Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 Review - MacBook Air / Dell XPS Killer!?

Hey Chaps! What Laptop are you usng right now??

The idiotic mirror touch screen : / IMO they should have taken Ryzen 7xxx which has the awesome APU, maybe for the 15-incher, then you could actually do some light gaming and do more with creative software... Microsoft clearly gives us outdated hardware!!

I probably would ditch my MacBook 16 for the Laptop 5, but for some unknown, probably very stupid, reason the top-spec model is only in black. If it was silver - immediate purchase

I have an amd 15 surface it’s trash has not aged well

Is this good for business owners who create graphic designs/ tons of downloading?

It sounds premium, I'm pretty sure that is a laptop review first. I've purchased several of the 3rd gen of these and they are great, that being said, there are so many better options these days for the price (including chromebooks), that I can't see buying the 5th generation.

could please somebody tell me how comfortable it is to use the screen to write on? as a teacher i would use this option during class to write answers on worksheets and so on. I guess the surface pro convertible would be a better option, but i prefer 15“ screens…

Bought my Surface 4 in 2021, never got more than 5 hours battery life with regular us. Won't recommend .

Glossy screen

I just got one of theses for work, I got $800 off so the price is right for me, good build quality, and I work primarily with Microsoft products. I had/have a 2019 Dell XPS 15 with Touch Screen which now becomes mine (work paid for it, and the SL 5 too), but to be honest I was put off getting another XPS because initially they are a pain in the arse having to fix drivers and get the bugs out of it and now and then it gives me grief. I just wanted something minimalist that works cleanly. The dock is a bit overpriced but I got a discount on that too. Was tempted by the Surface Pro 9, but the stand and keyboard designs just don't work for my set up, and the pen stylus still works with the Laptop 5 anyway.

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Great video. I am trying to decide between the Surface laptop 5, XPS 13 plus and XPS 15 for business use. I work in marketing, and do some work in Photoshop and Illustrator. I have watched several videos, and am quite confused, lol. Do you have a suggestion. Thanks

One of the best laptop after surface studio.. very useful and optimized windows ..

It’s gonna sound petty, but if they fixed the damn bezels I’d be willing to consider it

How does this compare to the 2017 MacBook Air? Is it a substantial upgrade? I'm primarily using it for work, multitasking, scheduling and creating documents. I don't want to jump on the bandwagon of Apple, although their devices are really nice and powerful, but I I do want to try something new.

All the MacBook comparisons are pointless. Yes, the MBA is a better machine, but many people don't want to switch to Mac OS. For those wanting a stylish Windows laptop with decent price and a nice screen, this works.

Wether I5 version is 12 core ? Also there is 512 ssd with I5 version?

Help!... I have an opportunity to buy the surface laptop 5
brand new. I have two choices, the same price. One has an i5 w/16 GB the other has a i7 8 GB I'm a casual user. thank you

I mean, it's the laptop of surface, not sure what kind of upgrade you expect but the internals. It's not like waiting for apple to have touch screen, form factor like surface laptop studio, or pen support. Duh

Why don't they give
Nvidia mx350/450 graphics?

It must suck to always be compared to Apple! LOL

Lovely machine but the bezels are horrible

I purchased three SL5 and they were all incompatible with Surface Slim pen 2 and Surface pen (and a third party pen). When I kept using the pens, touch screen stopped working randomly. I confirmed these pens work perfectly fine on my Surface Pro3 without any issue so I think it's the issue of entire SL5 lines (which is serious problem I think). I reported this issue to MS customer team, but they were saying only three SL5 units that I've tested could have hardware failure issue, not the entire SL5 lines, and closed the case. I think this is ridiculous that they were saying only three units (brand new) that I've tested have hardware failure because such probablity is extremetly low and it's more likely that it's the issue of entire SL5 lines. I think this is serious problem, and MS should come up with firmware update or something, but they seem not interested so far. I'd greatly appreciate if you could test on your SL5 with Surface pen (or third party stylus) to see if touch screen stops working randomly (you have to keep using it repeatedly) and publish the video so that more people get to know about the issue and MS can start investigating it more properly.

I have the Dell XPS 13" 2 in-1 with the fan and it's loud and hot. I could just be working on a document and it sounds like I'm on a raid on an MMORPG.

Dobly vision 😅

Microsoft making their own CPU would be a bad move.

wait what, you would rather pick this keyboard over lenovo thinkpad keyboard? hmm thats pretty sus

just make bezel thinner & SL5 can be the best windows laptop today
also as window user i can trade touchscreen with thinner bezel

At this point, I am waiting for MS to update their Surface Laptop Studio to 12th Gen processors.
The Surface Laptop Studio is pretty much what I need, but the current 11th Gen inside of it is a bit disappointing - hopefully it doesn't take them too long to update it.

Those bezels are too fat. It's 2022 WTF

I would buy the SL5 over the XPS 13 (since I have both last year's models). Why? I wanted to love the XPS 13 but performance never matched the price - $1,699 for the 16GB/512GB.. I bought the SL4 (8GB/512GB) for $949 and it was good at everything.

I bought one of these a week ago, 15 inch 512ssd, i7 1255u. I was able to spend just 1.4k instead of 1.8k. I use it for coding with python and doing web development, absolutely fine and with the touchscreen I find myself more than comfortable for adjusting windows size during productivity sessions.
I'll recommend it also if you have to type a lot, like me. It's much better than anything else.

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Do you think Huawei D16 is better than Microsoft Surface Laptop 5?

anyone suggest this as a college laptop ?

Yep truly a lovely looking machine... If this was on 2014

ssd upgradation possible?

Thank you for this mate!

The surface laptop 5 is a great device. In 2015.

I just got the Laptop 4 for 500 Euros so Im not complaining that I dont miss out on too much :D

They need a 17-inch version.

What is Microsoft doing?! If you want the Surface Laptop 5, please just go for the M1 MacBook Air or the M1 MacBook Pro instead

I am currently using a Surface Go (from the very first batch) that is probably in it's last legs and looking for an upgrade. I really love the idea of sticking to MS and the Surface family, but the Dell XPS is not allowing me to make a final decision. I might end up getting the Laptop 4 at the end of the day, but just waiting another week to see what Black Friday brings, here in Canada.

Could you update your playlist named “laptops”? I was looking for current videos on laptops and saw some from 5 years ago.

What a disappointment

My previous laptop was a Surface Laptop 1. Too bad I still see that same bezel on a 5 gen. I love the build quality and this new bar Microsoft has set for Windows laptops, but design-wise this hasn't gone very far.

I live in Russia so I don't really know the situation in other countries but here buying a mid/high-end macbook will be cheaper than buying these low end windows laptops. And I'm not only talking about surface but all the other companies too. What a time to live in

So basically trash compared to the M1 Air and at same price

Hi The Tech Chap, great Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 for me

Is it better than a Samsung Book pro with an OLED screen