Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Laptop Review - Too expensive with Intel CPU?
Microsoft lacks innovation. Microsoft's small Surface Laptop 4 gets a new Tiger Lake processor, but that's about it. Is that still enough in 2021 to compete with the rivals including Apple’s M1 MacBooks?
The larger 15-inch model of the Surface Laptop 4 was already available with Intel or AMD CPUs last year, and Microsoft now adds an AMD option for the smaller 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 as well. Except for the processor, however, nothing really changed. Our test model is equipped with a Core i7-1185G7 CPU, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB PCIe-SSD storage for 1849 Euros. The AMD CPU is only available with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage, and you have to get an Intel CPU if you need more memory/storage. The base price with a Core i5 is 1449 Euros (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD). We will focus on the performance in this article, please see our previous review of the Surface Laptop 3 for comprehensive information on the chassis and the input devices.