The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 comes with a custom AMD Ryzen 7 processor and a 3:2 PixelSense display. Is that enough to warrant love at first sight?
, which is their latest in their lineup of premium ultraportable laptops. It comes in two sizes, a 13.5-inch and a 15-inch version. Both are available with either 4th generation AMD Ryzen CPUs or 11th generation Intel Core CPUs. And thanks to Microsoft, they’ve sent us one for review. But before that, let’s take a quick look at it first.
We’ve gotten our hands on the larger of the two, with a 15-inch PixelSense Display that comes in a 3:2 aspect ratio. Not many laptops out now feature this aspect ratio, so it’ll certainly be the first thing you’d notice on it. The 2496 x 1664 resolution screen is also touch and Surface Pen enabled. Maybe it’s because I don’t normally use such high-res displays very often, but this at a glance it does seem like a very good screen.
Turning on the laptop for the first time, I opened up Task Manager. Under the CPU tab was the name AMD Ryzen Microsoft Surface Edition, confirming the presence of the ‘custom’ CPU that’s only found in this laptop. It’s the fastest CPU in the AMD Ryzen 4000U family, reserved pretty much only for Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 4.
That being said, it is still an AMD Ryzen 4000 series processor, meaning it’s a little dated by now. Of course, you could also get one with an 11th gen Intel Core i7 in it, although that means you’ll be giving up four extra cores found on the AMD silicon. Personally, I’d take the extra cores all day especially considering it should deliver better productivity performance.
Our model also features 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. There’s Windows Hello of course, along with a dual far-field mic setup. It’s “omnisonic” speakers on first listen don’t sound too amazing, but they certainly get the job done. Other features of note include support for Wi-Fi 6, a glass touchpad, a single USB-A and a single USB-C port. Microsoft has also rated this laptop’s battery for up to 17.5 hours of use. You’ll also find a 65W charger in the box.
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