The smaller and less expensive 13.5-inch variant only featured Intel processors, which have generally lagged behind AMD in terms of price-to-performance ratio in recent years. These were only available in the 15-inch model, however. The Surface Laptop 3 introduced AMD chips to the Surface lineup in the form of lightly customized “Microsoft Surface Edition” versions of Ryzen 3000 series mobile processors. Advertisementįurther Reading Microsoft Surface Laptop Go review: Goldilocks and the three SKUsThe Surface Laptop 4’s biggest updates are internal. Instead, the selection is similar to that of the Surface Laptop 3: one USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 port, a USB-A port, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and Microsoft’s proprietary Surface Connect port. In terms of connectivity, the Surface Laptop 4 doesn’t change Microsoft’s long-held aversion to Thunderbolt 3 or 4 ports, so there’s still no option for connecting an external GPU. The device still has a glass trackpad and a backlit keyboard with 1.3 mm of key travel, which should remain comfortable. There are a variety of color options available, including a new “Ice Blue” finish. The weight (about 2.8 lbs for the 13.5-inch model, about 3.4 lbs for the 15-inch model) and dimensions (12.1x8.8x0.57 inches for the 13.5-inch model, 13.4x9.6x0.58 inches for the 15-inch model) are unchanged.Įach SKU is made from aluminum, save for a version of the 13.5-inch model that coats the keyboard deck in Alcantara fabric. Both have a pixel density of 201 pixels per inch and a taller-than-usual 3:2 aspect ratio that’s well suited for reading webpages and documents. There are still two models, one with a 13.5-inch touch display and one with a 15-inch touch display. That laptop’s build quality was generally well-regarded, and the design here is more or less identical to before. Further Reading Hands-on with Microsoft’s barrage of new Surface devicesAs for the device itself, the Surface Laptop 4 is more of a refinement than a reinvention of the previous Surface Laptop 3, which launched in late 2019.

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