Microsoft’s New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro Get Faster—and Way More Expensive
Microsoft has refreshed its Surface Laptop and Surface Pro lines with new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips, promising significant performance gains. However, the launch is marked by substantial price increases and reduced base storage configurations compared to previous models.
Why it matters
The shift highlights the rising costs of premium Windows hardware and the industry-wide transition toward ARM-based architecture in personal computing.
The Surface Laptop in Jade, and the Surface Pro in Dune. Courtesy of Microsoft Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Microsoft has announced some long-awaited updates to its Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices , both of which are being refreshed with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips. The company hasn’t given specific names to this new generation of devices, but this is technically the eighth-generation Surface Laptop and 12th-generation Surface Pro.
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