It’s that time of year when major tech corporations deliver their latest and most important news ahead of the holiday season. Apple unveiled its iPhone 15 and new Apple Watches last week, Amazon is expected to unveil new Echo devices on Wednesday, and Microsoft is hosting a “special” event. “event” on Thursday, where we’ll likely see new Surface laptops and perhaps an update on their AI efforts.
Hardware rumors about Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Laptop Go 3, and Surface Go 4.
WinFuture reports that the Surface Laptop Studio 2 will feature a brighter display, a 13th Gen Intel “Raptor Lake” chip, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU. It will be the first Surface device with 64GB of RAM.
In our 2021 review of the Surface Laptop Studio, we found that it’s packed with cutting-edge features and stated that it “portends a new generation of laptops for artistic professionals skilled in writing with pen. “However, the functionality left much to be desired.
As for the Surface Laptop Go 3, XDA-Developers predicts “more of an update than a proper update. “Also look here for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, 4GB of memory, and a 128GB SSD in the basic edition of Surface. Go 2 laptop. You most likely have a 12th generation Intel Core i5.
The Surface Go 3 didn’t compete with Chromebooks and iPad when we tested it, though we called it the cheapest Windows 2-in-1 tablet. According to Windows Central, the Surface Go 4 probably isn’t much different. of the previous version, but, as expected, it will feature a more rugged processor and will come with “an updated internal design with replaceable parts and UFS storage. “
This may be more expensive as Microsoft ditches the edition with 4GB of RAM for just the 8GB edition, says Windows Central. And despite rumors about an ARM-based Surface Go 4, this 2-in-1 will run an Intel N200 chip. .
Recently, Microsoft has invested heavily in AI, from massive investments in manufacturer ChatGPT OpenAI and its own Bing AI chatbot to features like Copilot, an AI assistant designed to be smart enough to write emails, create PowerPoint presentations, and draft entire business proposals. According to Windows Central, Friday’s occasion will include a discussion “about how Windows AI can be improved with compromised hardware,” and we may see AI features for Photos, Paint, and the snipping tool.
In short, you can’t. At least, not to live. The Microsoft event begins at 10 a. m. ET on September 21. It may not be livestreamed, but you can watch a replay starting at 1 p. m. ET. Y. PCMag will be available to bring you all the news on the go.
Someone who probably wouldn’t be there? Panos Panay, who recently announced his departure from Microsoft after 19 years. He most recently served as executive vice president and chief product officer, and has become a regular fixture at Surface events, where his presentations took a dramatic turn. Since he reportedly left Microsoft for Amazon, he’s unlikely to be up to par this week by making a song praising the Surface and other Microsoft products.
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I covered generation politics in Washington, D. C. for the National Journal’s Technology Daily, where my work included state-level tech news and every congressional hearing and FCC meeting I could handle. After moving to New York, I covered the Wall Street business generation. at Incisive Media before moving on to client generation and PCMag. I now run PCMag’s news policy and manage our hands-on content.