From the first boot through to the end of the testing period, it was remarkably stable and performed well. Thankfully, the Surface Laptop 4 wasn’t a repeat of those blunders. After trying a few different review units, most of the issues went away - unfortunately, it wasn’t clear what the root cause was. The review unit I tested had several significant issues, including frequent blue screens of death (BSoD) and generally poor performance. We'd like to have seen smaller bezels and a higher resolution webcam on the Surface Laptop 5, but maybe Microsoft is saving that for the Laptop 6.As a quick recap, 2019’s 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 was the first Surface device to sport an AMD processor. But, it's certainly nice to have and helps to differentiate the models a little more.

The aim is to increase clarity and picture quality regardless of lighting conditions. Is it an essential feature? not really. The specifications are almost identical, with the exception being that the Surface Laptop 5 display has Dolby Vision IQ support.ĭolby Vision IQ is a technology that uses a sensor to adjust the picture settings based on the ambient light around you. The story is the same with the display, speakers and webcam. Surface Laptop 5: Dolby Vision IQ support.Both: 720p webcam with Windows Hello, Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Atmos.Both options are very portable and lightweight. The weight has increased very slightly with the newer generation, but it's so marginal that we doubt you'd be able to tell the difference in the real world.

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