However, there's no longer an AMD option. The Surface Laptop 5 can be outfitted with Intel's 12th Gen Intel processors and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity. The latest models promise up to 50% better performance than their predecessors. The Surface Laptop 5 comes in 13.5' and 15' sizes.

The Surface Laptop 5 maintains the same thin design as the Surface Laptop 4 while promising improved performance across the board. Options include Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 By the way, for the first time, customers can pick the Surface Pro 9's exterior color. The SQ3 edition starts at $1,300 (8GB RAM/128GB storage) and ranges to $1,900. The highest-end Intel Surface Pro 9 is $2,600. The Intel-powered Surface Pro 9 starts at $1,000 with an Intel Core i5 chip, 8GB memory, and 128GB storage. The Intel Surface Pro 9 can have up to 1TB of storage, whereas the SQ3 model is capped at 512GB. The NPU allows for enhanced camera and audio features, including automatic framing, portrait background blur and a Voice Focus feature that removes background noise when speaking.īoth models start with 8GB of RAM, but the Intel version tops out at 32GB, and the SQ3 variant tops out at 16GB. The SQ3's new Neural Processing Unit has benefits on the software side. Only the Intel model supports Dolby Vision IQ, adding another wrinkle to the mix. The 3:2 displays have a 1200:1 contrast ratio. Regardless of the processor selection, both devices have the same dimensions and include a 13' PixelSense Flow Display with 2880 x 1920 resolution and 120Hz refresh rate support.

The processor choice is further complicated by the Intel machine, including Thunderbolt 4 ports, while the Arm-powered 2-in-1 supports 5G connectivity. On the other hand, Microsoft's in-house SQ3 chip includes a new Neural Processing Unit and offers up to 19 hours of battery life. Compared to the Surface Pro 8's Intel chip, Microsoft says the Surface Pro 9 with Intel offers about 50% better performance. Users can pick between an SQ3 Arm-powered processor and Intel's 12th Gen Core processors. The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 combines the Surface Pro X and Surface Pro lines and provides customers with choices for the device's processor and colors. At today's Microsoft Surface event, Microsoft announced three new Surface products and many new accessories.

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