It's compact, solidly built and great for travel, but the slightly larger 13.8-inch version is the better choice as a daily ...

Microsoft's new 13-inch Surface Laptop is an odd one. It's inarguably a step down in every respect from last year's 13.8-inch ...

The aptly-named Surface Laptop 5 is offered with two screen sizes. The more compact unit packs a 13.5-inch PixelSense 3:2 aspect ratio display with a resolution of 2,256 x 1,504 (201 PPI) and a ...

Surface Laptop 5 13.5″ Surface Laptop 5 15″ Display: 13.5 inches 2256 x 1504 pixels 3:2 aspect ratio 201 pixels per inch 10-point multitouch & Surface Pen support ...

Like its chassis, the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 5 features the same 2,256 x 1,504 PixelSense touchscreen Microsoft used on the previous model and that's totally fine.

The most direct and obvious comparisons I can make with this laptop is the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch with Apple Silicon ...

In comparison, last year's 15-inch Surface Laptop 4 fared better with a mark of 1,525 as did other ultraportables from this year, including the Lenovo Yoga 9i at 1,422 and the M2 MacBook Air at 1,705.

Surface Laptop 13-inch pricing and availability The Surface Laptop 13-inch is available on May 20 starting at $899.99. That will get you a Snapdragon X Plus 8-core , 16GB RAM, and 256GB of storage.

As mentioned, Microsoft offers the Surface Laptop 7 with 13.8- and 15-inch displays. With 2304x1536 (13.8") and 2496x1664 (15") resolutions, both have 201 PPI.

Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop 13 offers exquisite hardware for $900, even though it’s more basic than the 13.8-inch. The crux of it is still Windows on Arm.

The Surface Laptop 13-inch looks interesting with its smaller size, better battery life, and a lower price tag. But the spec-by-spec comparison with the Surface Laptop 7 paints a rather grim picture.