The Surface Connect port is on the righthand side of the laptop and the rest of the ports are on the left, which means it gets cable-heavy on the left when you take advantage of all the ports. You get one USB-A 3.1 port, one USB-C 4.0/Thunderbolt 4 port, a 3.5mm audio jack and the Surface Connect power port. The port array on the Surface Laptop 5 is nearly identical to last year's model. Thunderbolt 4 support is a welcome new feature.Still just USB-A, USB-C and a headphone jack.Beyond that there's little to mar the Surface Laptop 5's pristine metal finish save for the vent that runs along the hinge. On the top you'll find the usual reflective Windows logo, and on the bottom the Microsoft brand is embossed along the back edge near the hinge alongside some fine print. I've always liked the minimal branding Microsoft applies to its Surface devices, and our 15-inch Laptop 5 review unit is no exception. That said, when you shut the lid the Surface Laptop 5 looks like a svelte, no-nonsense Windows laptop. Like the Surface Laptop 4, the new 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 5 measures 12.1 x 8.8 x 0.57 inches and weighs 2.86 pounds, or a slightly lighter 2.8 pounds if you opt for a model with Alcantara fabric. If the Surface Laptop 5 looks familiar, it's because it's nearly identical to the Surface Laptop 4, and the Surface Laptop 3, and the Surface Laptop 2, and.you get the idea. Last year's dated design looks even older on this year's model.Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 review: Design You'd pay roughly $1,799 to buy the same laptop direct from Microsoft. However, the only colors it comes in are Platinum and Black, with no Alcantara fabric lining options.įor the purposes of this review Microsoft sent us a Platinum 15-inch Surface Laptop 5 with an Intel Core i7-1255U CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. You can get a 15-inch Surface Laptop 5 with up to a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The larger 15-inch Surface Laptop 5 has similar upgrade potential, except it offers more potential memory and fewer color options. However, only the Platinum models come with Alcantara fabric lining. The 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 5 can be upgraded with up to a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU, up to 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, and you can get upgraded models in your choice of Platinum, Sage (green), Black or Sandstone (brown).

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