At an event in New York on Thursday, Microsoft presented two additions to the superficial line of computers. The new surface and surface laptop also arrives with Copilot+ PC certification. Announced in May 2024, the program aims to identify devices focusing on businesses specifically designed for the Copilot AI platform.
It is an offer for the integration of Microsoft’s AI Play deeper into the experience of Windows 11. New surfaces arrive in a Post-Cs flood of Copilot+ PCS, including those by Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Copilot+ specifically refers to the inclusion of a Nervous Treatment Unit (NPU), which allows many features such as live translation, Super Res, Recall and Studio Effects to be performed on the device.
Both devices are transported either with an Intel Core Ultra processor (Series 2) or with a Snapdragon X processor. Earlier this month at CES, Qualcomm has revealed designs to bring 4nm snapdragon chip to medium -range systems. The extensive battery life and the lowest price point are the main advantages of the processor over the Intel option. In fact, Qualcomm promises to use “multi -day” in a single charge compared to Intel’s 22 hours. The main trade, however, is to reduce system performance – although the surface corporate VP Brett Ostrum tells Techcrunch that Copilot performance must remain largely unaffected.
Copilot is a big focus for both configurations. For Snapdragon, this means eight core processor with a dedicated NPU specially designed to manage the AI workload. The 2 Intel Core series chips, meanwhile, are said to offer up to 28% CPU and 98% Graphics Performance Boost.
Later this year, the laptop surface for businesses will get a 5G option for the first time. This connectivity is the key to a game that combines local AI calculation with cloud -based processing.
Most current AI genetic platforms require more resources than consumer devices can offer, requiring the workload to be unloaded on remote servers. But Deepseek Deepseek of the week has turned the projector back into lighter and more focused models that can run into a device. The AI Chinese Strategy includes “distilled” versions of the R1 AI model capable of running on a laptop. Similarly, Apple has based the Apple Intelligence platform on smaller models that can operate locally.
Microsoft is clearly interested in offering more AI experiences to AI. Like Apple Intelligence, however, many of the Copilot processes require more powerful material than it can be filled on a laptop. The addition of 5G is an offer to create a fixed level of connectivity to make sure that Copilot questions do not appear gaps in a failure to access remote servers.
Surface Pro for businesses features a 13 -inch OLED display and a built -in NFC reader to use security keys, including those from Yubikey. The surface laptop comes in 13.8 and 15 -inch options.
Both Intel Core models start at $ 1,500. It is a $ 400 premium against Snapdragon devices, which are mainly aimed at consumers – although they can obviously grow for businesses as needed. The 5G version of the surface laptop, meanwhile, will be available sometime later in 2025. The pricing for this will be announced later.
The line also gets a new USB4 dock, with a price of $ 200. The HUB has two USB-C, One USB-A, Ethernet and HDMI ports. It arrives on February 18, along with the surface laptop and the surface pro.
