The Surface Laptop is a laptop designed and produced by Microsoft, part of the company's Surface line of personal computing devices.
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History
Surface Laptop was announced at the #MicrosoftEDU event by Microsoft on May 2, 2017, alongside Windows 10 S and an updated version of Surface Arc Mouse that includes a large capactive surface. It was available for a pre-order on the same day and began shipping on June 15, 2017.
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Features
Software
Surface Laptop models ship with Windows 10 S, a feature-limited edition of Windows 10 with restrictions on software usage; users may only install software from Windows Store, and system settings are locked to only allow Microsoft Edge as the default web browser with Bing as its search engine, since third-party web browsers using custom layout engines are banned from Windows Store.
The device may be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro for a fee to remove these restrictions. For a promotional period ending December 31, 2017, this upgrade will be free to those who purchase the Surface Laptop.
Hardware
The Surface Laptop is the 5th addition to Surface lineup, following the Surface Pro, Surface Hub, Surface Book, and the Surface Studio. Unlike the other products, the Surface Laptop is aimed toward students. Microsoft claims a 14.5 hour battery life when running Windows 10 S, but testing suggests that the battery can be depleted to 50% in just 2.5 hours. It comes in four colors: Platinum, Graphite Gold, Burgundy, and Cobalt Blue as advertised.
It has a 13.5 inch "Pixel Sense" Display at 2256 × 1504 using a 3:2 aspect ratio. It features a 10-point touch screen along with Surface Pen support. Unlike other ultra-portables by Microsoft, this does not feature any sort of detachment mechanism from the keyboard.
The Alcantara fabric used for the interior is prone to getting dirty very quickly and being difficult to clean.
The Surface Laptop uses 7th generation "Kaby Lake" processors, with both Intel Core i5 and i7 variants. It uses Intel HD Graphics 620 on the Core i5 version, while the Core i7 model uses Intel Iris Plus 640.
Three system memory options are available at purchase: 4, 8, and 16 GB and three SSD options: 128, 256, and 512 GB. These cannot be upgraded in the future. The SSD has a transfer speed of 110.6 MBps, which is quite slow when compared to its competitors.
The Surface Laptop cannot be opened without destroying it, making it impossible to repair by anyone except Microsoft. It has a battery capacity of 45.2 Wh.
Timeline
References
External links
- Official website
- Introducing Microsoft Surface Laptop on YouTube
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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