Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 review: a quality PC whose trackpad taps you back

<p>Snappy performance, long battery life, great keyboard and excellent new haptic touchpad make the best of Windows 11</p><p>Microsoft’s Surface laptop for consumers is back, faster and with longer battery life and a hefty price increase because of the high cost of memory and chips.</p><p>The Surface Laptop 8 is a straight replacement for the seventh edition from 2024, which was the first of Microsoft’s new generation of ARM-based, Qualcomm-powered PCs designed to better rival Apple’s MacBook Air and other thin and light machines.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/14/microsoft-surface-laptop-8-review">Continue reading...</a>