Microsoft’s sleek and stylish Surface Laptop is back for its fourth generation with faster performance and a greater variety of chips. The Surface L

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 review: Windows 10 as it is meant to be

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2021-06-16 08:00:09

Microsoft’s sleek and stylish Surface Laptop is back for its fourth generation with faster performance and a greater variety of chips.

The Surface Laptop 4 is available with either a 13.5in or a 15in screen and starts at £999 in the UK, $999 in the US or $1,599 in Australia sitting above the Surface Laptop Go as Microsoft’s mainstream premium notebook, competing with the similarly priced Dell XPS 13 and Apple MacBook Air, among others.

Very little has changed on the outside, matching the dimensions, weight, port selection and design of 2020’s Surface Laptop 3. Here tested with a 13.5in screen, it still looks and feels sleek with its aluminium lid, choice of Alcantara fabric or aluminium deck and bright and crisp touch screen.

The keyboard is excellent while the large trackpad is smooth and precise. The speakers are loud and clear with reasonable bass for a laptop, while the 720p webcam and microphones are better than most for video calls.

The Laptop 4 also has Microsoft’s great Windows Hello face recognition for logging into Windows 10, which is a fast and slick way to unlock the laptop.