Room for improvement on the Dell XPS 13 continues to dwindle. This sleek ultraportable laptop, a perennial PCMag Editors’ Choice award winner, now comes with an optional OLED touch screen for a reasonable $300 premium.
While the XPS 13 has long had the option for either a full HD (1,920 by 1,200 pixels) or 4K screen, competitors like the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 and Apple MacBook Pro come with slightly lower-resolution panels that still look gorgeous while conferring energy-saving and other benefits. Now, XPS 13 shoppers can reap the benefits.
The Microsoft and Apple screens have been around for a few years with few major upgrades, so the introduction of an OLED panel on the XPS 13 could leapfrog them. It’s a 13.4-inch screen with a 3,456-by-2,160-pixel resolution. Dell is calling this “3.5K.” The moniker is technically correct in that the new screen has about 3,500 horizontal pixels, but it’s not something many shoppers are likely to recognize.
Microsoft tends to update their Surface lineup on an irregular schedule, not necessarily following the updated CPUs that are generally announced on a mostly annual cadence. Today Microsoft is announcing an updated Surface Laptop, dubbed the Surface Laptop 4, and brings the hardware up to date, somewhat at least. Also, with the explosion in video conferencing as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic, the company is also announcing a slew of accessories to improve the Microsoft Teams experience.
Surface Laptop 4: Intel Tiger Lake and Custom AMD Processors
Microsoft’s update schedule often means their products linger in the market with specifications that are no longer current. Perhaps no product has felt that more than the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, especially the AMD version, which launched in late 2019. Based on AMD’s Picasso platform at the time, the AMD Ryzen Surface Edition processor suffered from poor battery life – an issue which AMD resolved with the launch of their
5 Things To Know About Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 4
The notebook will include a choice between AMD or Intel processors for the first time, along with two different display sizes. By Kyle Alspach April 13, 2021, 01:56 PM EDT
As demand for notebooks continues to surge, Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the next-generation model in its Surface Laptop series.
The new clamshell, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, will again be offered in two sizes but will include one major update compared to the Surface Laptop 3 with the ability to choose between either AMD or Intel processors this time around.
What follows are five key things to know about Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 4.