🌟 Microsoft Surface Updates: Reasons not to miss this new version.

Surface Laptop (7th Edition) and Surface Pro (11th Edition) for Business from Microsoft.

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(Microsoft's naming scheme isn't entirely consistent, as its documentation refers to the latest Surface Pro as both Surface Pro for Business and Surface Pro for Android.) Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2) as Surface Pro 11th Edition for Business. Microsoft also calls its Snapdragon version Surface Pro for Business, 11th Edition.)

Copilot+ PCs, but from Intel

The important thing is that these two new devices have received the Copilot+ designation. Both the new Pro and the Laptops use Core processors Ultra 5 236V and Core Ultra 5 238V, with an NPU capable of 40 TOPS; and the Core Ultra 7 266V and 268V, which offer 48 TOPS. Microsoft defines 40 TOPS as the minimum requirement for the Copilot+ designation, allowing users to utilize Copilot-specific features. artificial intelligence from Windows. 🤖

Nancie Gaskill, the general manager of Microsoft’s Surface business, said the new Pro and Laptop would be “variations” of existing Surface devices for business. “For business, we want to make sure that we’re giving customers choice, and so you’ll see that we offer both the Arm architecture and the x86 platform,” she told reporters during a call. 📞

Microsoft first launched its Copilot+ program for Snapdragon PCs, then extended the Support for AMD and Intel.

While laptops with Copilot+-qualified chips like the Intel Core Ultra 200 and AMD Ryzen AI 300 have already shipped, the three platforms are not equivalent; PCs with Snapdragon chips can use or at least test all of the AI-specific features announced by Microsoft, including the controversial Recall feature and improved composition and editing capabilities. Generative AI para aplicaciones de Windows como Paint y Photos. Recall se habilitó para PCs Snapdragon el 22 de noviembre. Los PCs Copilot+ con AMD and Intel chips have had to wait for an update, and got Recall and Click-To-Do in early December. The other features are not yet available. ⌛

Instead, Microsoft focuses more on Microsoft 365, rather than Windows itself, to take advantage of the local NPU. For example, with Microsoft 365 Copilot, users can dictate and/or handwrite on the Surface Pro, and Copilot will analyze and transcribe the notes, executives said. 📝

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop for Business is essentially the same as the previous Surface Laptop, featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip.

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The different timelines between the two processor platforms is something Microsoft’s Gaskill said will be addressed. “The first-party experiences we’re showing today are coming to all silicon platforms,” he said. “That said, there will initially be some differences in the timing availability of these features as we work to optimize the experience for each silicon. We’re working closely with our silicon partners to accelerate this development with the goal of achieving parity on these features for devices in the future.” 🔍

What's in the new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro for Business?

The new Surface Laptop delivers 26% faster performance for multitasking, twice the graphics performance, and up to 22 hours of battery life, Gaskill said, compared to the Surface Laptop 5, a 2022 device. 💪

Según las especificaciones de Microsoft, el nuevo Surface Pro (11ª edición) para Empresas incluye las mismas características que el Surface Pro existente. Puedes elegir entre dos modelos, uno con pantalla LCD y el otro con pantalla OLED. La opción OLED comes with an HDR display mode additional feature that is not available on the LCD model. 🎨

El Surface Pro tiene una pantalla de 13 pulgadas 2880×1920 que alcanza 600 nits (900 picos nits en modo HDR) y está protegido con Gorilla Glass 6. Las opciones de memoria incluyen 16GB o 32GB de RAM LPDDR5X, junto con almacenamiento SSD PCIe Gen 4 removible de 256GB, 512GB o 1TB. La tablet pesa 1.92 libras y mide 11.3 x 8.2 x 0.37 pulgadas, incluyendo una batería no revelada que ofrece hasta 14 horas de reproducción de video. La tablet cuenta con una cámara frontal de 1440p, una cámara trasera de 10Mpx y un par de puertos Thunderbolt 4 que complementan su conectividad Bluetooth 5.4/Wi-Fi 7. Recuerda que Microsoft removed the headphone port on the Surface Pro 9. 🎥

Microsoft is also promoting its security coprocessor Pluton, which complements the Trusted Platform Module. Pluton is not new; the security logic has protected the most recent Xbox Series X y S. Lo novedoso es que se utiliza Pluton en lugar de la tecnología vPro de Intel. 🔒

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Las versiones de 13.8 y 15 pulgadas del Surface Laptop (7ª edición) sí incluyen el jack de 3.5mm, además de contar con dos puertos Thunderbolt 4 y un puerto USB-A de 10Gbps. También hay una cámara web genérica de 1080p. La conectividad inalámbrica está proporcionada por Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. 🌐

The larger 15-inch Surface Laptop weighs 3.66 pounds and measures 12.96 x 9.41 x 0.72 inches; the smaller 13.8-inch model weighs 2.97 pounds and measures 11.85 x 8.67 x 0.69 inches. Physically, there are a few differences between the two: the 13.8 inch screen resolution is 2304x1536, while the larger 15-inch display is 2496x1664. Otherwise, both screens share the same specs: 1300:1 contrast ratio, Gorilla Glass 5, and support for Dolby Vision IQ. 📊

There is one more small difference between them: the larger Surface Laptop contains a microSDXC Express card reader and the option of an integrated smart card reader. 🏷️

Microsoft no abordó una pregunta sobre el futuro de su conector Surface, el pequeño conector magnético que puede transferir energía y datos. Microsoft ha optado por usar el conector solo para energía, transfiriendo datos a través del puerto Thunderbolt 4. ⚙️

Thunderbolt 4 is simply the certified name for Intel for USB4 port idéntico, de ahí que Microsoft haya nombrado a su nuevo Dock USB4 con ese nombre. El dock se conecta a cualquier laptop con un puerto compatible con USB4 (lo que excluye al Surface Laptop Studio y al Surface Studio 2+, según dice Microsoft) proporcionando 65W de potencia. Soporta dos pantallas 4K60, y cuenta con uno de sus dos puertos USB4/Thunderbolt 4 integrados, junto con un puerto HDMI 2.1. El dock de 4.7×2.4 pulgadas también incluye un puerto Ethernet gigabit y un puerto USB-A de 10Gbps. 🔌

The Microsoft USB4 Dock will be priced at $199.99 and will ship on February 18. 📦