Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Black 2025
The Intel Core Ultra 7 266V chip and dedicated 48 TOPS NPU deliver responsive AI-accelerated performance and up to 20 hours of battery life in a 1.35kg chassis. Its 13.8-inch 120Hz PixelSense Flow touchscreen with a 3:2 aspect ratio and anti-reflective coating provides a bright, color-accurate canvas for productivity. This is best for business travelers who need a lightweight Copilot+ PC for all-day document work, presentations, and AI-assisted tasks.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.8" 2304x1536
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 54 Wh
62 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 266V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.8" |
| Resolution | 2304x1536 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| Battery | 54 Wh |
| 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 7 266V | 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) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | 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) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 54 | 72 | - | - | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition | 65 | 65.5 | 51.2 | 53.2 | 86.3 | 89 | 51.7 | 80.3 | 81 | 7.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.8 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.8 | 98.7 | 60.2 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.1 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.3 | 97.3 | 95.1 | 81 | 87.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 80.3 | 32.9 | 97.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 80.3 | 60.2 | 54.6 |
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