The laptop’s a solid all-around machine for Microsoft users seeking something great for both productivity and everyday play.

While Apple may have the first-party laptop market cornered with the MacBook lineup, Microsoft's Surface laptops have been steadily improving over the past few years, and are now an increasingly appealing option.

As of November 2025, I think the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air (M4) is the best MacBook for most people. It's a sleek-as-ever notebook featuring impressive performance, open-lid support for two external displays, a great 12MP Center Stage camera, and an extremely reasonable starting price of $1,199 (making it $100 cheaper than its M3 predecessor ).

This Black Friday, Microsoft broke with tradition by offering record-low prices across all configurations, but exclusively through Amazon. The Surface Pro with Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB storage has dropped to $749, down from $1,199 (40% ooff). You’re saving here $450 on hardware that normally holds its value.

Microsoft’s flagship Surface Laptop lineup got a big boost at the end of 2021 with the most powerful Surface to date: The Surface Laptop Studio. Then, before that, there was the Surface Laptop 4 in April. Now that we’re in a new year and heading into ...

Not to be left out of the “Techtember,” Microsoft today announced its Copilot AI feature will be deeply integrated into Windows 11 via a software update releasing on September 26. To show off Copilot’s powerful AI capabilities and how it’ll help ...