The 13.5in Laptop 4 was tested with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, which was around 10-15% faster according to benchmarks than the model it replaces. They still won’t beat machines with discrete graphics cards, such as gaming laptops, but will be able to better handle creative applications than the models they replace. For the first time Microsoft has made AMD’s Ryzen 5 processors available in the 13.5in laptop alongside Intel’s 11th-generation Core i5 and i7 chips with their significantly improved Xe integrated graphics.īoth chip options are faster than the outgoing 10th-generation Intel processors, particularly on the graphics front. The internal components of the Laptop 4 have improved quite a bit. Both the Surface Connect and the USB-C port can be used for power. We've reached out to Microsoft to clarify the upgrade fee after performing a factory reset.The Laptop 4 has one USB-C, one USB-A and a 3.5mm headphones port in one side and the Surface Connect port in the other. Although, it's possible you could save your Windows 10 Pro license and reuse it later. After that, it's $50 for the upgrade, and will presumably cost you each time you want to upgrade again after factory resetting back to Windows 10 S. Surface Laptop owners can upgrade their machines from 10 S to 10 Pro for free until the end of the year. It's got a high-res touchscreen, a keyboard wrapped in Alcantara fabric that doesn't feel like you're typing on a table, all-day battery life, and a full-sized USB 3.0 port so you can live a dongle-free life. Microsoft's Surface Laptop is one of the best Windows 10 laptops you can buy and a solid alternative to Apple's MacBook Pro. You can find both the recovery image and instructions on how to restore your Surface Laptop to Windows 10 S on Microsoft's website (Opens in a new tab).

So you'll want to backup your data onto an external hard drive or to the cloud before doing so. To get your machine running Windows 10 S again, you'll need to perform a factory reset, which means it'll erase everything. It's a nice token for Surface Laptop owners, but it's also not as simple as clicking a button. Less than week after releasing the Surface Laptop, Microsoft's provided a 'recovery image' for owners to effectively revert back to Windows 10 S if they made the upgrade to 10 Pro.

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