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New Microsoft Surface Laptop releases arrive with optional 5G and powerful processors

The new Surface Laptop swaps Intel Meteor Lake and Snapdragon X for Lunar Lake processors. (Image source: Microsoft)
The new Surface Laptop swaps Intel Meteor Lake and Snapdragon X for Lunar Lake processors. (Image source: Microsoft)
Microsoft has brought Intel's Lunar Lake platform to its Surface Laptop series. Arriving with performance and battery life upgrades over prior models, the new Surface Laptop will also be available with an optional 5G modem and the design changes shown on last year's Snapdragon X variants.

Microsoft has now refreshed the Surface Laptop with new processors, three months after details of the new release emerged online. As expected, these new processors all stem from Intel's Lunar Lake family, which are as follows across Microsoft's latest 13.8-inch and 15-inch laptops:

  • Core Ultra 5 236V, 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM, Arc Graphics 130V
  • Core Ultra 5 238V, 32 GB LPDDR5X RAM, Arc Graphics 130V
  • Core Ultra 7 266V, 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM, Arc Graphics 140V
  • Core Ultra 7 268V, 32 GB LPDDR5X RAM, Arc Graphics 140V

Allegedly, the Surface Laptop 7th Intel series will last up to 22 hours when playing locally stored video and 14 hours when browsing the web. Although Microsoft has not yet shared battery capacities for either model, a similarly equipped Zenbook S14 nearly achieved these runtimes during our tests using a 72 Wh battery.

(Image source: Microsoft)
(Image source: Microsoft)

By contrast, the Surface Laptop 7 13 with a Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) (curr. $1,299 on Amazon) yielded slightly worse battery life in the same tests, albeit with a 25% smaller battery. In other words, while Microsoft's new Surface Laptops will likely offer excellent battery life, it is unlikely to match official figures.

Regardless, Microsoft's latest laptops also contain a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports and will be available with 5G modems later this year. On top of that, both 13.8-inch and 15-inch variants adopt the design changes that Microsoft showcased last year with its ARM-based releases. The Surface Laptop 7th Intel starts today at $1,499.99 and will begin shipping on February 18.

(Image source: Microsoft)
(Image source: Microsoft)
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(Image source: Microsoft)

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Alex Alderson, 2025-01-30 (Update: 2025-01-31)