The Surface Laptop 5 has the most 'standard' design among Surface devices, as it's just a clamshell laptop. The big letdown is the 720p webcam, which hasn't been upgraded and is still behind other Surface devices. The displays all have a 60Hz refresh rate, which is fine, but not quite as nice as the Surface Pro 9, and touch and pen input are both supported. They have the exact same pixel density (201 PPI), so while the 15-inch model has more pixels, both look just as sharp. Like the models before it, the Surface Laptop 5 comes in two different sizes, 13.5 and 15 inches, but they're very similar aside from that. The front-facing camera is a 5MP sensor supporting 1080p video for calls and meetings and Windows Hello, and there's a rear camera with a 10MP sensor that can record 4K video. The cameras also remain mostly unchanged, but they're still great. Of course, touch and pen support is also here, including support for Tactile signals on the Surface Slim Pen 2.

This model adds support for Dolby Vision IQ and Auto Color Management in Windows. It also supports a 120Hz refresh rate, which can adjust dynamically. The display is mostly the same 13-inch panel with a resolution of 2880x1920, which is very sharp for this size. It's even faster than before, and with up to 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, you really won't be missing out on much. The Surface Pro 9 doesn't change a lot of changes from its predecessor, but it makes some welcome ones.įor starters, it's now packing 12th-generation Intel Core processors up to a Core i7-1255U with 10 cores and 12 threads, plus integrated Iris Xe graphics. The Surface Pro is how Microsoft first got into the PC hardware market, and today, it's still one of the coolest devices around.

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