The Surface Laptop 5 is virtually identical to its last couple of predecessors in terms of design, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the best-looking laptops I’ve ever gotten my hands on.

Microsoft just unveiled a new lineup of Surface products, including the convertible Surface Pro 9, the traditional Surface Laptop 5 and the powerful all-in-on Surface Studio 2+ desktop.

Alongside the Surface Pro 9, Microsoft released a new version of its Surface Laptop, the Surface Laptop 5. Also like the Surface Pro 9, the Laptop 5 is a minor, iterative update offering little more ...

The Surface Laptop 5 comes in 13.5 and 15-inch configurations. You can pick it up on Microsoft's website , or on Amazon . Pricing for the 15-inch model we've reviewed here starts at $1,299.99.

You can purchase a Surface Pro 9 or Surface Laptop 5 through Microsoft and several other retailers starting today. The Surface Pro 9 starts at $999 for Intel models and $1,299 for ARM variants.

Microsoft built the Surface Laptop 5 with updated processors, more battery life, and a Thunderbolt 4 port, but the commercial version offers a design where nearly every part is replaceable.

As I’ve already alluded to both in recent coverage of Microsoft’s late-September product launch event, of power-vs-energy exemplified by SSDs and of hardware obsolescence forced by software-based ...

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 wields an Intel Core i7-1255U CPU, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage. It should blitz through any productivity task you throw at it.