A product listing on reseller Expansys' website is a sign that the Pro may be available from a wider range of retailers and business hardware providers.Īs usual, questions about availability outside the US were met with the standard, simple, if frustrating response - " "coming soon'. The Surface Pro will be released in " all of our current retail partners" - Staples, Best Buy, and Microsoft's own stores - in the US, pointing towards the likelihood of a local launch that includes current local partners JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman. Other comments show that the Surface Pro's speakers are improved over the Surface RT's, a fix for unstable Wi-Fi is imminent, and that the team's main compromise for the system was in choosing an internal battery that fit in under the device's 2lb weight threshold. The team also defended the US$899 and US$999 prices of the tablet, noting that its target market was the user that "wants a MacBook Air and an iPad, but doesn’t want the weight or hassle of both devices". A keyboard of that design would simultaneously alleviate concerns about the fixed 26-degree lean-back of the Surface Pro's kickstand, and the device's mediocre battery life. It's also possible, given the downward-facing direction of the accessory connector, that a larger clip-on keyboard may include an articulated hinge to give the Surface Pro the same flexible screen adjustment of a standard Ultrabook laptop. These two comments point towards at least one, if not more, accessories designed to take advantage of the high-current pathways in the expanded accessory connector - almost certainly an expandable detachable battery pack, or a larger clip-on keyboard with an integrated battery slice. Those connectors look like can carry more current than the pogo pins, don't they?" "At launch we talked about the "accessory spine" and hinted at future peripherals that can click in and do more. This not-so-subtle hint towards an expanded range of accessories was joined by another comment asking about the Surface Pro's extended accessory spine pins: ".we haven't announced what they are for but they aren't an accident! When Reddit user irishchug asked about any plans for an external battery, or thicker keyboard cover with integrated battery, a Surface engineer responded: "That would require extending the design of the accessory spine to include some way to transfer higher current between the peripheral and the main battery. Our review of the Microsoft Surface RT tabletīeyond fielding the expected questions about the battery life of the Surface Pro, which has been criticised in the first wave of reviews from US technology publications like Anandtech, The Verge and ZDNet, the team also teased some information on future accessories and upgrades.You can change the processor to an i5-1035G4 or i7-1065G7, equip. Why no Surface Pro announcement for Australia is doubly annoying The entry-level Surface Pro 7 comes with a dual-core Intel Core i3-1005G1 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of SSD storage and costs 749.If nothing else, I applaud Microsoft's tenacity to keep tugging away at the strings of innovation I hope Apple is paying attention.Led by Microsoft general manager and 'Surface creator' Panos Panay ( the team discussed aspects of the Surface Pro's design, construction, and development process, responding to questions from Reddit users. Sure, Microsoft might miss the mark at times, as it did with the Surface Duo, but then it could remedy that with the Surface Duo 2. Meanwhile, Microsoft has moved from a somewhat dull software maker into a company that's now creating truly compelling hardware. But as it stands, the company that was once seen to be innovator seems stuck in iterative updates (check our our iPhone 13 review as an example of pure Apple iteration). However, that could all change with the MacBook Pro 2021, which is expected to have more ports, a new design and even a mini-LED display. Not that Apple couldn’t add more ports to its MacBooks, but Cupertino seems determined to stick with USB-C only, as if it’s afraid to backtrack. That’s a port selection MacBook Pro users can only dream of given their machines are limited to a brace or quartet of USB-C ports. The USB-C ports can even be used to support an external graphics card to deliver even more graphics grunt. Putting aside the unusual display design, the Surface Laptop Studio also sports both USB-A and USB-C connections, as well as a full-sized SD card reader. And it also shows Microsoft is willing to innovate with laptop design, despite the fact that we’re not lacking in laptop makers that could carry the wacky Windows laptop design on Microsoft’s behalf. But the Surface Laptop Studio is arguably one of the most elegant approaches to making a 2-in-1 device that doesn't have you awkwardly gripping keys when using it as a tablet. This isn't the first time we’ve seen such a laptop design the Acer ConceptD Ezel laptop also has such an easel-like screen.
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