There is a new Surface Laptop in town

Microsoft has announced the launch of its next Surface Laptop. The Surface Laptop 4 retains the iconic design. It comes with the same 3:2 PixelSense touchscreen displays in 13.5-inch and 15-inch models with Alcantara or metal finishes. It offers a built-in HD front-facing camera that is touted to deliver “incredible low-light” performance and has a studio microphone array that will allow you to sound loud and clear in this era of work from home.

The Surface Laptop 4 features a 201 PPI display and comes equipped with Dolby Atmos Omnisonic speakers. These are said to deliver a “cinematic experience.” Moreover, Microsoft is offering you a choice between the the 11th Gen Intel Core processors and AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition (8 cores). The company says that it has partnered to customize silicon in ways that boost performance while offering improved battery life across the lineup.

The price starts at $999.99 USD. The Surface Laptop 4 is available to order today in the US, Canada, and Japan, with additional market availability in the coming weeks. Moreover, the orders will begin shipping starting April 15.

The base model offers AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. On the Intel front, you get 11th Gen Core i5 1135G7, with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It goes up to $2,299 with Core i7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. As for the best from AMD on Surface Laptop 4, you get 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $1,199. These are for the 13-inch models.

Coming to the 15-inch variant, there are more AMD options. It starts at $1,299 for AMD Ryzen 7 4980U model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The laptop goes up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for $1,699. As for Intel, you can get Core i7 1185G7 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, for $1,799 or 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage for $2,399.

Microsoft has also announced a range of accessories certified for Microsoft Teams. It has launched Surface Headphones 2+ for business, which provide high-fidelity sound. It carries over the features of existing Surface Headphones 2, and offers 13 levels of active noise cancellation, an 8-microphone system and more. It is touted to deliver 18.5 hours of music listening or up to 15 hours of voice calling time. The Surface Headphones 2+ provides an even more robust meeting experience with on-ear Teams controls and improved remote calling. It is priced at $299.99 USD.  Business and education customers in select markets can place orders today.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 might go official by the end of this month

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 rumors have been doing the rounds since November 2020 when some alleged images of the device were leaked online. Further, some of its key specs were leaked earlier this year. Moreover, Microsoft support pages for the upcoming laptops went live recently. Now, we have an alleged launch date for the upcoming Surface Laptop.

According to a report from Winfuturethe Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 could hit the stores on April 27. It is tipped that the company will be launching two models in two sizes – 13.5-inch (2256 x 1504 pixels) and 15-inch (2496 x 1664 pixels) – retaining the 3:2 aspect ratio. We are likely to get magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis with a textile finish on the palm rest. The only physical change that the new laptop might bring is to give users access to the PCIe NVMe SSD in case they would want to upgrade later.

Microsoft is tipped to debut the Surface Laptop 4 in two options – 11th Gen Intel processors and AMD Ryzen chips. The former will let users choose between Core i5-1145G7 and Core i7-1185G7 processors. On the other hand, Microsoft is said to be going with the older AMD Ryzen 4000 series processors instead of the new Ryzen 5000 chips. Intel models could offer up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. However, it could start with 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Further, the Ryzen 5 4680U or Ryzen 7 4980U processors could tick alongside 16 gigs of RAM and 512GB of onboard storage.

Port selection is reported to remain paltry, as you only get one USB-A port, one USB-C port, and the proprietary Surface Connect port for charging. Both the 13-inch and 15-inch variants are rumored to have a 49Whr battery. The former could weigh around 1.30 kg, while the latter might come within 1.54 kg. The device will likely be compatible with Surface Pen and Surface Dial and have support for Windows Hello.

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