Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" Touchscreen 120Hz Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (84th percentile) 85th
- Strong ram (81th percentile) 83th
- Strong storage (78th percentile) 83th
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 80th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| Cores | 48 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15" |
| Resolution | 2496 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" Touchscreen 120Hz | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M4 Max, Silver) | ASUS Zenbook ASUS 14" Zenbook Duo UX8406CA Multi-Touch Laptop | Lenovo Legion Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop | MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft 13.8" Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC (7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core i7 13620H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | — | 72 | 75 | 99 | — | 54 |