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Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus

The Surface Pro 12-inch Second Edition comes in black, silver, or violet. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The smaller Surface devices retain the same design and hardware features from last year, with faster and more capable chips inside and higher price tags (thanks RAMageddon!). While the 12-inch Surface Pro started at $799.99 last year, it's debuting on October 13th at a starting price of $1,149.99. Likewise, the 13-inch Surface Laptop was originally priced at $899.99, but it's up to $1,199.99 this time around. There's no base 8GB model this time, causing some of the price increase, as both devices launch with a … Read the full story at The Verge.
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The smaller Surface devices retain the same design and hardware features from last year, with faster and more capable chips inside and higher price tags (thanks…
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