Microsoft Surface Pro 3 VS. MacBook Air 2014: Specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has been directly pitted with the MacBook Air (2014 edition), as noted in the new ads of the tablet/laptop hybrid. The Surface Pro 3 has been heralded from the beginning as a replacement to the laptop and more specifically, as the perfect substitute for the MacBook Air 2014.

The Surface Pro 3 ads portray the Surface Pro 3’s touchscreen feature. It pitted that while the Surface Pro 3 has this capacity, the MacBook Air doesn’t. It showed that having a touchscreen panel makes it easier for the user to interact with the device and makes tasks like taking down notes on the screen and illustrating using a pen, much easier.

Comparing the screen resolution of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 and the 2014 MacBook Air, the tablet/laptop hybird has a 12-inch screen with a resolution of 2,160 x 1,440. The MacBook Air has a 13-inch display with a resolution of 1,440 x 900.

Depending on the type of Microsoft Surface Pro 3 that you’ll be purchasing, it can have an i3, i5 or i7 processor under the hood. Apple’s MacBook Air on the other hand has an Intel Core i5 or Intel i7 depending on which variant you’ll be purchasing.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 also gives its prospective users the ability to update or upgrade their RAM and storage space. Apple, on the other hand, doesn’t give such flexbility to its owners.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is available at MicrosoftStore.com starting at $799, while the MacBook Air can be purchased from Apple.com for a starting price of $899.

Though the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is herladed as a tablet that can replace a laptop, the MacBook Air 2014 is packaged and designed completely as a laptop.