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Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Platinum 2025

★★☆☆☆ 2.3 (8)
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 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
65 Overall Score
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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 (5th percentile)
  • Below average storage (27th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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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 26.5
Reliability 78.6
Social Proof 5

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 LPDDR5X
Storage 256 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 Pro ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 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 24 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 256 2000 2000 1024 1000 1024
Screen 13.8" 2304x1536 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc Graphics Apple M5 Pro 16-core NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU Intel Arc Intel Arc
OS Windows 11 Pro Mac OS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.4 1.6 1.6 2.7 1 1.2
Battery (Wh) 54 - - 99 - 15
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition 62.16453.46183.986.926.578.65
Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare 8218.559.57399.367.89096.386.1
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 86.491.492.266.595.372.79058.397.5
Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare 96.789.990.397.994.48.581.478.699.9
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 $1,000 7 offers across 4 retailers
Newegg 2 offers From $1,000
B&H Photo 2 offers From $1,431
Adorama 2 offers From $1,449
Amazon 1 offers From $1,466

Price History

New Refurbished
$800 $1,000 $1,200 $1,400 $1,600 May 4May 28Jun 8Jun 14 $1,449

Usage Scores

Overall (65.3)Ai Llm (26.5)Gaming (9)Compact (75.6)Creator (32)Student (66.6)Business (75.3)Developer (60.9)Entertainment (70.4)

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