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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5" 2021, Ryzen 5 Edition, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Ice Blue
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 Surface
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.5" 2256x1504
GPU AMD Radeon Vega 9
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.3 kg
Battery 47 Wh
50 Overall Score
Price $720
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong screen (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong social proof (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (27th percentile)
- Below average port selection (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 Surface |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 9 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 2256x1504 |
| Panel | LCD |
| Brightness | 150 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | AX |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
| Battery | 47 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5" | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 Surface | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.5" 2256x1504 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 9 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 47 | 54 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5" | 26.9 | 36 | 36.3 | 31.3 | 72.5 | 92.3 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 72.3 | 60.1 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall49.6
- AI/LLM16.2
- Gaming6.6
- Portability70.6
- Creator21.2
- Student74.2
- Business60.2
- Developer45.6
- Entertainment53.5
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