Surface Studio vs iMac (2015)

October 28, 2016

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After Microsoft unveiled it first desktop PC called Surface Studio, I had hoped that Apple will also refresh their iMac lines but turns out it wasn’t even mentioned in the Apple event earlier.

So, as it stands, it is only fitting for one to pit the Surface Studio against the current flagship from Apple of last year.

	Microsoft Surface Studio	Apple 27-inch iMac (2015)
Display Size	28-inch, 4500 x 3000 pixel display (193 ppi)	27-inch, 5120 x 2880 pixel display (218 ppi)
Display Type	PixelSense	Retina 5K display with IPS technology
Operating System	Windows 10	OS X El Capitan (at launch)
Processor	Quad-core 6th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7	3.2GHz quad‑core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz)
RAM	8GB, 16GB, or 32GB RAM	8GB (two 4GB) of 1867MHz DDR3 memory; four SO-DIMM slots, user accessible Configurable to 16GB or 32GB
Storage	Rapid hybrid drive options: 1TB or 2TB	1TB (7200-rpm) hard drive Configurable up to 3TB hard drive, 3TB Fusion Drive, or 256GB or 512GB of flash storage (SSD)
Camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video	FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dual microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby Audio Premium 3.5mm Headset jack	3.5mm Headphone jack Dual microphones Stereo speakers
Input Output	USB 3.0 PORTS X 4 SD Card reader Mini DisplayPort	SDXC card slot Four USB 3 ports (compatible with USB 2) Two Thunderbolt 2 ports 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) Kensington lock slot
Networks	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0
Height	25.09 inches (63.73 cm)	20.3 inches (51.56 cm)
Width	17.27 inches (43.87 cm)	25.6 inches (65.02 cm)
Depth	0.44 inches (11.2 mm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)
Weight	21.07 lbs (9.56 kg)	21 lbs (9.53 kg)