The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 is a laptop computer developed by Microsoft to replace the outgoing Surface Laptop 4.[1][2] The device was announced on October 12, 2022, alongside the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Studio 2+.[3] Key differences from its predecessor include newer IntelAlder Lake processors, support for Thunderbolt 4, the removal of AMD configuration options, and the replacement of the Ice Blue fabric finish option with the Sage metal option. The laptop comes preinstalled with the Windows 11 operating system.[4][5]