Microsoft: new Surface models on October 12

Microsoft will present several new Surface models on October 12, 2022. This will take place at an online event.

The software giant has focused more and more on hardware in recent years. We have seen this before in the field of Xbox game consoles, mobile phones, even their own, rather expensive but very good VR set (the glasses HoloLens), and also more and more PCs.

Microsoft Surface, model computers for Windows

For Microsoft, the Surface platform can be compared to the role that the Google Pixel phones play for Android. In principle, new Windows versions are tested on these devices so that Surface devices can work most smoothly with Microsoft Windows.

At the moment, this mainly concerns tablets and laptops that look fairly standard, but often have some handy gadgets or a striking form factor.

Expected changes in the new Surface models

So, on October 12, Microsoft will introduce some new models in this series, the Surface Pro 9 and the Surface Laptop 5. The Pro 9 will be offered with, at your choice, Intel or ARM processors, which will basically mean the end of the X line. . The colors are also a bit more cheerful than silver and subdued black, with devices tinted green and blue. The models with 13.5-inch screens are joined by a larger variant with a 15-inch screen.

20-30% faster

Compared to last year’s models, the hardware is 20-30% faster. Also, the RAM will indeed be up to now apparently up to 16 GB. In general, business users are less demanding in terms of memory and processing power than gamers and graphic designers, but here too you see the trend towards heavier software and therefore more powerful hardware to keep it running smoothly.

The presentation It is suspected that it will now be kept online again, even though the corona epidemic is on its way back.