Microsoft on Tuesday launched Surface Laptop 4 with major alterations on the inside whilst maintaining every little thing else, identical, as final year. The most significant update is that Microsoft is providing more selections. You can pick out to invest in a Surface Laptop 4 with either Intel’s most up-to-date 11th Gen processors or, you can opt for a version with AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series processors. Both 13.5- and 15-inch models give you this flexibility.
On the back of this hardware upgrade, Microsoft is promising up to 70 % functionality jump more than the Surface Laptop 3 – and up to 19 hours of battery life.
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More particularly, the Intel-powered 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 is rated for 17 hours, whilst the 15-inch model can final for up to 16.5 hours on single charge. The AMD-powered 13.5-inch model is rated to provide up to 19 hours of battery life, whilst 15-inch version can final for up to 17.5 hours. Aside from these common functionality and battery gains, the Surface Laptop 4 is also created for some casual gaming with the Intel version packing Iris Xe graphics and the AMD version packing Radeon graphics.
Rest of the specs and design and style keep the identical. The port choice is also getting carried forward and whilst it is good that Microsoft is nonetheless sticking with USB-A and headphone jack (plus removable M.2 NVMe SSD), it is a bummer that there is nonetheless no Thunderbolt help.
The AMD-based 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 begins at $999 (roughly Rs 75,197). This one has an AMD Ryzen 5 4680U processor paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The Intel-based 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 meanwhile begins at $1,299 (roughly Rs 97,779). This one has an 11th Gen Core i5 1135G7 processor paired with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage.
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The AMD-based 15-inch Surface Laptop 4 begins at $1,299 (roughly Rs 97,779). This one has an AMD Ryzen 7 4980U processor paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The Intel-based 15-inch Surface Laptop 4 meanwhile begins at $1,799 (roughly Rs 1,35,416). This one has an 11th Gen Core i7 1185G7 processor paired with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage.
The Surface Laptop 4 is offered to order today in choose markets like the US, Canada, and Japan with shipping to commence from April 15. Microsoft will announce extra marketplace availability in the coming weeks.