Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Platinum 2025

★★★★☆ 4.2 (6)
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
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
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Platinum 2025 laptop
70 Overall Score
Price $1,600
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong compact (87th percentile) 87th
  • Strong screen (84th percentile) 84th
  • Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th

Cons

  • Below average social proof (26th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.

11Q2 '25Q3 '25
Happy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 62.1
GPU 64
RAM 53.4
Ports 61
Screen 83.9
Portability 86.9
Storage 53.5
Reliability 78.6
Social Proof 26.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
Cores 8
Frequency 2.1 GHz
L3 Cache 8 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel Arc Graphics
Type integrated
VRAM 16 GB
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 13.8"
Resolution 2304
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 M5 ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
RAM (GB) 16 32 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 512 4096 2000 2048 1000 1024
Screen 13.8" 2304x1536 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc Graphics Apple (10-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Intel Arc Intel Arc
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.7 1 1.2
Battery (Wh) 54 72 - 100 - 15
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition 62.16453.46183.986.953.578.626.3
Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare 8218.581.279.69970.498.796.395.6
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 86.491.492.266.595.372.79058.397.5
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare 96.792.490.397.994.48.697.478.689.1
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 63.76481.282.89095.373.858.385.3
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 66.96481.266.594.885.581.478.696.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From $1,600 4 offers across 4 retailers
B&H Photo 1 offers From $1,600
Best Price $1,600
Newegg 1 offers From $1,650
$1,650
Amazon 1 offers From $1,769
$1,769
Adorama 1 offers From $1,850
$1,850

Price History

$1,500 $1,600 $1,700 $1,800 $1,900 May 15May 19Jun 8 $1,600

Usage Scores

Overall (70.2)Ai Llm (27.8)Gaming (9.5)Compact (79.3)Creator (34.1)Student (71.3)Business (79.7)Developer (64.3)Entertainment (75)

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70
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $1,600
Check Price at B&H Photo
Also available at:
Newegg Platinum $1,650 Amazon $1,769 Adorama Platinum $1,850

Other Configurations40

Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB1TBBlack$1,499Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 266V16GB512GBPlatinum$1,500Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Snapdragon X Elite16GB512GBPlatinum$1,500Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 7 266V16GB512GBPlatinum$1,557Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 7 266V16GB256GBBlack$1,563Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 5 236V16GB256GBBlack$1,622Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 5 236V16GB256GBPlatinum$1,622Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10032GB1TBBlack$1,667Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB512GBBlack$1,700
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Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB1TBBlack$800Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB512GBPlatinum$900Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB1TBPlatinum$900Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-10016GB512GBSapphire$919Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 5 236V16GB256GBPlatinum$1,000Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-10016GB256GBPlatinum$1,099Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB1TBDune$1,120Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB1TBPlatinum$1,199Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 7 266V16GB512GBBlack$1,200Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB1TBPlatinum$1,200Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-10016GB512GBPlatinum$1,300Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10016GB256GBPlatinum$1,300Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10032GB1TBBlack$1,300Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 266V16GB256GBPlatinum$1,400Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 5 236V16GB512GBBlack$1,735Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 5 236V16GB512GBPlatinum$1,750Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 5 238V32GB256GBPlatinum$1,800Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB256GBBlack$1,875Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 5 238V32GB256GBPlatinum$1,900Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 5 238V32GB512GBPlatinum$1,920Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB512GBBlack$2,050Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB512GBPlatinum$2,080Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB256GBPlatinum$2,100Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 5 238V32GB512GBBlack$2,200Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 5 238V32GB512GBPlatinum$2,200Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition13.8"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB1TBBlack$2,230Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB512GBBlack$2,350Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-10064GB1TBBlack$2,400Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB1TBBlack$2,540Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB1TBBlack$2,549Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition15"Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32GB1TBPlatinum$2,600

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