Head to Head: Surface Pro 4 vs. MacBook Air

The line between tablet and laptop is thinning.
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New York City - October 6, 2015The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is displayed at the Microsoft Windows 10 Devices Media event in New York City.Credit: Andrew White for WIRED© Andrew White

The Surface Pro line has been Microsoft's attempt to replace your laptop, and each time a new Surface Pro is released we wonder if that goal will ever be achieved. This morning was more of the same: When Microsoft introduced the Surface Pro 4, it kept stating that it was 50 percent faster than a MacBook Air. If this is in fact true, then the Surface Pro 4 promises to be a tablet that outperforms its competition. But words are not enough—so we dove in to break down the specs. Here's how the Surface Pro 4 compares to the MacBook Air.

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