Microsoft tipped to give its Surface devices a major Intel refresh in 2025

Date:
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Description:
A new report outlines what Microsoft is planning for its Surface products across the next 12 months.

FULL STORY ======================================================================New Surface devices are on the way Intel and AMD chips could be involved Expect new products from March

Our Surface Pro 11 review and Surface Laptop 7 review will tell you we've
been very impressed with Microsoft's own-brand computers this year and it seems as though plenty more Surface products are heading our way in 2025.

A comprehensive leak from Windows Central outlines what's next for Microsoft Surface. We're apparently getting new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models
in 2025, both with Copilot+ PC branding and Intel Lunar Lake CPUs inside ( as previously rumored ).

These will be the first Intel-powered Surface computers with the AI-centric Copilot+ PC branding following on from the Qualcomm-powered models mentioned at the start as Lunar Lake brings with it the necessary neural processing architecture.

Don't expect too much to change in terms of the aesthetics though. Microsoft is likely to stick with the current designs for the Surface Pro and the Surface Laptop in 2025 and beyond, according to the Windows Central report. A new mystery device The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Image credit: Future)

Some other tidbits: the new Surface Pro and Surface Studio will get anti-reflective screens (unlike the most recent versions), a card reader option will be available, and we may even see 5G on the Surface Laptop for
the first time.

The Surface Laptop Studio is getting a 2025 refresh as well, it seems. Intel or AMD chips could be used here, but again the Copilot+ PC branding will be used. According to insiders, a 16-inch version is being mulled over at Microsoft.

A new 11-inch Surface device is in the pipeline as well, the report says, to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset though it's not clear what the form factor will be. Finally, a new Surface Dock is also rumored to be on the way.

We can expect these new products to start appearing from the first quarter of 2025, Windows Central says, so that's March at the latest. Plans and
schedules can of course change, but it looks like 2025 will be a fun year for Microsoft Surface fans. You might also like Lunar Lake is ready to save Intel Microsoft Surface Go 3 review Windows 11 upgrades step up



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/microsoft-tipped-to-give-its-surface-devic es-a-major-intel-refresh-in-2025


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