Microsoft Surface Pro 12, Surface Laptop 13 Unleash Snapdragon X At Great Prices

Turns out that recent leaks suggesting that new Surface hardware was on the horizon were right on the money. How so? Microsoft today unveiled a couple of new Surface models, including the Surface Pro, 12-inch and Surface Laptop, 13-inch. They're powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon hardware, they boast long battery life, and they're somewhat aggressively priced.

Pictured above is a render of the new 13-inch Surface Laptop, which Microsoft says it is thinnest and lightest Surface Laptop model to date. Microsoft also pitches that the latest iteration is "built for performance and enhanced with the power of AI."

That claim is largely rooted in the inclusion of Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips. Qualcomm's been on a mission to challenge x86's dominance (and by extension, AMD and Intel) with its Arm-based silicon infused with neural processing unit (NPU) smarts to deliver AI-powered Copilot+ experiences. To some extent, it ...