Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (11.6-Inch, 2022)

Microsoft’s signature Surface style ; Light and portable ; Repairable

Slow Celeron processor ; White keyboard stains easily ; Battery may not last for a school day

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop SE is a nice-looking 11.17-inch Windows laptop geared towards education. Its processor, while slow, is adequate for elementary school work. But the small screen may prove a problem for some students.

Well made and attractive design ; Decent keyboard ; Solid display

Only available to education buyers ; Nothing else

Most of this is moot anyway because, as a regular consumer, you can’t buy the Surface Laptop SE; it’s only available to the education market. And even if you were able to lay your hands on one, it wouldn’t make a practical device as you’d need an IT...

Excellent keyboard and trackpad ; Very good TFT display ; Outstanding build quality ; Surprisingly good 720p camera ; Easy repairability

Intel Celeron is far from ideal ; Speaker placement could be better ; Not available to consumers

Bottom line: The Surface Laptop SE is an affordable and delightful laptop for youngsters that anyone can appreciate. While the Intel CPU holds it back from perfection, Microsoft is undoubtedly setting the bar for other PC makers in the competitive EDU...