Surface Laptop 5 hits lowest price ever in early Black Friday laptop deals at Amazon, Best Buy

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 Cyber week deal

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Microsoft Cyber Week sale continues to offer massive discounts on its family of Surface devices. That means you still have time to save up to $650 on the Surface Laptop 5 — its premium flagship notebook PC.

Right now, prices start at $799 for the base model Surface Laptop 5. That's $200 off its regular retail price of $999 and its lowest price ever. This entry into the series features a 13.5-inch (2256 x 1504) touch display, 12th Gen Intel Evo Platform Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD storage.

Want a machine with more screen, power, and memory? Microsoft makes it a whole lot easier on your wallet this week. For a limited time, pick up the Intel Core i7-powered 15-inch Surface Laptop 5 with 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD for $1749 ($650). Normally, you'd be expected to shell out $2,400 for this configuration, so that's a huge savings.

Whether you're due for a gadget refresh or treating someone special to a new laptop, it's a great time to save. Microsoft Cyber Week deals end soon so don't hesitate too long.

Today's best Surface Laptop 5 Cyber Week deal

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5
Was: $999
Now: $799 @ Microsoft
Save up to $650 on the Surface Laptop 5, prices start at $799

Features: 13.5-inch (2256 x 1504) touch display, 12th Gen Intel Evo Platform Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of SSD storage.

Launch date: October 2022

Price history: This is Surface Laptop 5's lowest price ever.

Price check: Best Buy $799

Reviews: Expert reviewers note underwhelming performance at launch. Since then, it appears that a Microsoft's software update appears have addressed this issue. Surface Laptop 5 reviews rate it 4 out of 5-stars at Amazon and 4.6 out of 5-stars at Best Buy. Happy customers praise the laptop's speed, performance, and portable, elegant design.

Laptop Mag: ★★★ | Tom's Guide: ★★★ |TechRadar: ★★★

Buy it if: You want a premium touchscreen laptop with a great display for school, work and general use. For your connectivity needs, the Surface Laptop 5 has a USB 3.1 Type-A port, USB-C port with USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 support and Surface Connect port. There's also a headphone/mic combo jack onboard for private listening and audio recording.

Don't Buy it if: You want a laptop for competitive gaming or graphics intensive tasks. While the Surface Laptop 5 supports light gaming and video editing, for the best gaming experience, consider a gaming laptop. For editing and creating, the Surface Laptop Studio is one to consider.

Hilda Scott uses her combined passion for gadgets from laptops to TVs and her bargain-shopping savvy to bring you the best prices on all things tech. She has a bachelor’s degree in film and media studies from Hunter College and over a decade of experience in tech journalism. Her work has been featured on Tom’s Guide, iTechPost, Examiner.com, Parlemag, Enstars, and Latin Times. When she's not scouting for the best deals, Hilda’s catching up on her favorite TV series and combat sports.