Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15, i7-1255U

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78% Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review
Source: Tech Advisor
If you stick with simple specs, the Surface Laptop 5 is a decent option for a Windows 11 laptop, but the combination of a dated design and expensive upgrades mean anyone with more demanding needs is better off looking elsewhere.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/06/2023
Rating: Total score: 78%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (15.0) review – decent package of features and performance but it’s too expensive for what it is
Source: Laptop Media
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (15.0″) is a thin and light device that impresses with good build quality and sleek design. This can be useful for people who are constantly on the go and for the ones who prefer a machine with an unintrusive design instead of glowing like a Christmas tree notebook. The touchscreen panel is a joy to use. It has a high resolution, good viewing angles, and a good contrast ratio. The sRGB coverage is 89% and the maximum brightness is high enough for comfortable usage in a non-dimmed room. Still, the panel is PWM-free above 53% of brightness, however, below this value, the pulsations have a very high frequency, which should be undetectable for most people. If you want to open the device, you’ll be shocked by the fact that it’s almost impossible without leaving some scars on the chassis or breaking something. So, pick your configuration carefully.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/20/2023

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review - A premium, powerful, and ultra-light laptop for professionals
Source: Tech Nave
As for the battery life, the Surface Laptop 5's 47.4Wh battery allegedly lasts up to 17 hours. Of course, like all manufacturer claims, that's quite a stretch. I've mostly gotten around 7.5 hours with the screen at half brightness, which is pretty good for a Windows machine. But your mileage may vary, as it's dependent on how you use your device. All in all, the Surface Laptop 5 is a premium device with a matching price tag that ticks all the right boxes for its business target audience. With that being said, you should consider whether to opt for the previous generation Surface Laptop 4 instead, as it offers 90 per cent of the same experience for a lower price. However, you do lose out on the versatility of the Thunderbolt 4 port and the superior performance of the Intel Alder Lake chip. Moving forward, if we were to recommend further improvements for the lineup in the future, it would be adding more I/O ports and reducing the size of the bezels around the display. Speaking of which, a higher refresh rate screen would be welcomed too.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/12/2023

Review: Microsoft Surface Laptop 5
Source: L&B TechReview
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 is a luxury machine in a stylish execution that a pleasure to take out of the bag and put your hands on. It also has an excellent 15-inch touchscreen with a usable resolution. For the price, however, I miss a bit more opulence. 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD are not what I expect to find in a top model from a leading manufacturer. And it’s not hard to find machines with the same performance for much less. Whether your preference is for a PC (for example, the fine Acer Swift 5) or you prefer a MacBook Air M2.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/27/2022

78% Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review
Source: Tech Advisor
Microsoft has arguably phoned it in with the Surface Laptop 5 this year – all it really did is throw in the latest Intel chips and Thunderbolt 4 and call it a day – but fortunately the start point was good enough to get away with it. Some elements are undeniably dated, such as the thick black bezel around the display and the basic 720p webcam, but with strong performance and an otherwise sleek design the laptop still holds up well. A good spread of ports help, and while I’m no fan of the fiddly Surface Connect socket its appearance will appeal to existing Surface owners with accessories they’re hanging onto. Next year Microsoft will have to make real changes, but in this iteration the Surface Laptop 5 can ride out one more year as an appealing option.
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 12/09/2022
Rating: Total score: 78%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review (13-inch): A beautiful design that’s almost run its course
Source: Engadget
While the Surface Laptop 5 hasn't gotten a boatload of updates, it still has a really elegant design and the addition of new 12th-gen Intel chips and a Thunderbolt 4 port provide a big bump up in speed and usability. Sure, it might not have the sharpest webcam or a ton of ports, but if all you need is a streamlined ultraportable for general productivity, the Surface Laptop 5 packs all the essentials into a very sleek package. It is somewhat telling, however, that Microsoft only sent out the 13.5-inch model for review, because there are even more changes I'd like to see on the 15-inch version. I know my dream of getting an Xbox gaming laptop probably won't ever happen, but I think there's a ton of potential to transform the bigger Surface Laptop 5 into a really great all-rounder by adding support for discrete graphics and a few more ports. But the hard part comes when trying to decide between the 13-inch Surface Laptop 5 and something like the XPS 13. For the same $1,000 starting price, Dell's notebook comes with a similar CPU and a larger 512GB SSD instead of just a 256GB drive, but no touchscreen (though you can upgrade to one if you want). That means you have to choose between getting a slightly better value in the XPS 13, or opting for a taller 3:2 touch display with the Surface Laptop 5. Still, if all you want is a stylish ultraportable with a nice screen for productivity, Microsoft's latest clamshell has a lot to like. I just hope next year we get a full refresh instead of just a simple spec bump.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/07/2022

80% Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (15-Inch) Review
Source: PC Mag
This build comes at a premium, though, and it's lacking in key areas by comparison. For a similar price—less in the case of the Slim 7 Pro X, more for the XPS 15—competitors with matching amounts of RAM and storage offer some combination of better CPUs, discrete GPUs, OLED displays, better webcams, and more ports. The cost of bumping up the memory and storage in Laptop 5 configurations is pretty high, without those added benefits, and a lightweight CPU as the only option. All of that is to say that the Surface Laptop 5 is a nice all-rounder laptop, but it’s better suited to mobility-first users who appreciate a sleek design over power. The same philosophy guides the SQ3-based Surface Pro 9 and the Dell XPS 13, so you could well call this a trend. The high price, lacking features, and low power ceiling limits the upside, but there’s still a lot here to like as long as you don’t need higher-end power and value style. If you need more, the Dell XPS 15 OLED is much better suited to pro users, while the Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X is the best deal.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/04/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%

Surface Laptop 5 Review - Just get the Surface Laptop 4!
Source: Matthew Moniz
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/03/2022

60% Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review
Source: Tom's Guide
The 15-inch Surface Laptop 5 feels like such a mixed improvement over last year's model that it's hard to recommend to anyone. But those are the only meaningful upgrades Microsoft appears to have delivered over last year's model, and they don't do enough to keep the Surface Laptop 5 competitive with the best Windows laptops on the market. As you can see from our in-house testing, you can generally get better performance and more useful features for your money from competitors like the Acer Swift 5 and Dell XPS 15 OLED. The former is $300 cheaper than our Laptop 5 review unit yet outperforms it by most metrics, while the latter can be more expensive yet offers you upgrades like a discrete Nvidia GPU (great for gaming) and an OLED screen which makes just about anything on it look better. So while the Surface Laptop 5 is still a very serviceable laptop, it's a disappointing step forward from Microsoft. This is the company that Windows built, and it would be great to see it take a leading role in designing the ideal Windows 11 laptop. Sadly, the Surface Laptop 5 ain't it.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/25/2022
Rating: Total score: 60%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 initial review: Rinse and repeat
Source: Pocket Lint
The Surface Laptop 5 doesn't really move things along a great deal, with only a couple to tweaks to support the new hardware. That's a shame, because this is a great-looking laptop and there are easy gains that could be made.
Comparison, online available, Short, Date: 10/20/2022

Surface Laptop 5 hands-on: A bare minimum update
Source: Engadget
But more importantly, after seeing Dell add a new member to the XPS 13 family and all the changes Apple is making on the MacBook Air and Pro lines, it's just a bit disappointing to see Microsoft simply going through the motions. And all this is coming from the company that basically invented the modern detachable 2-in-1, so I know Microsoft can do better.
Comparison, online available, Short, Date: 10/12/2022

Foreign Reviews

70% Ein tolles Gerät, das sich selbst im Weg steht
Source: Gamestar DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/12/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%

95% Viel Power, ausgezeichnete Verarbeitung und ein hoher Preis
Source: Chip.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/05/2022
Rating: Total score: 95% performance: 988% features: 90% display: 96% mobility: 93% ergonomy: 95%

Große 15-Zoll-Klappe, zu wenig dahinter
Source: Computerbase DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/28/2022

70% Edles Business-Notebook mit Touchscreen und Alder-Lake-CPU
Source: PC Welt DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/28/2022
Rating: Total score: 70%

Dem Dauerläufer geht die Puste aus
Source: Spiegel Online DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/21/2022

81% Recensione Surface Laptop 5: squadra che vince va cambiata
Source: Smart World IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 81% price: 65% display: 85% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 85%

70% Test du Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 : on prend le 4 et on recommence
Source: Frandroid FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/15/2022
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 60% display: 70% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70%

82% Test du Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 : la belle du bal
Source: Presse Citron FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/12/2022
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 80% performance: 75% display: 85% mobility: 75% workmanship: 95%

81% Test Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15″. Czy jest lepszy od poprzednika?
Source: GSM Maniak PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/27/2022
Rating: Total score: 81%

81% Recenzja Microsoft Surface Laptop 5. Kluczem do sukcesu jest brak rewolucji
Source: Android.com.pl PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/06/2022
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 70% display: 90% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90%

88% Microsoft Surface Laptop 5
Source: Komputer for alle DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/16/2023
Rating: Total score: 88%

88% Microsoft Surface Laptop 5
Source: Komputer for alle DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/17/2023
Rating: Total score: 88%

TEST Microsoft Surface Laptop 5
Source: Lyd og Billede DA→EN
Positive: Stylish design; great built quality; nice display. Negative: Relatively high price; only 2 USB ports.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/22/2022

60% Surface Laptop 5 (15 tum) är välbyggd – men alldeles för dyr
Source: M3 PC för alla SV→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/29/2022
Rating: Total score: 60%

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Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

i7-1255U: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 12 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.2 to 4.7 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.00":

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

Microsoft:

Microsoft smartphones and tablets have been tested since 2012. There are many reviews with average ratings. The reader's interest is quite given, but the market share is not big enough for the Top 5 smartphone manufacturers (as of 2016).

77.89%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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