Microsoft Surface Laptop for Business (8th Edition) Review: Effective Privacy Screen, Expensive Pricing Scheme ^29.2%

CNET - By Matt Elliott - 7/1/2026, 11:06 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 24.4% - Biased Writer Voice 20.1% - Availability Heuristic 12.8%

You really need to love the Microsoft Surface Laptop for Business in order to stomach its pricing. The problem is, as much as I like the latest eighth-generation of this laptop, Microsoft's pricing for it makes me queasy and keeps me from summoning any deeper feelings for it. Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon and HP's EliteBook Ultra G1i... more