My only complaint is that the display doesn’t get quite bright enough for my taste. Viewing angles are also good, but because of its glossy finish, glare and reflections could be a problem. Colours look great too – vibrant, punchy, and natural-looking. A resolution of 2496 x 1664 pixels gives us a pixel density count of around 200 pixels per inch. The downside, however, is that there are unsightly thick black bars when watching videos in full-screen. Unusual it may be but newcomers will soon find that the extra vertical space offered by this aspect ratio is beneficial for viewing documents and spreadsheets. The 15-inch touchscreen PixelSense display has a 3:2 aspect ratio. The edges are immaculately finished and the aluminium body feels immovable. It’s one of the most portable 15-inch notebooks available now. The footprint and thickness (14.7mm) is the same, and so is the weight (1.54kg). The design is, as I mentioned, unchanged. The model we are looking at today is the 15-inch one. The latest generation Surface Laptop 4 still comes in two sizes: 13.5 and 15 inches. So for 2021, Microsoft has wisely decided to leave its design untouched and instead upgrade only the internals. Last year’s Surface Laptop 3 was one of the most portable and aesthetically pleasing Windows notebooks you could buy. Note: This review was first published on 25 June 2021.ĭon’t fix what ain’t broken.

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