Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 2020
CPU i5-1145G
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.5"
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price CA$500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-1145G |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-1145G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.5" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | - | 75 | 80 | 65 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 | 31.5 | 11.8 | 37.6 | 4.4 | 21.9 | 83.1 | 37.6 | 80.4 | 56.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 69.8 | 52.2 | 58.1 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 91.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS Compare | 94.4 | 81.6 | 57.8 | 95.2 | 91.7 | 13.6 | 62.2 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 80.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 80.5 | 32.8 | 98.9 |
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