Surface Laptop 5

Microsoft

Surface Laptop 5

#27 in Laptops
105 positive 1 neutral 66 negative

Based on 172 Reddit mentions

What people say about

Summary of sentiment across key features mentioned by users.

software compatibility

30/40

performance

36/18

design

30/11

price

21/16

reliability

19/17

battery life

23/13

build quality

16/15

keyboard

13/8

What people are saying

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It almost pains me to ask but... is there a laptop out there that doesn't break/cost more to repair than it's worth after 2 years?

I had a Macbook work well for 6-7 years. My work laptop is a Microsoft Surface and it has been a workhorse for at least 4 years.

Redditor2684 in r/BuyItForLife

September 19, 2025 3:40 PM

477

Pentagon declares war on 'outdated' software buying, opens fire on open source

When I was deployed at sea about a decade ago we were conducting operations with a relatively new system that ran on a windows laptop. We had to stop the mission, surface, and call Microsoft support via satellite phone in order to get the system to work. Later, the new LCS class of ship was commissi

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Ross_LLP in r/nottheonion

May 13, 2025 4:59 PM

339

Switch 2 Purchased From Walmart Arrived Empty

Yup. FedEx stole a Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio ($2.5K) delivery. Literally dropped an empty box that was hastily taped back closed on my doorstop. Best Buy refunded me, but not before I had to file a police report. Thankfully, I realized I didn't need that expensive a*s laptop anyway and went to

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kwjones00 in r/mildlyinfuriating

July 2, 2025 2:15 PM

320

Am I supposed to spit on someone's iPhone?

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Elite X (14 inch) beats the latest MacBook Pro (14 inch) in Geekbench score and has the same or better battery life. I guess 'performance' is subjective and you could still argue the MacBook comes out on top depending on what you prioritise. Either way, the gap isn't as bi

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McFunson in r/PeterExplainsTheJoke

December 23, 2024 7:27 PM

194

Why do macbooks "feel" like theyre better than windows laptops

That's the magic of ARM. When MacBooks were still on Intel, they were some of the hottest laptops out there. Windows is trying really hard to catch up to that. Take a look at the Snapdragon X devices like the Microsoft Surface.

Clessiah in r/mac

April 8, 2025 2:51 PM

186

Surface Pro 12-inch review: heart warmer

Here lemme save you a click: Microsoft’s 12-inch Surface Pro, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus chip, delivers impressive performance and battery life. The redesigned tablet, featuring a fanless design and a repositioned stylus, combines the best of tablets and laptops. While some apps, like P

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noochies99 in r/gadgets

June 7, 2025 9:41 PM

177

Why does Microsoft pay so much less than similar-tier companies?

You don't need top talent to execute. Plenty of successful companies doing well and making good products with average engineers and a few 10xers dragging them along. Microsoft's issue is that they simply don't listen to what people want because they have the corporate/enterprise market locked in and

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donjulioanejo in r/cscareerquestions

May 16, 2025 8:36 AM

145

What are the Best Linux Gaming Laptop Brands/Models? How About the Worst?

The worst are probably gonna be the Microsoft surface lineup. Yes it can run Linux, but good luck getting your camera, touchscreen, etc to work. It's like they purposely build it to not work well with Linux. You can get it to work, but it's not easy. The best would be anything with an amd gpu(or int

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Alienaffe2 in r/linux

January 7, 2025 11:56 PM

112

Microsoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handhelds

It's Microsoft. They consistently struggle, hardware and software, for devices smaller than a laptop. I have a Surface Pro. Really innovative device. They let the hardware stagnate for almost 5 years, doing minor CPU updates? Once they finally refreshed the hardware, they put the Qualcomm ARM chip t

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Corsair4 in r/pcgaming

January 8, 2025 4:13 AM

112

Build your own MacMiniBook!

Look, if you guys don't quit doing weird Mac Mini "laptop" experiments you're going to accidentally arrive at the Microsoft Surface Pro and like it.

GigaChav in r/macmini

July 13, 2025 9:37 AM

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