Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Black 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2)
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.8"
GPU Intel AI Boost NPU
OS Windows 11 Pro
24 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong screen (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average social proof (12th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel AI Boost NPU |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.8" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
| Color Gamut | HDR and adaptive color improve color accuracy and contrast |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth Core 5.4 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2) | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.8" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Intel AI Boost NPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition | 93.6 | 13.5 | 72.7 | 46.9 | 79.1 | 72.3 | 36.6 | 81 | 11.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.8 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.8 | 60.1 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.1 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.3 | 97.3 | 81 | 87.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 32.9 | 97.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60.1 | 54.6 |
Usage Scores
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