{"id":464245,"date":"2022-10-12T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=464245"},"modified":"2022-10-12T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:37:11","slug":"microsoft-launches-new-surface-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/464245-microsoft-launches-new-surface-devices.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft launches new Surface Pro, Surface Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has launched<\/a><\/strong> the latest generation of its Surface hardware, including the Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 2+.<\/p>\n

It also announced a slew of new Microsoft Accessories and creator tools in Microsoft 365, Edge, and Bing.<\/p>\n

The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 features a 2880 x 1920-pixel PixelSense Flow display with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, a 1080p front-facing camera, and a choice of 12th-gen Intel or Microsoft SQ 3 processors.<\/p>\n

The tablet is available with 5G connectivity, with these models being limited to Microsoft’s SQ 3 processor and 8GB or 16GB of RAM.<\/p>\n

Surface Pro 9 Intel-based models don’t have cellular connectivity but add a 32GB option to the RAM configuration choices.<\/p>\n

“In either case, you’re getting the same iconic Surface Pro form, great performance, all-day battery life and Secured-core capabilities,” Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

It also features Microsoft’s custom upgraded G6 chip for “optimal inking”.<\/p>\n

The Surface Laptop 5 is only Intel-based, giving consumers the choice of a 12th-gen Core i5 or 12th-gen Core i7 processor for the 13.5-inch model.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the 15-inch model is only available with Intel’s more powerful i7-1255U processor.<\/p>\n

It is available with a choice of 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage configurations.<\/p>\n

The 13.5-inch model features a 2256 x 1504-pixel display, while the 15-inch variation has a 2496 x 1664-pixel resolution.<\/p>\n

Microsoft said both the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 feature all-day battery life. It hasn’t announced South African pricing, but both devices start at $999 (R18,269, excl. VAT).<\/p>\n

The tech giant also launched its latest desktop-style Surface device \u2014 the Surface Studio 2+.<\/p>\n

Microsoft said the Surface Studio 2+ features 50%-faster CPU performance and improved graphics. It packs an 11th-gen Intel i7 processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU with 6GB of video memory.<\/p>\n

The Surface Studio 2+ is limited in configuration options, only offering one model with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. Pricing for the Surface Studio 2+ starts at $4,299 (R78,615, excl. VAT).<\/p>\n

Microsoft also launched several new creator tools \u2014 including Microsoft Create and Clipchamp \u2014 and Microsoft accessories.<\/p>\n

Surface Pro 9<\/h2>\n

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Surface Laptop 5<\/h2>\n

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Surface Studio 2+<\/h2>\n

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Now read: Lufthansa sows confusion with flip-flop on Apple AirTag ban<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has unveiled the latest models of its Surface Pro, Surface Laptop, and Surface Studio devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341076,"featured_media":464249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,15],"tags":[123,12647,81931,81929,54249],"class_list":["post-464245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","category-hardware","tag-microsoft","tag-microsoft-surface","tag-surface-laptop-5","tag-surface-pro-9","tag-surface-studio-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341076"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464259,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464245\/revisions\/464259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}