Microsoft Unveils New SurfaceLaptop Long Battery Life and Strong Performance
TapTechNews on June 18th reported that today marks the official launch of the all-new SurfacePro and SurfaceLaptop in China. The all-new SurfaceLaptop is equipped with the Snapdragon XElite processor, featuring a thinner bezel and a battery life of up to 20 hours, with a starting price of $1599 (click here to buy).
This is the first-ever SurfaceLaptop with the latest design, featuring a narrower screen bezel and improvements in the touchpad and other details, appearing more rounded. TapTechNews provides the following relevant information:
Microsoft's 'Strongest Laptop'
Microsoft only referred to it as 'SurfaceLaptop' at the launch. The presenter, Ostrum, stated: 'This is the most powerful Laptop notebook computer we've ever had.'
The all-new SurfaceLaptop 7th version also迎来 an upgrade in design. The new-generation Surface notebook has thinner bezels, rounded display corners, and an updated keyboard panel with a larger haptic touchpad made by Sensel. The ports of the notebook computer have also been improved, including one USB-A, two USB-C, one audio jack, and SurfaceConnect.
Specifications:
Screen: 13.8 inches / 15 inches
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite / XPlus
Memory: 16GB / 32GB
Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB SSD
Network: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3
Color: Platinum, Blue, Black, Dune Color
There are two specifications of 13.8 inches and 15 inches, and four colors.
Performance improvement by 86%
This new notebook computer is more than 80% faster than the previous-generation product. On the stage, it said it is up to 86% faster than the SurfaceLaptop 5.
Longer battery life than MacBook Air, 22 hours of local video playback
The new Copilot Plus SurfaceLaptop's battery life exceeds that of the MacBook Air, with up to 22 hours of local video playback and also supports Wi-Fi 7.
Supports HDR and Dolby Vision IQ
The display screen of this Surface notebook computer adopts HDR and Dolby Vision IQ technologies. The front camera is built in the bezel. Haptic touchpad.
Image processing is faster than MacBook Air
In this image processing task, the SurfaceLaptop 7th version runs faster than the MacBook Air. 'It runs almost twice as fast as the MacBook Air while still maintaining my productivity and battery life.'
Adobe family bucket available
Adobe's flagship applications will launch native ARM64 versions on Copilot Plus PCs. Photoshop, Lightroom, Firefly, and Express are now available. Illustrator and Premiere Pro will be launched in June or later.
The all-new SurfaceLaptop 7th version will pre-install the Windows 11 24H2 version, but many of the Copilot + AI functions will only be available when the 24H2 starts to be widely promoted later this year.
The current selectable configurations of the all-new SurfaceLaptop 7th version in China are as follows:
16GB memory, 512GB SSD, and Snapdragon XElite processor, priced at $1599 (click here to buy)
32GB memory, 1TB SSD, and Snapdragon XElite processor, priced at $2149 (click here to buy)
The newly released products are only the 13.8-inch version, and the 15-inch version will be launched later in 2024.