Surface Laptop 4 Review (13' & 15') - Don't Make a Mistake!

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 is here! I'm reviewing both 13.5" & 15" laptops with Intel & AMD chips! But is more horsepower and a longer battery a big enough upgrade?

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[Thetechchap]

Hey Chaps! Quick correction - you can charge via USB C (like most laptops), but it's not as fast as Surface Charger 👍

[kalpanpatel]

Just got surface laptop 4 after using xps 13, and i just love this surface. You can feel the charm of brand when you use Microsoft rather than Dell..!

[Veradun]

Yes, Macbook Air, XPS 13 and Surface 4 would be an excellent comparison! Feel like the Surface is going to get left behind though ...

[pre_instar]

Hell yes! M1 Air vs Surface vs Xps would be a good one- but compare according to the price- and so get the models for all 3 at around 1000$.

[revelationsoundstudio]

As an update, I upgraded to Windows 11 on my Laptop 4 and it upgraded pretty flawless. Still very solid, no issues, no bugs and it has kept me very happy. I really like the 15" laptop which has a more solid keyboard than the 13" screen.

[DaveFarr]

Thanks for the even-handed review. It seems that a lot of reviewers have become biased against Intel due to Intel's lackluster progress in recent years. But it does seem that Tiger Lake is a bigger leap forward for them than usual. While they certainly have their work cut out for them, I think the reports of Intel's impending death are overblown.

[nabbit]

I went for the Laptop 4 over the 2021 XPS as I really like the 3:2 screen ratio. The XPS is a beautiful machine, but I've had one previously and always felt like I was hunched over it. The screen looks tiny by comparison in your video!
No complaints so far - the screen & audio are excellent, battery life is fantastic (i7 13" version). The keyboard and trackpad, as you say, are excellent. I've also got it paired with the Surface Mouse, which is perfect for travelling with. I went for the aluminium chassis and it's a stunner (once you've wiped your fingerprints off for the 324th time that day!)
Thanks for the great review!

[robertlonnberg]

Based on this review, a 13" brand comparison between the new Surface 13", Dell XPS 13 and MacBook Air 13" with similar specs would be very interesting indeed

[LazyPCRehab]

Only Alcantara on the Ryzen 13 inch killed it for me. I would've loved to have the ice blue 13 inch with a Ryzen processor, Alcantara starts to yellow from the oils in your hands.

[nztpv]

We have 5 MS Surface devices in our home - we're very happy with the ongoing use of the Surface connector as it means we can all use the same power adaptors and, most importantly, our older and bloody expensive MS docking stations. They can add USB-C in future, as long as they retain the Surface connectors 🙂

[Talwyn_Wize]

Big chunky bezels? 🤯 *Looking at my Lenovo Thinkpad.*

[salmam.]

I loved the macbook air but hated that it had no touch screen because I always use laptops with touch screens! Ended up returning it! Now checking out light touch screen options with good battery life!

[SpykerSpeed]

I love that we are finally starting to see more taller aspect ratio Windows laptops! Long overdue.

[andyH_England]

The AMD performs moderately when on the battery as MS has power throttled it to get that good battery life. There are no clever M1 four efficiency cores, it is simply killing the performance. A bit of a trick and really this should be noted by reviewers as influencers suggesting it is MS magic! I can get 10h SoT with the original Surface Laptop if I power those settings down, so not really excited by the battery life.

In fact, looking at my Surface Laptop it looks exactly like the new one and still performs an ultrabook workflow without any issues. Not sure why I would buy the newer version and I suspect those with older Surface Laptops are asking the same question? Mine has stood up well, including the Alcantara, so as for QC on the original it is impressive (the Laptop 3 did have screen issues). I certainly prefer a multiple of ultrabooks over this in 2021 and find it hard to be as enthusiastic as the YT creator gang! For instance, I have seen the same spec Dell XPS 13 (i5/8gb) for £450 less! Then again, the Surface line is very niche with low quarterly revenue compared to the big sellers, so probably caters for the affiliated buying community (SME).

[benyoung]

Great video. Here in Guangzhou China. Both MacBooks and Surface devices are commonly seen in the office and Starbucks. And a lot of people are using HP, DELL, Lenovo, Huawei, Xiaomi, Acer, Asus which combine makes the larger majority.These brands offer more affordable devices. I've been using an i7 version Surface Laptop 3 for more than a year and an M1 MacBook Air for about 5 months. (I sometimes charge my Surface Laptop with the adapter of MacBook. But Surface adapter is twice faster.) I think Windows 10 offers the best value on Surface devices (I also used Surface Pro 3 and Surface Laptop 1 as my only computer. And Surface Go). And the fan-less M1 MacBook gives me great pleasure with insane long battery life. But now Microsoft is claiming 17 hours battery life on Surface Laptop 3 with Intel and AMD CPUs, that is amazing. Huge and most important progress for user like me who use the laptop for daily office work, I think. We can be free of power adapters. Battery life doesn't bother any more when having long-hour meetings.

[disekjoumoer]

I would get an XPS. I've been using a 2016 model for five years now and it still runs fantastically. Dell's support, at least here in Switzerland was fantastic the single time I needed it.

[isaacestanley]

have owned apple products my whole life, today I decided to buy the 13.5” surface 4 in ice blue with 16GB RAM and 256GB ssd. Excited for it to arrive! And there’s No denying that it’s better looking than the xps and the Mac book :)

[tobylondon]

Thank you so much for this video, I commented on your last surface video asking for it and you came through!

[aperson]

The Microsoft charger has saved me on my surface pro many times. I understand that you can also use the USC-C port to charge and it supports up to 45 watts. Of course that means you don't have a USB-C port for other things. But if you lose your charger or want to add a little juice in a car USB-C charger while on the road, you can.

[revelationsoundstudio]

I see the 13" helpful if your traveling with it a lot. However if your computer stays home usually, the 15" is much nicer. if your watching videos, or just generally reading on it the bigger size is it for me. I don't like that they only allow 2 colors with the 15" however and I don't like the black color which so many other companies like Dell have, The Silver is much better which is not metallic. Still I wish they had the cool blue ice color that the 13" has.