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Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 Sandstone 2021
CPU Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.5" 2256x1504
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 1.3 kg
49 Overall Score
Price $1,000
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong screen (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 2256x1504 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.5" 2256x1504 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 | 22.6 | 48.5 | 37.7 | 22.8 | 80.7 | 91.8 | 38 | 80.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 74 | 91.4 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 80.3 | 97.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 |
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