The Surface Laptop 5 is virtually identical to its last couple of predecessors in terms of design, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the best-looking laptops I’ve ever gotten my hands on.

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 retains pretty much everything we loved about the Surface Laptop 4. It’s thin, it’s elegant, and it’s a great productivity tool that won’t weigh you down if ...

The Surface Laptop 5’s SSD measured noticeably faster: 882.46MB/s read and 779.65MB/s writes for the Surface Laptop 4, and 2,252MB/s reads and 1,933MB/s writes for the Surface Laptop 5.

The Surface Laptop 5 was speedy enough for some light gaming, but it lacked real power. (Image credit: Future) The Surface Laptop 5 was plenty powerful enough for getting work done and a bit of ...

Regardless, the Surface Laptop 5 is almost definitely on the cards for some point this year. Availability is expected to be the same as the Surface Laptop 4, thought a global rollout may be slow ...

The worst of Surface Laptop 5 3. Crummy 720p webcam. Zoom meetings are an ingrained part of the work cycle these days, so it’s a bit disappointing that Microsoft decided to go with a 720p HD webcam.

As with last year’s Surface Laptop 4 lineup, Microsoft will offer two display configurations for the Laptop 5: 13.5 inches (2256 x 1504) or 15 inches (2496 x 1664).

The Surface Laptop and Surface Pro are lighter and thinner, with pared-down specs, but the 2024 models are better and available for the same prices, if not less.

The Surface Laptop 5 is virtually identical to its last couple of predecessors in terms of design, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the best-looking laptops I’ve ever gotten my hands on.