It comes in at a weight of 3.4 lb / 1.5 kg, and total dimensions of 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.58" / 34 x 24.4 x 1.47 cm.

It contains a 3 to 4.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7-1185G7 (11th Gen) processor with 12 MB of L3 Cache.

It contains a 2 to 4.4 GHz 8-Core AMD Ryzen 7 4980U processor with 12 MB of L3 Cache.

With an 11th gen Intel CPU you can be assured that the laptop has a recent CPU. Whilst not the latest, due to the release of the Intel 12 Series CPUs, it is still recent. However, with the release of the 12th gen you may wish to choose that instead to ensure the longevity of your new laptop.

There's a Integrated graphics card which is a Intel Iris Xe.

There's a Integrated graphics card which is a AMD Radeon.

An integrated card tends to not offer as much graphics processing power as a dedicated video card.

It comes with 512 GB of hard drive storage installed, via 1 x 512 GB Integrated PCIe SSD harddrive.

It comes with 1 TB of hard drive storage installed, via 1 x 1 TB Integrated PCIe SSD harddrive.

The Microsoft 15" Surface Laptop 4 has an estimated battery life of 16.5 Hours.

The Microsoft 15" Surface Laptop 4 has an estimated battery life of 17.5 Hours.

The battery life is achieved via a 47.4 Wh capacity battery.

There's an option of using the Type-C USB ports, with 1 x Unspecified USB ports being offered too, allowing both the use of almost any current peripheral, but also adaptors & dongles allowing use of additional ports for the laptop.

You'll find Wifi 6 inside the laptop, which is the current generation. This gives you a small step up in terms of future-proofing your tech, yet may not give you much of an advantage over wifi 5 unless your router and the rest of your setup is up to scratch.

With the latest standard of Bluetooth included, Bluetooth 5, you'll be set for a few more years of ensuring any new peripheral purchased is fully compatible.