Microsoft is refreshing its lowest-end Surface devices, the 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro, with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Plus processor featuring an 80 TOPS NPU, replacing the first-gen Snapdragon X Plus. Both machines launch October 13, priced at $1,199 and $1,149 respectively, with new black color options, brighter 500-nit displays, and the Surface Pro gaining optional 5G in enterprise models plus a new sketching app called Ink Canvas.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-23
Microsoft has updated its smaller Surface Pro 12-inch tablet and Surface Laptop 13 with new Snapdragon X2 Plus processors, keeping the same designs but adding brighter 500-nit displays. Prices have risen to $1,150 for the Surface Pro 12 and $1,199 for the Surface Laptop 13, up from sub-$1,000 launches last year, which the company attributes partly to rising memory costs.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-23
Best Buy is offering a limited-time deal on Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7X, a 14-inch laptop with a 2K OLED touchscreen, Snapdragon X2 Elite 12-core processor, 16GB RAM, and 1TB storage, for $1,000. The deal undercuts comparable Windows machines like Microsoft's Surface Laptop, which costs significantly more for less storage.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-18
A 2009 demo video of Microsoft's abandoned Courier prototype is drawing renewed attention for its resemblance to Apple's rumored iPhone Duo foldable design. The Courier featured dual screens with an integrated interface allowing users to drag content like photos between panels, a concept Microsoft shelved less than a year after unveiling it.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-10
CNET is inviting readers to complete a short survey rating their laptops on battery life, performance, software and value. The results, collected through September, will be used to compile a roundup of top reader-recommended laptops.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-01
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