Microsoft’s (Slightly) Cheaper Surface PCs Now Sport a Surface Mouse, and It’s a Weird One
Microsoft’s smaller-sized Surface PCs are back, and they’re looking to be the slightly more affordable option than the recent Intel laptops. And even though I appreciate a calming violet and ultra-black Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch, I can’t stop thinking about the new Surface Mouse that’s making me shiver as I wonder if the Windows maker has tried to copy the worst part of Apple’s Magic Mouse. The second-generation Surface Pro 12-inch is leaving the first-generation’s Snapdragon X platform behind and is welcoming the Snapdragon X2 Plus.
- ▪Microsoft’s smaller-sized Surface PCs are back, and they’re looking to be the slightly more affordable option than the recent Intel laptops.
- ▪And even though I appreciate a calming violet and ultra-black Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch, I can’t stop thinking about the new Surface Mouse that’s making me shiver as I wonder if the Windows maker has tried to copy the w
- ▪The second-generation Surface Pro 12-inch is leaving the first-generation’s Snapdragon X platform behind and is welcoming the Snapdragon X2 Plus.
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Microsoft’s smaller-sized Surface PCs are back, and they’re looking to be the slightly more affordable option than the recent Intel laptops. And even though I appreciate a calming violet and ultra-black Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch, I can’t stop thinking about the new Surface Mouse that’s making me shiver as I wonder if the Windows maker has tried to copy the worst part of Apple’s Magic Mouse. The second-generation Surface Pro 12-inch is leaving the first-generation’s Snapdragon X platform behind and is welcoming the Snapdragon X2 Plus. That’s Qualcomm’s 6-core CPU meant to be a more-midrange chip than the Snapdragon X2 Elite.
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