Microsoft has held a presentation event in New York City to announce the renewal of its most important laptop lines. The Surface Laptop and Surface Pro have received a slight facelift, as well as 8th Gen Intel Core processors. In this vein, the new Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 will hit the market from October 16 of this year  and with an additional black edition with a matte finish. Without anything else to say, let’s meet the new Microsoft laptops:

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2: Microsoft announces new Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 

The revamped Surface Laptop 2 is 85% more powerful on paper than the previous generation and uses the thinnest LCD panel ever seen in a touch laptop. Like its predecessor, the computer has an aluminum frame and Alcantara upholstery for the touchpad. The display doesn’t change much either, employing a 13.5-inch panel  with a resolution of 2256 x 1504 pixels and a 3: 2 aspect ratio. 

Where we can see changes is in the hardware, since not only the generation of Intel processors has been updated, but also that the amount of RAM memory has doubled. In this sense, the Surface Laptop 2 is presented with an  Intel Core i5-8250U or i7-8550u processor (Configurable when ordering ). The RAM is 8GB this time at least, but it can also be purchased with 16GB if the user so wishes. SSD storage options range from 128GB to 1TB maximum.

Microsoft ensures that the battery life is up to 14.5 hours with moderate use thanks to the more efficient processor. However, a USB Type-C connection has not been included and options are limited to a single USB 3.0 port and Mini DisplayPort, which is likely to disappoint many users.

Microsoft Surface Pro 6

Microsoft’s laptop / tablet hybrid is catching up as well, adding not only a sleek matte black colorway, but also adding a new improved cooling system alongside the previously mentioned 8th Gen Kaby Lake Intel Core CPU.

The  12.3-inch pixelsense display with a resolution of 2736 x 1824 pixels is  n’t much of a change, but the hardware has been updated. You can choose between an  Intel i5-8250u or i7-8550u CPU , as well as between 8GB or 16GB of DDR4 RAM with the following SSD storage options: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB. 

Although Microsoft does not specify the capacity of the battery, it assures us that the Surface Pro 6 can offer up to 13.5 hours of autonomy with local video playback.

Again there is no USB Type-C connectivity, but among its additional features we can mention the following: 5.0MP front camera with Windows Hello facial recognition , 8.0MP rear camera with auto focus and 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio technology.

Availability and price of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6

The Surface Laptop 2 arrives for a price of $ 999 dollars (867 euros) in its base version, while the Surface Pro 6 will cost $ 899 dollars in its initial configuration (780 euros). Both teams will go on sale from October 16 and their pre-sale has already begun.