
5500
Surface Connect
Charging port type:
DC-in jack

Combo headphone/mic port:


Docking connector:
not available
not available
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports:
1

HDCP:
not available
not available
HDMI ports quantity:
1
not available
HDMI version:
2.0
not available
Mini DisplayPorts quantity:
1
not available
Thunderbolt ports quantity:
1
not available
USB 2.0 ports quantity:
2
1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:
1
1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Networking
compared
DELL
5500
2x2
Antenna type:
not available

Bluetooth:

5.0
Bluetooth version:
not available

Ethernet LAN:

not available
Ethernet LAN data rates:
10, 1000, 2500 Mbit/s

MIMO:
not available

Miracast:
not available
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Top Wi-Fi standard:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standards:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Optical drive
compared
DELL
5500

Optical drive type:

Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Storage
compared
DELL
5500

Card reader integrated:

not available
Compatible memory cards:
SD, SDHC, SDXC
1
Number of SSDs installed:
1
256 GB
SSD capacity:
512 GB
M.2
SSD form factor:
not available
NVMe
SSD interface:
not available
SSD
Storage media:
SSD
256 GB
Total SSDs capacity:
512 GB
256 GB
Total storage capacity:
512 GB
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Graphics
compared
DELL
5500

Discrete graphics adapter:

not available
Discrete graphics adapter memory:
6 GB
Not available
Discrete graphics adapter model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
not available
Discrete graphics memory type:
GDDR6

On-board graphics adapter:

Intel Iris Plus Graphics
On-board graphics adapter family:
not available
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
On-board graphics adapter model:
Intel UHD Graphics
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Display
compared
DELL
5500
not available
Display brightness:
300 cd/m²
15 inch
Display diagonal:
15.6 inch
2496 x 1664 pixels
Display resolution:
1920 x 1080 pixels
not available
HD type:
Full HD

LED backlight:

3:2
Native aspect ratio:
16:9
201 ppi
Pixel density:
141 ppi

Touchscreen:

Capacitive
Touchscreen type:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Memory
compared
DELL
5500
8 GB
Internal memory:
8 GB
LPDDR4x-SDRAM
Internal memory type:
DDR4-SDRAM
8 GB
Maximum internal memory:
32 GB
3733 MHz
Memory clock speed:
not available
not available
Memory form factor:
SO-DIMM
not available
Memory slots:
2x SO-DIMM
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Security
compared
DELL
5500
not available
Cable lock slot:

not available
Password protection:


Trusted Platform Module (TPM):
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Processor
compared
DELL
5500
25 W
Configurable TDP-up:
not available
1.5 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequency:
not available
3.7 GHz
Processor boost frequency:
4.5 GHz
6 MB
Processor cache:
8 MB
4
Processor cores:
4
10th gen Intel Core i5
Processor family:
10th gen Intel Core i5
1.2 GHz
Processor frequency:
2.5 GHz
Intel
Processor manufacturer:
Intel
i5-1035G7
Processor model:
i5-10300H
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
Other features
compared
DELL
5500
0.3 W/kg
Body SAR (EU):
not available
8471300100
Harmonized System (HS) code:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 3
generalInfo
compared
DELL
5500
not available
Family:
G5
Clamshell
Form factor:
Clamshell
Aluminium
Housing material:
not available
Business
Market positioning:
Gaming
Black
Product colour:
Black
Notebook
Product type:
Notebook