Microsoft Finally Made the Surface Laptop You Wanted, but It’s Not for You
Gizmodo • • technology
Key Points:
- Microsoft has launched an updated "for Business" lineup of Surface devices for 2024, including refreshed Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models aimed at IT professionals, featuring Intel’s latest Panther Lake chips.
- The new lineup includes a 13-inch convertible Surface Pro, 13.8-inch and 15-inch Surface Laptops, and a revised 13-inch Surface Laptop with an anti-reflective PixelSense touchscreen.
- Intel Core Ultra chips power the new devices, with the highest-end Core Ultra X7 368H chip available only on the 13.8- and 15-inch Surface Laptops, targeting users needing robust graphics performance.
- All new Surface Laptops are business-focused, equipped with enhanced security and management software like Surface Management Portal and Microsoft Intune, resulting in higher price points starting at $1,300 for the 13-inch model.
- Microsoft has not announced consumer-focused Surface devices yet, but leaks suggest upcoming models with the latest Intel and Qualcomm chips could be released later this year.