Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 2 2018, Core i7, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Platinum
CPU Intel 8th Generation Core i7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 13.5" 2256x1504
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 1.3 kg
47 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong screen (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average cpu (12th percentile)
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)
- Below average port selection (20th percentile)
- Below average ram (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 2256x1504 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i7 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.5" 2256x1504 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 2 | 11.5 | 27.7 | 24.7 | 20.4 | 81.1 | 92 | 65.2 | 81.8 | 11.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall47.4
- AI/LLM13.2
- Gaming6
- Portability69.7
- Creator20.6
- Student55.4
- Business56.5
- Developer39.5
- Entertainment52.5
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