Microsoft today announced the Surface Laptop 4, an updated version of the Surface Laptop 3 that primarily adds a choice of new processors. The Surface Laptop 4 comes with new AMD Ryzen 4000 and Intel 11th gen processors as options and will be on sale April 15.
The Surface Laptop 4 will be available
with four new CPU options, two each from AMD and Intel. The AMD CPU options are
of the AMD Ryzen Microsoft Surface Edition variety, meaning they are
semi-custom chips that feature some additional tweaks and performance over the
off-the-shelf parts available to other manufacturers.
The Surface Laptop 4 offers the choice of
Ryzen 5 4680U and Ryzen 7 4980U from AMD and Intel Core i5-1135G7 and Core
i7-1185G7. The AMD parts feature Radeon Graphics whereas the Intel parts have
Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The rest of the machine is similar to the Surface
Laptop 3. You get a choice of 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB LPDDR4X RAM, removable 256GB,
512GB, or 1TB SSD storage, 1x USB-C, 1x USB-A, 1x Surface Connect port, and
headphone jack, 720p webcam, dual far-field mics, stereo speakers with Dolby
Atmos, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, and Bluetooth 5.0.
The 13.5-inch model comes with a 2256x1504
resolution display whereas the 15-inch model has a 2496x1664 resolution display.
Both have a 3:2 aspect ratio and 10-point multi-touch with support for the
optional Surface Pen. The new machine is available in four colors and two
material choices. You can choose from Ice Blue, Sandstone, Platinum, and Matte
Black. Out of these, Ice Blue and Platinum are available with an Alcantara
finish, but only on the 13.5-inch model. The 15-inch model only comes in
Platinum and Matte Black, both with a standard metal body.
Microsoft as usual has some extremely
complicated configuration options available, which includes permutations and
combinations of the four CPU options, four storage options, three memory
options, two sizes, four colors, and two finishes. There are 22 preset options
available from the aforementioned configurations and they start at US$ 1000 for
the cheapest model with an AMD CPU and US$ 1300 for the cheapest model with an
Intel CPU.
As a limited time offer, those in the US
who purchase the Surface Laptop 4 before April 15 through microsoft.com or
bestbuy.com will receive Surface Earbuds for free.