All articles tagged with #surface laptop
Originally Published 1 month ago — by Kotaku
Microsoft is offering a significant Black Friday discount on its 15-inch Surface Laptop with a Snapdragon X Elite processor, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD, now priced at $999, highlighting its focus on AI-enhanced computing, long battery life, and high performance, making it a competitive option in the premium laptop market.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by 9to5Google
Microsoft has downgraded its Copilot feature on Windows to a Progressive Web App (PWA) powered by Microsoft Edge, removing its previous OS integration and system command capabilities. This change aligns Copilot's experience with Google's Gemini on Chromebooks and allows Microsoft to develop and optimize the app more flexibly based on user feedback.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Microsoft has showcased benchmarks and real-world tests demonstrating its new Qualcomm-powered Surface Laptop outperforming Apple's MacBook Air M3 in various aspects, including raw performance, real-world tasks, battery life, and AI acceleration. The Surface Laptop achieved higher scores in Cinebench and Geekbench multithreaded tests, completed video encoding tasks faster, and offered longer battery life in web browsing and video playback simulations. Additionally, the NPU in the Snapdragon X Elite processor showed superior AI acceleration performance compared to Apple's M3 Neural Engine.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Engadget
In the latest Engadget Podcast, hosts Cherlynn and Devindra discuss Microsoft's new Copilot+ AI PC initiative, which introduces standards for PCs with powerful neural processing units (NPUs). They explore the potential impact on Windows, similar to Apple's M-series chips, and review the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. Other topics include Scarlett Johansson's legal battle with OpenAI, Sonos' new headphones, the US DOJ's first AI-generated CSAM arrest, and Humane AI's search for a buyer.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by TechSpot
Third-party tests of the Snapdragon X Elite-powered Microsoft Surface Laptop show impressive performance and excellent battery life, confirming many of Microsoft's claims. However, the review was paid for by Microsoft, raising questions about its impartiality. The laptop outperformed other systems in multi-threaded performance and AI tests, but some results were not as groundbreaking as suggested. Independent reviews may provide a more accurate assessment.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Windows Central
Microsoft will announce the next Surface Pro 10 for business and Surface Laptop 6 for business at an event on March 21, 2024, featuring Intel Core Ultra processors. Consumer-focused Surface hardware will be unveiled later this year. The new devices will have internal refreshes and similar external designs to their predecessors. Expectations include anti-reflective screens, support for HDR content, ultrawide cameras, and a Copilot button on the keyboards. Consumer-focused Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 running on Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processors will be announced in May.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Digital Trends
Microsoft is offering Black Friday deals on their Surface Pro and Surface Laptop products. The best deal for the Surface Pro is on the Surface Pro 9 with 16GB of memory, 256GB of SSD storage, an Intel Core i5 processor, and the Surface Pro Keyboard, priced at $1,000 after a $540 discount. For the Surface Laptop, the best deal is on the original Surface Laptop Studio with an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory, 512GB of SSD storage, and an RTX 3050 Ti, priced at $1,800 after a $300 discount. Other deals are available for different models and configurations.