Arrr, me hearties! Microsoft be showin' off new fancy Surface ships with Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips aboard!
2024-05-20
Avast ye scallywags! Microsoft be unveilin' their newfangled Surface gadgets with fancy Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips at a grand press gathering in Redmond. Aye, 'tis a fine spectacle indeed! Prepare to be dazzled by their technological wizardry, me hearties! Arrr!
Arrr mateys, Microsoft just announced its new lineup o' Surface devices on Monday at a special 'AI Era' press event at its Washington state headquarters. The new devices will come with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X chips, makin' them a very compelling competitor to the latest Apple MacBooks and iPads.We've seen two new devices so far, the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro. That's right - no numbers appended to the end o' these two as part o' Microsoft's rebranding push under its 'AI Era' o' AI-powered Surface products.The new Surface Laptop sports impressive battery life thanks to the new Snapdragon X Elite processor, with up to 22 hours o' local video playback and 15 hours o' web browsing. Microsoft also be keen to show off Adobe Photoshop runnin' natively on the Arm-based processor at twice the speed o' Apple's competin' M3 MacBook Air, along with new Prism emulation to bridge the gap between Windows on Arm and existin' x64 and x86 software.Meanwhile, the definitely-not-the-Surface-Pro-11 be reportedly a massive 90% faster than the 2022 Surface Pro 9 5G thanks to its new Snapdragon chip. It offers an impressive QHD front-facin' camera and a rear camera that can capture 4K video. Microsoft was keen to tout the new accessibility-focused design features baked into the keyboard and trackpad, too. It'll pack up to 32GB o' RAM and up to 1TB o' storage with a 120Hz display with Dolby Vision IQ.Both the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop will feature Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, with the former havin' optional 5G functionality. They also feature dual studio mics with AI-enhanced 'voice focus' and Dolby Atmos speaker support. Both devices fall under Microsoft's 'Copilot + PC' umbrella, mandatin' a set o' minimum requirements for new AI PCs and laptops. The new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop will both start at $999 for the entry-level models.This story be developin'... Arrr!