Still, it’s sharp and crisp enough to be satisfactory for the average consumer. Perhaps I’ve been too spoiled by reviewing OLED laptops, but believe me, the Surface Laptop 5’s screen won’t win any awards.

In some scenes, I could even see her tiny pores.Īs Cassie and Ant-Man accidentally stumbled onto a secret, unfamiliar world, I was wowed by the swirling purple, pink and yellow hues that painted the sky, but I wished they were richer, more vivid. I could see that the glam team behind Kathryn Newton, the actress who plays Cassie Lang (Ant-Man’s daughter) ensured that every single hair on her eyebrow was brushed upward, reflecting the hot new trend in the beauty industry. I was slightly irked by the letterboxing that flanked the video (YouTube’s standard aspect ratio is 16:9), but it’s a minor nuisance. I watched the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer on the Surface Laptop 5. The Surface Laptop 5’s panel responded quickly to my taps and swipes, including pinching for zooming and three-fingered swipes to reveal the desktop. The Surface Laptop 5 features a touch display, so you’ll have the opportunity to free yourself from the confines of your keyboard and utilize your favorite touch gestures on the screen. If I saw this laptop sitting on someone’s desk, I’d snobbily assume that it’s several years old, but nope, this is a 2022 laptop. I’m also pleased to see that Microsoft retained the 3:2 aspect ratio on its new-gen laptop.Īs mentioned, I hate the thick bezels. The panel is a 15-inch, PixelSense display with a 2,496 x 1,664-pixel resolution, a step up from the Surface Laptop 4’s 2,256 x 1,504-pixel display. The Surface Laptop 5’s display spaciousness is the shining star of the laptop - there’s plenty of screen real estate to enjoy.

If the Surface Laptop 5’s connectivity options come up short for you, consider getting a reliable docking station or USB-C hub. On the right side, you’ll find a Surface Connect port. On the left side, you’ll find a USB 3.1 Type-A port, a USB-C port with USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 support (finally), and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (Image credit: Future)

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