Microsoft Bumps Up Its Smallest Surfaces to Snapdragon X2 Plus Processing
Microsoft is set to release new versions of its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch with a few performance tweaks. With the Surface Go and Surface Studio now end-of-life, the Surface lineup has contracted in recent years. Microsoft now sells the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, and the Surface Ultra is expected this fall.
- ▪Microsoft is set to release new versions of its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch with a few performance tweaks.
- ▪With the Surface Go and Surface Studio now end-of-life, the Surface lineup has contracted in recent years.
- ▪Microsoft now sells the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, and the Surface Ultra is expected this fall.
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| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 26 20:30:00 +0000 |
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Microsoft is set to release new versions of its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch with a few performance tweaks. With the Surface Go and Surface Studio now end-of-life, the Surface lineup has contracted in recent years. Microsoft now sells the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, and the Surface Ultra is expected this fall. In June, Microsoft upgraded last year's Surface Laptop and the 13.8- and 15-inch Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 Plus and X2 Elite chips. The 12-incher is now set to get the X2 treatment.
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