TapTechNews May 21st news, Microsoft held the Build Developer Preview Conference in the early morning of 1 a.m. today and released a brand-new Surface Laptop, adopting Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip, and it is also one of the first batch of Copilot+PCs on the market.
This is the first Surface Laptop with the latest design ever. It narrows the screen bezels, improves the touchpad and other details, and looks more rounded. TapTechNews attaches the relevant information as follows:
Microsoft just called it Surface Laptop at the press conference, and the presenter Ostrum said: This is the most powerful Laptop notebook computer we have ever had.
The new Surface Laptop has also received an upgrade in design. The border of the new-generation Surface notebook is thinner, the display corners are rounded, and the keyboard panel has also been updated, equipped with a larger haptic touchpad made by Sensel. The notebook computer's ports have also been improved, including one USB-A, two USB-C, one audio jack and SurfaceConnect.
Screen: 13.8 inches / 15 inches
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite / X Plus
Memory: 16GB / 32GB
Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB SSD
Network: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3
Color: Platinum, Blue, Black, Dune Color
13.8 inches and 15 inches in two specifications, 4 colors
The device still has two sizes, namely 13 inches and 15 inches of screen. However, compared to the Surface Laptop 5, the display of the 13-inch model has slightly increased, from 13.5 inches to 13.8 inches, thanks to the narrower bezels, and the 15-inch model is still 15 inches.
AdrienneBrewbaker came on stage to demonstrate the latest Surface Laptop and said: The new Laptop has been redesigned with stylish lines and thin bezels. There are two screen sizes of 13.8 inches and 15 inches and four new colors to choose from.
This new notebook computer is more than 80% faster than the previous-generation product. On the stage, it said it is 86% faster than the Surface Laptop 5.
The battery life of the new Copilot Plus Surface Laptop computer exceeds that of the MacBook Air, with local video playback lasting up to 22 hours, and it also supports Wi-Fi 7.
The display screen of this Surface notebook computer adopts HDR and Dolby Vision IQ technology. The front camera is built into the bezel. Haptic touchpad.
In this image processing task, the Surface Laptop runs faster than the MacBook Air. It runs almost twice as fast as the MacBook Air, while still maintaining my work efficiency and battery life.
Adobe's flagship applications will launch native ARM64 versions on Copilot Plus PCs. Photoshop, Lightroom, Firefly and Express are now available. Illustrator and PremierePro will be launched in June or later.
Microsoft said that the new Surface Laptop will start accepting reservations today and is expected to start shipping next month. The device will come pre-installed with Windows 11 24H2 version, but many Copilot+AI functions can only be used when the 24H2 is widely promoted later this year.
Microsoft Build 2024 Developer Conference Special