Specifically, Microsoft produces the Surface Laptop 4 with either the AMD Ryzen 5 4680U processor, those are the lower cost models, or a range of 11th generation Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processors. Quite how nippy the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 is for you will depend on the model you buy, and that's always the case for most manufacturers where there's even a smidge of internal component choice. Microsoft says that these colour choices are the result of consumer buying patterns, but how can it know what colours consumers buy if those colours simply don't exist? It gets even more confusing from there, because if you want that fuzzy "alcantara" material keyboard, that only exists in the Ice Blue and Platinum finishes, but if you prefer the metal finish keyboard, that's only available in Sandstone, Matte Black or Platinum. The Ice Blue colour only exists as a specific Intel Core i5 variant with a 13.5-inch display and not at all otherwise. However, just like the prior generation, you can't actually get every colour in every configuration, with the AMD-based models notably limited to mostly the Platinum colour, although the higher-end 15-inch AMD model can be ordered in Black instead.
The Surface Laptop 3 shipped in Sandstone, Cobalt Blue, Platinum or Black finishes, while the Surface Laptop 4 can be procured in Ice Blue, Sandstone, Platinum or Black. What is new for the Surface Laptop 4 is a range of colour choices, or at least their names. The 15-inch model matches it with a 3:2 201ppi screen, which equates out to 2496x1664, so you're getting the same clarity, just differing quantities of screen real estate. Likewise, the display is unchanged, with the 13.5-inch model (as reviewed) using a 3:2 aspect ratio 2256x1504 pixel screen. Two ports total is stingy, and while buyers can always opt for docks to add more, that's a cable-heavy and ugly solution that could be solved with extra onboard connectivity. The USB C port isn't Thunderbolt compatible, which is annoying in a laptop that's meant to work well for professionals, and I'll repeat the same criticism that I had with the prior model here. You still get just two ports, one USB A type port, and one USB C type port, along with a headphone jack and that ever-present custom Surface Charger port that Microsoft has used ever since the original Surface Pro generations. The Surface Laptop 3 introduced the option for either a larger 15-inch display or smaller 13.5-inch screen, and that's still an option that's open to you. The Surface Laptop design hasn't undergone any major physical changes in its fourth generation.
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