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Best Microsoft laptops
Every non-discontinued Microsoft in our database, ranked by our hand-scored average across the six categories. Not by what Microsoft pushes, and not by commission.
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- Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8 inch, Snapdragon X Elite)
On Windows this is one of the best thin-and-light laptops going, with real 15-hour battery and a great keyboard.
€ 1.299 8.2/10 Linux not supported - Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (15 inch, Snapdragon X Elite)
The 15 inch Surface Laptop 7 keeps the same X Elite, 120Hz PixelSense and tank build as the 13.8 inch, with a 66Wh battery good for 15 real hours on Windows, but the 256GB base for 1299 dollars and the same Snapdragon X Linux gaps make it Windows-on-Arm only.
€ 1.549 8.0/10 Linux not supported - Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 (13.8 inch, Core Ultra Series 3, 2026)
1.34 kg Panther Lake Surface with a 120 Hz 600 nit panel and a 54 Wh battery good for around 14 hours, starting at 1949 dollars in the business range with new haptic trackpad and optional privacy screen.
€ 2.099 7.7/10 Linux unverified - Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Elite)
A 0.9 kg Arm tablet with a 120 Hz OLED-class panel and 12-hour battery, excellent on Windows.
€ 1.199 7.3/10 Linux not supported - Microsoft Surface Pro 12 (Core Ultra Series 3, 2026)
A 0.9 kg Panther Lake tablet with a 120 Hz IPS panel, optional OLED, optional 5G and Thunderbolt 4, starting at 1949 dollars in the business range.
€ 2.099 7.0/10 Linux unverified - Microsoft Surface Pro 10 for Business
The business-only Surface Pro 10 with Intel Meteor Lake U, a 13 inch 120Hz 600-nit touch panel and a 19-hour Microsoft claim, fine as a managed Windows tablet but Wi-Fi and cameras are broken under linux-surface.
€ 1.115 6.8/10 Linux not supported - Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 for Business 13.5
A well-built 3:2 business ultraportable with a bright 600-nit screen, from around 1199 dollars, repairable by Surface standards.
€ 1.299 6.8/10 Linux not supported - Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (Intel, business)
The Intel Surface Pro 11, so unlike the Snapdragon model the CPU is mainline, but the Surface tablet stack still fights you: pen, cameras, Type Cover and suspend are partial under linux-surface.
€ 1.399 6.7/10 Linux not supported - Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (i7-13700H, RTX 4060)
A genuinely clever convertible creator machine with a 120 Hz 3:2 panel and RTX 4060, ruined for this site by Linux: even with linux-surface the camera, audio and sleep break.
€ 2.179 6.7/10 Linux not supported
