Next: Microsoft's coolest new hardware of 2022 isn't a PC - it's buttonsĪdmin said:The Surface Laptop 5 should set the design standard for Windows 11 laptops - only it doesn’t. Here’s hoping 2023 surfaces something special for the Surfaces. And with how impressive I’ve found the MacBook Air M2, inside and out, I feel like Microsoft will have to do something special to win back my affection for its Surface products. Maybe spending some time with the Surface Laptop 5 could change my mind. But now it looks like Microsoft isn't really interested in standard laptops. That was something I felt Redmond’s finest managed to do with the Surface Laptop 2 and thus saw the likes of Dell refine the XPS 13 and 15 further. Talking to senior computing editor Alex Wawro, we came to the conclusion that Microsoft seems to have missed an opportunity to set the Windows 11 laptop standard for others to follow.

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, as Microsoft has dragged its heels before with the Surface Laptop an Intel representative told me in 2019 that it’s baffling why Microsoft didn't give the Surface Laptop 3 a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port, as the Intel chip the laptop used supported that connectivity standard.Īdd into the mix that the Surface Laptop 5 doesn't get the neural processing unit the Surface Pro 9 has via its SQ3 processor powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon, and it feels like Microsoft has given up a bit with the Surface Laptop. So I don’t get why it’s not pushed things further with the Surface Laptop 5. What’s annoying here is when you look at the inventive design of the Surface Laptop Studio, it’s clear Microsoft can be inventive with its device design. And for 2022 I think such bezels are unacceptable simply look at our selection of best laptops and you’ll see precious few of them have notable bezels - the MacBook Pro M2 being a notable exception. I find this deeply frustrating as once again Microsoft has popped a 13.5-inch screen into a laptop that I’m sure could fit a 14-inch panel. While I was hoping for a new display drawing inspiration from Dell’s InfinityEdge, my eyes were greeted by the PixelSense display in the familiar grip of some chunky bezels.

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