Cannot believe how strangely CONNECTED I am feeling personally to this little machine! Weird, maybe, but it just feels as comfortable and as fun to be around as a friend. PROS ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| What I was looking for to meet my own particular needs as an author and publisher was: 1) speed, above all 2) very light for maximum portability 3) long-time battery strength 4) very quiet machine 4) aux output 5) save money with less hard drive space This checked every box! I needed something that didn't feel cumbersome to carry everywhere. Blissfully light! This laptop is also rendered extra portable because it has the longest battery life I have ever experienced with a laptop, meaning I can even dash out the door sans charger--just literally grab the machine, slip it in a sleeve and go. I also needed max speed to support my writing and publishing apps like Scrivener and video editing and lots of uploading. This laptop handles them effortlessly and doesn't even seem to heat up, plus it is whisper quiet so it never distracts me from my train of thought while composing. It comes with 256GB hard drive which is plenty of space to support all my software, and I use Dropbox to store 2TB of everything else so I can still access all the space I need without having to go for a heavier and more expensive model. Aux input allows me to plug in wired headphones directly as needed and not have to bother with wireless earbuds or aux adapters (one less thing to worry about charging, one less cord to carry). The pretty golden pink color was just a bonus, so elegant! I also used https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/out-of-the-box-laptop-tips to help guide me through speedy setup like a pro so I didn't miss anything. CONS|||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Small screen and no number keypad takes some getting used to but that is a compromise we have to make if portability and low weight is more of a priority. I just use spreadsheets a lot for my biz and this is a major drawback not having that keypad, but I guess I can do my financials on my desktop. Lots of bloatware installed, but like I said the guide on the website I mentioned above helped me knock some of that out. Very limited ports. I had to spend $70 to buy one additional port hub with all the extra slots and inputs I might need. Again, price of low weight, max portability. SUMMARY||||||||||||||| Super fast. Blissfully light. Longest battery life (14-16 hours). Unnoticeable heating up. Quiet. Setup for my Razor headphones to plug and play. Lots of room for software but not too much to keep cost down. Gorgeous color and looks way more expensive than it is. Fun to use. Small screen. No number keypad for business people who are spreadsheet lovers like me. Lots of bloatware to uninstall and some you seem stuck with forever. Very few ports so will need to buy external hub. Too easy to fall in love with anyway.

When looking for thin & lite laptop that had high end productivity features, I researched many different models with me settling on the M$ Surface Laptop 4 due to it being more than capable on fulfilling my needs for a portable workstation. This AMD model of the Surface Laptop 4 13.5 is a good alternative to the Intel Ultrabook’s with some strong key advantages: More affordable, better battery life on a Windows device (Yes, I know the MacBook Air is still the king on battery life), and the multi-core CPU performance is superior to the most expensive Intel option, even on the entry-level model. So why this one over the others? I work at home doing multiple video calls (Zoom, Teams & Skype) while connected to a Voyager 4310 Bluetooth headset. I also usually have two browsers open with over 20 in each & connected to a corporate VPN. With that also have multiple spreadsheets, documents & do light video/presentation work. Not only does this handle all of that at the same time the experience is trouble free thanks the seamless integration of Windows 11 & the hardware. Everything is just better than other laptops when it comes to Windows. No need to use a 3rd party app for software upgrades as just updating which works automatically BTW if put device in hibernation (just close the lid) instead of shutting down the power. Windows Hello logs you instantly & I have not encountered any bugs with everything just working very well. This is essentially a Windows Mac Book. The 3.2 display aspect ratio is a definite plus with more screen real estate to work with. Negatives: The glossy screen on is very reflective in direct sunlight outside. Ratings with 5 being the highest Quality Control: 5 out of 5 No flex anywhere on laptop, built with good & quality materials Display: 4 out of 5 Bright, sharp & vibrate display with color just slightly being off Keyboard: 5 out of 5 One of the best typing experiences on a Windows Laptop Trackpad 5 out of 5 Very accurate & precise so another homerun for the M$ design team Speakers: 4 out of 5 Sound is decent but not spectacular “sound comes through the keyboard” Performance: Single Task: 4 out of 5 Decent enough for most Multitasking 4 out of 5 Outstanding! Battery Life 4 out of 5 Getting over 7 hours with display brightness set to 75%, keyboard backlight on low, Bluetooth headset connected & power settings on Better Performance on battery on heavy days. On lighter days get close to 9 hours but no were near the advertised 17 hours with my usage. Geeky Stuff Note: Windows 11 Home 21H2 /w Windows Features Experience Pack 1000.22000.856.0 All Cumulative Updates for Windows 11 has been updated as of 08/21/2022 before tests. Battery Benchmarks Cinebench R23 / Single Core 872 pts (To compare an Intel Core i5-1135G7 gets around 1200 pts) Cinebench R23 / Multi-Core 6122 pts PCMark 10 Productivity: 6641 Digital Content Creation: 5055 pts Processor AMD Ryzen 5 4680U 6 x 2.2 - 4 GHz, 44 W PL2 / Short Burst, 23 W PL1 / Sustained, Renoir (Zen 2) Graphics adapter AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Memory 16 GB , LPDDR4X-4266, Dual-Channel, onboard Display 13.50 inch 3:2, 2256 x 1504 pixel 201 PPI, capacitive, LQ135P1JX51, IPS, 60 Hz Mainboard AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH Storage Samsung PM991 MZ9LQ256HBJQ, 256 GB, 197 GB free Weight 2.79 pounds), Power Supply: 10.79 oz Battery 47.4 Wh

Perfect for working on the go. It also runs most software, not a gaming laptop but can run league or tft with no issue.

compared to pervious models, this one has significant less screen resolution, it has no sd card reader and only one usb port. also, out of the box it has an error message regarding ms times

After 1 year of using, I feel comfortable with this. It still fast and run smoothly