The former is slightly more impressive, matching the XPS 15. Going into specific usage, in GeekBench 5 the Surface Laptop 5 showcased single-threaded performance scores of 1,108 and multi-threaded scores of 6,444. We found it to be satisfying and quiet and with plenty of room to rest the palms of our hands.

But the keys are highly responsive, so it suits the more gentle tapper. The keyboard on the Surface Laptop 5 is rather flat, much like a MacBook's, and some may not like the lack of travel as you can definitely feel it clunk on the base as you type. Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review: Keyboard and trackpad Our biggest issue with the display is actually structural as it has wider bezels than we are used to. It wasn't perfect, particularly when editing pictures, but it offered a consistent experience and strong colour performance. Though in daily use we found the Surface Laptop 5 screen to be rather fine. The MacBook Pro and the Huawei MateBook X Pro are that little bit more vivid across the board. Neither, however, could offer up a very good Adobe score, with 69% being the best it could muster, so it isn't something we would recommend for photographers or image editing. The alternative is the 'Enhanced' setting but that only produces 93.1% for coverage and 103.9% volume. As notebooks go, it is one of the more stylish ones around, particularly in black (as is our review unit), but you can also grab it in something snazzier such as Platinum Alacantara, Sandstone, and a new greenish colour that's dubbed 'Sage' though the majority of it appears to be grey.įor colour accuracy, we found the 'RGB' setting was best with a 95.6% sRGB colour gamut score (108.4% for volume).

It's an elegant all-aluminium affair, with a minimalistic design, as seen with the barely-there Windows logo on the lid and the keyboard's smart, professional look. The design on the Surface Laptop 5 hasn't changed – seemingly ever – but we at IT Pro see that as a good thing. Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review: Design Best laptops for working from home and digital nomads in 2023įor 2023 there's no AMD version of the Surface Laptop, so you'll only be able to have an Intel-powered model, but it does now come with a Thunderbolt 4-enabled port and you can also have it with either a 13.5in screen or a 15in one – here we are discussing the former.How to pick the best business laptop CPU.Microsoft Surface Pro 8 for Business review: Surprisingly snappy.

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