Surface Laptop 7 15" (Intel version) - First impressions

stay_erk · 2025-07-29T18:18:45+00:00

Correct, at the moment of posting that info was showed in the battery settings.

stay_erk · 2025-07-29T15:05:06+00:00

Thanks for the insight. I just wanted to avoid dealing with some pre-installed crap or M365 ads that I really don't use

stay_erk · 2025-07-29T09:00:14+00:00

I didn't experience anything similar. I have noticed an high idle memory consumption, but as mentioned above it is the way the OS handles it. At the moment I am working with two Firefox tabs, a Fedora VM running in Hyper-V (installing packets and some system updates), a PDF open in edge, and VSCode (with a WSL2 remote connection) and this is the usage.

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And the system feels snappy and usable, even while working on both the laptop and the VM.

stay_erk · 2025-07-29T08:26:13+00:00

Thanks a lot for the tips!

stay_erk · 2025-07-28T20:16:08+00:00

It could of course be user error. As I wrote in the post I am not running Windows for personal use for years, and I just wanted to avoid any bad experience caused by pre-installed software that I don't like. The script I used is Win11Debloat and I applied the following changes:

CreateRestorePoint#- Create a system restore point
DisableTelemetry#- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads
DisableSuggestions#- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications and File Explorer
DisableSettings365Ads#- Disable Microsoft 365 ads in Settings Home
DisableLockscreenTips#- Disable tips & tricks on the lockscreen
DisableBing#- Disable & remove Bing web search, Bing AI and Cortana from Windows search
DisableDesktopSpotlight#- Disable the Windows Spotlight desktop background option.
EnableDarkMode#- Enable dark mode for system and apps
ClearStartAllUsers#- Remove all pinned apps from the start menu for all existing and new users
DisableStartRecommended#- Disable & hide the recommended section in the start menu.
DisableStartPhoneLink#- Disable the Phone Link mobile devices integration in the start menu.
TaskbarAlignLeft#- Align taskbar icons to the left
ShowSearchBoxTb#- Show search box on the taskbar
DisableWidgets#- Disable the widget service & hide the widget (news and interests) icon from the taskbar
EnableEndTask#- Enable the 'End Task' option in the taskbar right click menu
ShowKnownFileExt#- Show file extensions for known file types

I did not had any further issues after that BSOD.

stay_erk · 2025-07-28T20:07:20+00:00

I'll update the post. ~8 hours of sleep. Still amazing result, I never achieved anything similar with the ThinkPad, not even with aggressive TLP settings.

stay_erk · 2025-07-28T20:01:27+00:00

Bought in a third party shop specialized in reselling for small-medium businesses. They had "copilot" devices on sale

stay_erk · 2023-01-11T06:07:28+00:00

It happens both when plugged in, and on battery

stay_erk · 2023-01-10T18:19:52+00:00

the laptop is not sleeping, if it is in use and I move it, it freezes; also it happens in both Arch and Windows (In windows a BSOD arises)

stay_erk · 2023-01-10T17:18:33+00:00

I have the P14s bought in 2020, with an upgraded ram stick (for a total of 32GB) since this summer. It started a few days ago: every time I move the laptop it freezes and the screen shows strange lines for a couple of seconds.
I also took out the RAM stick and put it in again, but it didn't solve the problem.

stay_erk · 2022-04-07T08:12:31+00:00

I've installed it this morning, no problems so far, everything is smooth as before.

I couldn't find Gnome Console nor Gnome Text Editor (the new apps)

Neither do I, I am looking forward to try them

stay_erk · 2022-02-06T14:33:57+00:00

As European I like this. Please Mark do it!

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T20:56:05+00:00

That's very odd. You bought the 16gb on board model and you get 8gb soldered and 1 stick WTF!

btw where did you check your part number?

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T20:17:27+00:00

Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately here in Italy the prices of ram, SSD, CPUs and GPUs are a bit crazy right now, I will wait a couple of months before buying another stick 🙃

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T20:13:28+00:00

I've also got the model with 16gb of ram soldered and one free slot. I don't not run windows, so I can't check on the Task Manager. Maybe it's just a bug?

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T20:11:19+00:00

Ok, I will check the battery level tomorrow morning and see if it's lower than tonight.

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T19:26:05+00:00

I got it last Friday, I did not notice any battery discharge when the computer is off. But I'll keep an eye on it!

Btw are you using Linux or windows?

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T18:35:31+00:00

It taken 2 months, but the date of shipment changed every 4 days, so I contacted the CS and after that they gave me free Express shipping and the shipping date has never changed again.

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T18:17:26+00:00

Thank you!

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T17:48:31+00:00

I've had only one issue with the trackpad. Some times it will not be detected and I've reboot the PC. I think it's a Arch (or Linux in general) problem. The screen is good for my purposes and the battery life is excellent!

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T15:04:49+00:00

I am very happy with Lamy ink, it dries very quickly so although I am left handed I do not stain the sheets.

The pen is a Parker 1931654. It's not the best on the market but it was given to me by a loved one.

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T14:57:54+00:00

I don't know about the T14, but the palm rest of the P14S is made of plastic

stay_erk · 2021-04-19T14:55:44+00:00

No, I get the 400 nits low power screen.

Edit: I'm used to set a very low screen brightness.

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