Overview
- Microsoft announced the refreshed Surface Pro 12‑inch and Surface Laptop 13‑inch at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit on Sep. 23, they are open for preorder and Microsoft says shipments begin Oct. 13.
- Both models use Qualcomm’s 6‑core Snapdragon X2 Plus and an 80‑TOPS Hexagon NPU, with company claims of faster Office performance, big graphics gains and much faster local AI inference.
- Microsoft set the baseline at 16GB RAM and 256GB storage, removed the 8GB entry configuration, and lists starting prices of $1,149.99 for the Surface Pro and $1,199.99 for the Surface Laptop.
- The Surface Pro ships preloaded with Microsoft Ink Canvas, a pen‑first AI workspace, and Microsoft also introduced a $79.99 haptics Surface Mouse with a customizable Copilot action button.
- Early hands‑on reports praise fanless sustained performance and cool thermals but flag trade‑offs such as a 60Hz laptop display, pen and keyboard sold separately, Windows on Arm compatibility checks, and a 5G option limited to commercial customers.