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The built-in front-facing webcam is only 720p and will give best results in a well-lit room without much backlighting.

We measured the screen's maximum brightness at 358nits, which is quite good for indoor use. The other standout features are the touchscreen and sound. We found the large touchpad smooth to use and accurate. The keyboard handily includes buttons for power and volume control.

The palm rest is covered in Microsoft's favourite dress material, Alcantara, in a choice of several colours to match the body. If you've been on a smaller laptop, it feels more luxurious to type on this 15-inch model because the larger body means you get a larger space to rest your palms during breaks. You get crisp keys that are soft and quiet, with very good travel and response. The large keyboard, touchpad and palm rest area are a joy to use. The lid is strong, and it has hinges that allow it to be opened with one hand without lifting the base off the table. The build quality is high, with the robust aluminium body exhibiting no creaking sounds when being carried or opened. The design is the same as previous versions of the Surface Laptop, though this model is the bigger version with a dark finish.

In our performance testing, we didn't notice any excessive heat from the base, nor any intrusive noise even under full processing loads, though it's always advisable to keep any laptop on a hard, flat surface for intensive work. The main CPU is supported by AMD Radeon graphics. And despite the processing power, it's cool and quiet. The special AMD 'Surface edition' chip is very fast This "Surface edition" chip is very fast, producing performance scores among the highest we've seen in our benchmarking software. The 2GHz AMD Ryzen 7 4980U CPU has eight cores and is a second-generation chip produced exclusively for Microsoft. Our test laptop, courtesy of Microsoft, had 16GB (gigabytes) of RAM (memory) and a 512GB SSD (solid-state drive) for storage. How does the Surface Laptop 4 rate for performance? The Surface Laptop 4 comes in 13-inch and 15-inch versions with a choice of Intel or AMD chips in some models.