The Macbook Air is a basic laptop only with no touchscreen. The Surface Pro 3, however, with a detachable keyboard, touchscreen, and 100k+ apps available in the Windows Store, functions as both a laptop and a tablet. There are more than five times more apps available in the Windows Store than in the Mac App Store and that's in addition to the hundreds of thousands of traditional Windows desktop programs available. The iCloud on the Macbook Air gives you less free cloud storage than OneDrive on theSurface Pro 3.
Macbook Air
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Surface Pro 3
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Thinness
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0.68"
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0.38"
0.36" without keyboard
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Battery life
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12 hrs
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9 hrs
for web browsing
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Weight
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2.96 lbs
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2.41 lbs
1.76 lbs without keyboard
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Display size
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13"
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12"
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Resolution
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1440 x 900
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2160 x 1440
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Stylus
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No
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Yes
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Touchscreen
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No
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Yes
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Both a laptop and a tablet
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No
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Yes
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App store
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20,000+ apps
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150,000+ apps
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Hard drive size
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128 GB
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128 GB
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Free cloud storage
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5 GB
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15 GB
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Thanks for this! What can you tell me about Chromebooks? What are they best used for? Not familiar with the Chrome OS at all. I need something lightweight, easy to write on, and easy on the wallet! I'd really appreciate your help.
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