Both the Surface Laptop 4 and 5 are available in Black, Platinum and Sandstone. The colour options are the only aesthetic differences between the two laptops. But there’s no need to factor this into your decision when choosing between the Surface Laptop 4 and 5. This makes the laptop look seriously outdated compared to the MacBook Air and Dell XPS 13. Unfortunately, both laptops feature a thick black bezel around the screen. Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 – Image Credit (Trusted Reviews) The increased weight is likely to do with the more powerful processors, but we didn’t really notice much of a difference when holding the laptops in each hand.

The newer Surface Laptop 5 is marginally heavier than its predecessor, but only by about 10 to 20 grams. The 13.5-inch Surface Laptop is 14.5mm thick, while the 15-inch version is 14.7mm. If you check the dimensions of the laptops, they’re exactly the same. Microsoft hasn’t altered the design of its Surface Laptop for the fifth entry. But there’s a whopping £200 difference if you fancy the larger 15-inch laptop instead.ĭespite the big price gulf, you get the same 8GB RAM and 256GB storage for the base model, although the Surface Laptop 4 is powered by a Ryzen 7 processor rather than an i7 Intel Core chip.īoth laptops will also become more expensive if you upgrade storage and RAM, as well as choosing a fancier colour option than Platinum. You can check out the current pricing below:Īs you can see above, there’s only £10 separating the Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Laptop 4 when it comes to the 13.5-inch model. Both laptops are available with 13.5-inch and 15-inch screen sizes. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 launched in October 2022, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 hit stores in April 2021.

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