The impeccable design remains the most important reason to buy the Surface Laptop 4. There is nothing wrong with that, because the Microsoft notebook convinces in almost all criteria in the test. However, it cannot stand out from the competition in this price segment, which usually offers more interfaces and higher-resolution displays...

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 has a powerful AMD processor and a best-in-class keyboard, along with excellent battery life. It's the best Surface Laptop yet, but it's hindered slightly by slow SSD speeds and limited ports.

The very well-made Surface lacks connections. The workmanship of the notebook, on the other hand, sets standards.

Microsoft's classic notebook, the Surface Laptop, enters its fourth round and convinces us in the test not only with its once again very good battery life, a wonderful touch display and very good handling. Above all, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch impresses with its outstanding performance - thanks to the AMD Ryzen processor.

Two distinguished brothers, one clear winner: The larger 15-inch model is clearly ahead in the end - thanks to its overall higher speed and a display that, in contrast to the smaller 13.5-inch variant, did not show any weaknesses. However, if you don't mind the somewhat uneven brightness, you can also buy the more mobile 13.5-inch device...