Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
vs
DELL
9500
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 21M-00003 alternatives
DELL XPS Serie 15 9500 BNX9518SB alternatives
specs
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Power
compared
DELL
9500
50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter frequency:
50/60 Hz
not available
AC adapter input voltage:
100 - 240 V
15 V
AC adapter output voltage:
20 V
39 W
AC adapter power:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Weight & dimensions
compared
DELL
9500
205.7 mm
Depth:
230.3 mm
15.7 mm
Height:
not available
not available
Height (front):
7.7 mm
not available
Height (rear):
1.8 cm
1.11 kg
Weight:
2.05 kg
278.2 mm
Width:
344.4 mm
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Battery
compared
DELL
9500
5403 mAh
Battery capacity:
not available
40.98 Wh
Battery capacity (Watt-hours):
86 Wh
13 h
Battery life (max):
not available
not available
Battery recharge time:
3 h
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery technology:
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
not available
Battery voltage:
11.4 V
185 g
Battery weight:
340 g
4
Number of battery cells:
6
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Software
compared
DELL
9500
64-bit
Operating system architecture:
64-bit
Windows 10 Pro
Operating system installed:
Windows 10 Pro
Office Trial
Trial software:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Performance
compared
DELL
9500

Ambient light sensor:
not available

Virtual Reality (VR) ready:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Keyboard
compared
DELL
9500

Full-size keyboard:
not available

Island-style keyboard:
not available

Keyboard backlit:

White
Keyboard backlit colour:
not available

Numeric keypad:

Trackpad
Pointing device:
Touchpad
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Camera
compared
DELL
9500

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):
0.9 MP
30 fps
Video capturing speed:
30 fps

Windows Hello:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Audio
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Audio chip:
Realtek ALC3281-CG
Dolby Audio Premium
Audio system:
MaxxAudio Pro

Built-in microphone:

not available
Number of built-in speakers:
2
2
Number of microphones:
2
not available
Speaker power:
5 W
OmniSonic
Speakers manufacturer:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Ports & interfaces
compared
DELL
9500
Surface Connect
Charging port type:
USB Type-C
not available
Combo headphone/mic port:

1
Headphone outputs:
not available
not available
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity:
2
1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:
not available
1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity:
not available
not available
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity:
1
not available
USB Power Delivery:

not available
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode:

Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Networking
compared
DELL
9500
2x2
Antenna type:
2x2

Bluetooth:

5.0
Bluetooth version:
5.0

Ethernet LAN:


MIMO:
not available

Miracast:
not available
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Top Wi-Fi standard:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
not available
WLAN controller model:
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX500-DBS
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standards:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Optical drive
compared
DELL
9500

Optical drive type:

Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Storage
compared
DELL
9500

Card reader integrated:

not available
Compatible memory cards:
SD, SDHC, SDXC
1
Number of SSDs installed:
1
256 GB
SSD capacity:
2000 GB
not available
SSD form factor:
M.2
not available
SSD interface:
NVMe, PCI Express
SSD
Storage media:
SSD
256 GB
Total SSDs capacity:
2000 GB
256 GB
Total storage capacity:
2000 GB
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Graphics
compared
DELL
9500

Discrete graphics adapter:

not available
Discrete graphics adapter memory:
4 GB
Not available
Discrete graphics adapter model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
not available
Discrete graphics memory type:
GDDR6

On-board graphics adapter:

12.0
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version:
not available
4.5
On-board graphics adapter OpenGL version:
not available
300 MHz
On-board graphics adapter base frequency:
not available
1050 MHz
On-board graphics adapter dynamic frequency (max):
not available
Intel UHD Graphics
On-board graphics adapter family:
not available
Intel UHD Graphics
On-board graphics adapter model:
Intel UHD Graphics
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Display
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Contrast ratio (typical):
1600:1
not available
Display brightness:
500 cd/m²
12.4 inch
Display diagonal:
15.6 inch
not available
Display glass type:
Gorilla Glass
1536 x 1024 pixels
Display resolution:
3840 x 2400 pixels
not available
HD type:
UHD+
not available
LED backlight:

not available
Maximum refresh rate:
60 Hz
3:2
Native aspect ratio:
16:10
not available
Panel type:
WVA
not available
Pixel density:
290 ppi

Touchscreen:

Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Memory
compared
DELL
9500
8 GB
Internal memory:
64 GB
LPDDR4x-SDRAM
Internal memory type:
DDR4-SDRAM
8 GB
Maximum internal memory:
64 GB
not available
Memory clock speed:
2933 MHz
On-board
Memory form factor:
SO-DIMM
not available
Memory layout (slots x size):
2 x 32 GB
not available
Memory slots:
2x SO-DIMM
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Other features
compared
DELL
9500
8471300100
Harmonized System (HS) code:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Security
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Cable lock slot:


Fingerprint reader:

not available
Password protection:


Trusted Platform Module (TPM):
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
Processor
compared
DELL
9500
25 W
Configurable TDP-up:
not available
1.2 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequency:
not available
3.6 GHz
Processor boost frequency:
5.3 GHz
6 MB
Processor cache:
16 MB
4
Processor cores:
8
10th gen Intel Core i5
Processor family:
10th gen Intel Core i9
1 GHz
Processor frequency:
2.4 GHz
10 nm
Processor lithography:
not available
Intel
Processor manufacturer:
Intel
i5-1035G1
Processor model:
i9-10885H
BGA 1526
Processor socket:
not available
8
Processor threads:
not available
15 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP):
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go
generalInfo
compared
DELL
9500
0889842674866
EAN/UPC code:
not available
not available
Family:
XPS
Clamshell
Form factor:
Clamshell
Aluminium, Polycarbonate (PC)
Housing material:
not available
Business
Market positioning:
not available
Platinum
Product colour:
Black, Platinum, Silver
Notebook
Product type:
Notebook
not available
Series:
15