Tuesday, May 2nd 2017

Microsoft Announces the New Generation Surface Laptop

Earlier today, we shared our vision for empowering today's students and teachers to create the world of tomorrow. This is a vision that resonates deeply with us on the Surface team because it taps directly into why we created Surface - to empower people to bring their ideas to life. To bring hardware and software together to transform the way people learn and create. This is what Surface has always been about. We built Surface Laptop to do two things: refresh the classic laptop form factor that our customers, especially college students, have been asking for; and make a Surface that works seamlessly to showcase the best of Windows 10 S.

The result is the most personal and balanced Surface we've ever made. This Surface perfectly blends fabric and function, power and portability, beauty and performance. It does all of this without compromising on the things we know are important to higher education students: battery life, display quality, storage, and portability.
The best of Surface
When you look at Surface Laptop you see will see how it brings together the best innovations from across the Surface family. People love the Surface Pro because we removed the need to carry two devices by putting a kickstand on it, to make them even more productive. It's simple, but it's also the most versatile and mobile laptop we've ever made. With Surface Book, we made a performance beast, with an incredible trackpad and typing experience. We built Surface Studio to remove the barriers to creating, to give people the ability to immerse themselves in their ideas: we engineered a floating sheet of pixels. And with Surface Dial we designed a new tool for creators that with integration across Windows apps, brings new experiences to life.

Thinner, lighter, faster.
At 2.76lbs and 14.47mm at its thickest point, no other laptop this light and thin* can match the sleek design, power, performance, and battery life of Surface Laptop.

You can open this Surface with just one finger and see the brilliant 13.5" PixelSense Display, made with edge-to-edge Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It's the thinnest LCD touch screen display on any laptop.

This screen has 3.4M pixels with every pixel color calibrated to give you a vibrant and immersive canvas that draws you in and keeps you focused and engaged.

We haven't compromised on performance to bring you this display quality. Surface Laptop comes with a 7th Generation Intel Core processor and even as light and thin as it is, up to four more hours of battery power than a 13" MacBook Pro.

You don't always need to bring a charger with you to class, or discussion, or study group because Surface Laptop has up to 14.5 hours of battery life**. And the Alcantara-covered keyboard and soft palm rest give you a new level of typing comfort during those long days. When the work is done and it's time to relax, you can watch 14 episodes of your favorite TV show in one sitting, without ever plugging in.

We've also worked across Windows and Surface to optimize battery life when you're not using your laptop. So you can you can go away for vacation and pick up right where you left off when you return.

Beautifully crafted
We know that in addition to performance and battery life, students want something they are proud to carry. This is why Surface Laptop's approach to material and color is personal, it reflects you. With Surface Laptop, we created a warm and human experience, moving the technology into the background.

Some of this personal feel comes from our investment in color:
  • Platinum is the Surface core, our heritage color. Anodization gives it new depths and life. It continues to make a timeless and bright statement.
  • Graphite Gold is the ultimate neutral. The shimmer in the metal and material bring a comforting glow.
  • Cobalt Blue has the depth you see in the sea or sky. It's a color inspired by nature and feels bright yet natural.
  • Burgundy's elegance stands out. The color shifts from soft rose to deep red as you move from day to night or from inside to out.
The anodized metal on the outside feels smooth and cool while the inside Alcantara material feels soft and warm. The appearance of these together creates a harmony of color, showcasing a unique richness and depth. We've taken great care to make the materials not only functional but also provide tactile familiarity, and by design, Alcantara resists spills and absorption and is easy to clean.

The Best of Windows and Office
Surface Laptop is made for and powered by Windows 10 S. The hardware and software are blended so flawlessly you can't tell where one ends and the other begins. And for a limited time, Surface Laptop comes with an offer for one-year subscription to Office 365 Personal and 1TB of free storage on OneDrive, giving you full access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

All your documents will be protected, secure, and stable. You won't have to worry about losing a paper again because everything will automatically save to the cloud, and Windows 10 S means your Surface is always up to date providing superior performance and streamlined security.

