The Surface Laptop 4 is a

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made by

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. It is the fourth generation of

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which launched on 13 April 2021. It succeeds the

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, which was released in 2019. Surface Laptop 4 keeps the same form design and ports as its predecessor. The machine ships with an Intel 11th gen or AMD processor. There are models with an aluminum finish alongside models with the traditional Alcantara fabric covering. The displays are also the same as the previous models. The 13.5 inch model comes with a 2256 x 1504 resolution and the 15 inch model comes with a 2496 x 1664 resolution. Both models have the same 3:2 aspect ratio and 201 ppi.

Configuration

Features

* An 11th Gen

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i5 or i7 processors * An

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5 or 7 Surface Edition processors * Storage options are 1 TB, 512 GB, 256 GB, and 128 GB removable * Windows Hello with IR camera for facial recognition login * A

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, a

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port * Up to 19 hours battery life for either model * 427 nits screen brightness

Timeline

References

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