


The Surface Laptop 2 supports some of Microsoft’s biggest Windows 10 innovations such as Windows Hello and Windows Ink. It does support Windows Precision drivers, though, so multi-finger gestures feel responsive. It’s also considerably smaller than on laptops like the MateBook X Pro and MacBook Pro. The click is bit too loud and the surface of the pad isn’t as smooth as it could be. Unlike the surprisingly quiet keyboard, it has some rough edges. I occasionally put the laptop to sleep by accident. My one nitpick is the placement of the power button, which is right in the function row. I felt at home on the keyboard deck from the get-go. The keyboard also doesn’t have the shallow key depth of one of the MacBooks, providing a quiet and comfortable typing experience. Unlike the layout of the Surface Pro or Surface Go, it’s spacious and leaves plenty of room to stretch your fingers. The keyboard on the Surface Laptop is among our favorites. The Surface Connect power cord is especially difficult, which discounts some of the convenience of having a magnetic connection. The sides of the laptop angle inward, making some of the ports hard to reach. The location of the ports is an annoyance. Today, you can still find plenty of old peripherals that use a USB-A connection, but we’ve seen that change over to USB-C at a rapid pace. Swapping out the mini-DisplayPort for USB-C port feels like a no-brainer, and it’s only going to grow worse over the years. Not only does it not have a Thunderbolt 3 port, it’s missing a USB-C port altogether. On the left side is single USB-A port, a mini-DisplayPort for video, and a headphone jack, while the right side has only the magnetic Surface Connect port for charging.