Every app in the Windows Store is verified for security by Microsoft so you get an experience you can trust. And we're adding new apps every day. Spotify will come to the store early this summer with new experiences that will light up on Surface including using the Surface Dial***** to run your Spotify playlist.

If you need to use an app that isn't in the Windows Store, in just a few clicks can go to the Windows Store and switch to Windows 10 Pro. But you shouldn't. This device, this OS, they're made for each other, and together they offer so much. It's everything you love about Windows, Office, and Surface, made pure and elegant in an unbelievably thin and light package.


Surface Laptop starts at $999 USD and will be available beginning on June 15th.
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10 Comments on Microsoft Announces the New Generation Surface Laptop

#1
Camm
$999 USD for a laptop running Windows 10 S is a bit rich.
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#2
erixx
I expected a "low load" version of Windows for low end specs devices. I installed Win 10 on my Surface 3 (non pro) and man is it slow...
Aparently "S" is normal windows and can be upgraded for 50 bucks to Win Pro.
I expect a little hack to let you install "non shop" programs on day 1.
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#3
SL2
Anyone who buys one this year will be able to upgrade to Pro for free, according to windowscentral.
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#4
silentbogo
Jesus, at this price point even an overpriced Dell XPS 13 looks like a steal...
A $1000 "winbook" for students my ass.
Available for pre-order now, and the base model comes with 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-laptop/overview

What's even funnier, is that you can't even pick your color for the base $999 model.
erixxAparently "S" is normal windows and can be upgraded for 50 bucks to Win Pro.
At least new Surface users will have this option:
microsoft.comPrefer to run non-Store apps? Easily switch to Windows 10 Pro for free until Dec 31, 2017.
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#5
Boatvan
I work IT in a larger school district. I can tell you, this is not a feasible price for a student device. I don't think this can compete with the stranglehold the chromebook has on this niche. We just ordered approximately 1500 chromebooks for students over the summer. If we were to pay the base price, it would be well over 1.5 million bucks. Yes, you get the basic windows functionality, but chrome OS is best because we are a Google Apps For Education district anyhow.

On the flipside, the administrators and principals in my district are currently getting Surface Pro 4's. This could be a great alternative. We tried ultrabooks with docks but those were "Too heavy" for them :laugh:.
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#6
Caring1
BoatvanOn the flipside, the administrators and principals in my district are currently getting Surface Pro 4's. This could be a great alternative. We tried ultrabooks with docks but those were "Too heavy" for them :laugh:.
Administrators and Ultrabooks, there has to be a joke in there somewhere about one of them being thick :roll:
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#7
Camm
BoatvanI work IT in a larger school district. I can tell you, this is not a feasible price for a student device. I don't think this can compete with the stranglehold the chromebook has on this niche. We just ordered approximately 1500 chromebooks for students over the summer. If we were to pay the base price, it would be well over 1.5 million bucks. Yes, you get the basic windows functionality, but chrome OS is best because we are a Google Apps For Education district anyhow.

On the flipside, the administrators and principals in my district are currently getting Surface Pro 4's. This could be a great alternative. We tried ultrabooks with docks but those were "Too heavy" for them :laugh:.
HP and Dell have announced ones around the $250 mark.
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#8
simlariver
This is more expensive than a thinkpad X1 Carbon 5th gen base specs.
And the X1C comes with W10Pro...

Unless these are perma-discounted they will be hard to sell, windows store is full of crap software.
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#9
silentbogo
simlariverwindows store is full of crap software
I call it "crapletware" :D
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#10
lexluthermiester
Camm$999 USD for a laptop running Windows 10 S is a bit rich.
Agreed. If it were 10Pro that would be something.
silentbogoI call it "crapletware" :D
Right. The Windows store simply doesn't have anything on the Apple and Google store. Even the games section is lacking.
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