Microsoft is rumored to introduce several new Surfaces this fall, adding new members of the Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Laptop Go and Surface Go lines.
The next-gen Surface Go is expected to be the smallest and maximum of the bunch. But, according to Zac Bowden of Windows Central, it will bring a huge improvement in functionality over the previous-generation Surface Go 3 thanks to the transfer to an Intel. N200 processor chip.
The Intel N200 is a 6-watt, 4-core, 4-threaded processor on Intel’s Alder Lake-N architecture. 10100Y chips are used for Surface Go 3. . . and even greater gains in multicore performance.
Alder Lake-N chips are still very well placed as cheap, low-power chips for entry-level computers, so don’t expect them to compete with newer 15-watt-plus chips from Intel or AMD. But it’s still a big improvement for Microsoft’s cheaper tablet lineup. The Surface Go 3 costs lately a range of $400 to $680.
Earlier this year, Bowden reported that Intel is also running on a Surface Go-style with an ARM processor, but that pill appears to be on hold right now and it’s unclear if or when Microsoft will release it.
Shipping a tablet with an Alder Lake-N chip is probably a safer bet, as it will ensure some local compatibility with a wider variety of software without the need for CPU architecture emulation. And Bowden says that may also be especially important for this. This model, which Microsoft plans to market largely to advertising and education customers, who might not be able to move to Windows over ARM.
Another thing to expect from the next Surface Go? A device that is less difficult to repair. Microsoft has recently provided automatic repair guides and promoted official update parts for some Surface hardware. And Bowden says the purpose is to make all Surface products less difficult to repair in the future, making it less difficult to remove and update some internal parts.
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Too bad there aren’t N305. Me love those tablets, but it’s a shame that they have so little power.
If Windows on ARM has smart local functionality, the degradation of the functionality of running x86 apps is significant (Apple has demonstrated this, so I think the wait is reasonable) and the battery life (at least when running local apps) is noticeably longer, so you’d get a Surface Go with ARM.
Too bad the Go is the budget line, so I guess I’d have an even worse ARM chip than the most beloved ARM laptops that don’t perform very well anymore.
Sometimes I feel like Windows on ARM is just a chore for MS and Qualcomm (is exclusivity over yet?).
I when ARM vendors catch up with the functionality of Apple’s computer chips. No wonder the ARM edition is on hold. I feel that MS and Qualcomm are hindering the progress of Windows on ARM.
Anyway, I’m interested in the Intel version. Assuming you will have a 4G/5G option.
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