HP Elite Dragonfly G3 is €311 cheaper today, 42% below the other.
Over the 29 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the HP Elite Dragonfly G3 was the cheaper one on 29 of 29 days, by €82 to €300, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
None of the three facts this site researches separates them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 5€707 now
- HP Elite Dragonfly G3€407 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 5PCLiquidations
- €707
- HP Elite Dragonfly G3Online Used Laptops
- €407
Every week, as a table
| Week | Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 | HP Elite Dragonfly G3 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €574 | |
| 31 August 2026 | €568 | |
| 7 September 2026 | €707 | €625 |
| 14 September 2026 | €707 | €593 |
| 21 September 2026 | €707 | €593 |
| 28 September 2026 | €707 | €593 |
| 5 October 2026 | €707 | €407 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 | HP Elite Dragonfly G3 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Debian 12/13: Use text installer with USB keyboard (no Surface Dock). Installer will not be able to find Surface Laptop keyboard or touchpad and will freeze.”github-wiki-see.page, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “But two things did not work: the touchscreen and suspend/resume.”korkeala.info, checked 12 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “The RAM is soldered on and cannot be upgraded, but Microsoft at least offer the choice of up to 32 GB of RAM.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “The RAM, sadly, is not: it’s soldered onto the motherboard.”thurrott.com, checked 12 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “The device's 3:2 format display is still well suited for productive work and also has a good subjective picture quality, but Microsoft is clearly lagging behind in terms of specifications.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “Anecdotally, it looks great, getting bright enough that I could leave it at 50% brightness unless I was sitting in direct sunlight.”tomshardware.com, checked 12 September 2026. |
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