Microsoft announced a ton of products today.
Some were new, some were major updates, and some were minor refreshes.
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Microsoft significantly shrunk the bezels and fit an 11% larger display with a corresponding increase in resolution.
But perhaps the most important improvement is one you dont really see in a spec sheet: thermals.
Microsoft said it focused heavily on the tablets thermals to minimize throttling, something that often plagues portable devices.
Its hard to describe how cool the effect is, so Im glad to test it in person.
Basically, the stylus emits a very subtle vibration that resembles that of pen on paper.
Haptics aside, Microsoft says the pen is more precise and offers lower latency than its predecessors too.
Thats saying something, considering Surface devices already have some of the best stylus support around.
As on the Pro 8, the display goes up to 120 Hz and supports Dolby Vision HDR.
All this and Microsoft is still promising up to 18 hours of battery life for the top-specd configuration.
Now its trying to bring more accessibility to its PCs with something called the Surface Adaptive Kit.
They also now run at 90 Hz.
The gear comes in a neat new Obsidian black colorway, if grey isnt your thing.
It felt like, you know, what a $1,500 rig should feel like.
As before, the dual screens allow for easy multi-tasking with fewer of the durability concerns of flexible displays.
You get a Pentium Gold 6500Y on the low-end configuration and an Intel Core i3-10100Y on the higher-end models.
Storage also goes up to 256GB now.
And thats about it.
Theres nothing fancy about it; its a three-button Bluetooth mouse powered by a single AA battery.
Oh, and it also comes with an ocean theme for your desktop, which is nice.
Heres basically whats new:
And thats basically it.
Well have to wait until next year for spec boost, it seems.
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