Microsoft has released the updated Surface Laptop (7th Edition) laptop and the Surface Pro (11th Edition) tablet for business. Contrary to earlier rumors, both devices retained their usual sizes. The tablet is offered with a 13-inch screen, and the new Surface Laptop, as before, in versions with 13.8- and 15-inch display. All devices received the latest Intel Core Ultra 200 (Lunar Lake) processors.
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Microsoft reported that later this year will release the 5G version of Surface Laptop based on Intel Lunar Lake. The company also presented today the new docking station Surface USB4 Hub, made in the design of the laptop. The novelty is connected to the latter through the USB4 connector. The cost of Surface USB4 HUB is $ 199.99. Her deliveries will begin on February 18. The cost of Surface Laptop (7th Edition) and Surface Pro (11th Edition) starts at $ 1499. They will also appear on sale from February 18.
New Surface Laptop (7th Edition) For Business and Surface Pro (11th Edition) FOR Business on the Intel Lunar Lake platform are offered with Core Ultra 5 236V (16 GB LPDR5X, ARC Graphics 130V) and Core) Ltra 5 238V (32 GB LPDDR5x, Arc Graphics 130V). These chips have a built-in and accelerator (NPU) with a capacity of 40 TOPS (trillion operations per second). The senior modifications received Core Ultra 7 266V chips (16 GB LPDDR5X, Arc Graphics 140V) and Core Ultra 7 268V (32 GB LPDDR5X, ARC Graphics 140V) with NPU neopuers on 48 TOPS. Thus, all versions meet the requirements of Copilot+PC.
Although the new items based on Intel Core Ultra 200V are qualified as Copilot+PC, their capabilities are inferior to models based on Qualcomm Snapdragon X, released last year, as well as laptops from other manufacturers based on AMD Ryzen AI 300. They allow you to use or at least test all new Microsoft AIFs, including controversial recall, as well as generative functions for creating and editing content in Windows applications-such as Paint and Photo. Recall became available on a PC with Snapdragon chips as early as November 22, 2024. In turn, the Copilot+PC systems based on AMD and Intel had to wait for the update, which added to them the support of Recall and the Click-to-DO function in December. The rest of the Ji-functions announced by Microsoft remains inaccessible to the X86 systems.
Instead, to assess the advantages of the presence of local NPU, Microsoft focuses on new Microsoft 365 Copilot AI function, and not on Windows itself. For example, using Microsoft 365 Copilot, users can dictate or generate text on Surface Pro, and Copilot will analyze and decipher notes.
According to Microsoft, the new Surface Laptop on Intel processors is 26 % faster in multitasking, and its graphic capabilities are half the higher than that of Surface Laptop 5, released in 2022 on the basis of 12-generation Intel Core processors. At the same time, the autonomy of the new laptop is up to 22 hours when playing a video from a local drive or up to 14 hours when working with web browsers.
The new Surface Pro (11th Edition) For Business based on Intel Lunar Lake is offered with two display options: IPS or OLED. The OLED version is characterized by improved color reproduction and support of HDR, which the IPS version does not have. The resolution of the 13-inch tablet screen is 2880 × 1920 pixels. It is declared brightness 600 KD/m² (900 KD/m² in HDR mode) and the Gorilla Glass 6 protective coating. As a constant memory, the planet offers the PCIe 4.0 NVMe 4.0 volume of 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB. The autonomy of the device is up to 14 hours. The tablet also received a webcam with a resolution of 1440p, a 10-MP camera on the rear panel, as well as a couple of Thunderbolt 4 (USB4) connectors, Bluetooth 5.4 and Wi-Fi 7 Support. There are no 3.5 mm audio output-the company refused it Even in Surface Pro 9.
Microsoft also indicates the availability of an integrated Pluton security bonus, paired with the TPM module (Trusted Platform Module). Pluton is not a new solution. This chip is used, for example, in the architecture of the security of game consoles Xbox Series X and Series S.
Both versions of the Surface Laptop (7th Edition) laptop with 13.8-inch and 15-inch screens are equipped with a 3.5-mm audio output, as well as a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports and one USB Type-A (10 Gbit/s). They also received webcams with a resolution of 1080p and support for Wi-Fi 7 with Bluetooth 5.4.
The younger version of the laptop is equipped with a screen with a resolution of 2304 × 1536 pixels, and a 15-inch version offers a display with a resolution of 2496 × 1664 pixels. For both, the contrast of 1300: 1, support for the Dolby Vision IQ and the Gorilla Glass 5. 15-inch version is equipped with a MicrosDXC Express memory reader and offers an optional smart cards reader.
The Surface USB4 HUB docking stations includes 65 W charging, two Thunderbolt 4 (USB4) ports with support for two 4K@60 displays, as well as the HDMI 2.1 connector, one USB Type-A (10 Gbit/s) and gigabit Lan .