Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-Inch, 2024)

Supremely lightweight ; Powerful performance for Arm-based Windows ; Class-leading battery life

Middling contrast and black level ; Okay port selection

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 is an excellent Windows ultrabook, offering fantastic battery life and beefy performance from its SoC. Its display is also large with smooth motion, while its keyboard and trackpad are tactile and responsive. The port...

Established design that's among the best-lookers available ; Excellent touchpad and good keyboard ; Fair value (in entry-level specs)

Focus on minimal noise means a lower performance ceiling ; Display isn't as sharp or contrasty as the competition ; Upgrades cost more than most

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 is easy to love at its base spec, but is bettered for value as soon as you go shopping for anything beyond the bare minimum – most notably by the Lenovo Yoga 7x. Still, if you want a breezy, top-quality portable laptop,...

Incredible performance ; Excellent battery life ; Great display and keyboard ; Priced well

Port selection is terrible ; No OLED display options ; Touchpad has some sensitivity issues

If you told me a year ago that the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 would be a top contender for best laptop of 2024, I would have laughed in your face. But here we are and it's truly an incredible portable machine, all thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon chip...

Solid, premium build ; Good performance in real-world workloads ; Stunning battery life

No OLED option ; Slightly on the heavy side ; Pricey, especially when compared to the competition

Stylish build with full aluminium chassis.

Limited I/O.

The Surface Laptop has stellar battery life, a great build and good performance, which should improve once ARM64 Windows support matures.

Fast, efficient performance ; Display is bright, fast, and beautiful ; Excellent haptic feedback trackpad ; Port selection is solid ; Great starting price

Battery life diminishes under heavier loads

“The Surface Pro 7th Edition is the best Surface device I've ever used.”

But nearly every downside of the Surface Laptop 13-inch is just a downside of Windows on Arm. If developers keep updating their programs to use the architecture properly, the edge cases get fewer, and the closer the Surface Laptop 13-inch gets to being...

Attractive, slim, and light ; Class-leading battery life ; Excellent wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi 7 ; Good performance in real-world situations

Vague keyboard falls short of competitors ; IPS touchscreen’s image quality can’t compare to OLED ; Gaming performance doesn’t hold up

The Microsoft Surface Laptop’s strong processor performance and top-tier battery life prove that Windows’ transition to Arm has staying power, but even the most casual gamers should think twice.

high-quality case;comfortable keyboard;Wi-Fi 7 & Copilot+;long runtimes;accurate sRGB touchscreen;often silent during everyday use

soldered-on RAM;difficult access to components;only 60 Hz;low GPU performance;very loud under CPU load;no power supply included

In itself, the new Surface Laptop 13 is a quiet and fast enough everyday companion with long battery runtimes. Its IPS touchscreen delivers decent image quality, but its frequency is only 60 Hz.