Microsoft 2021 autumn conference: Surface family ushered in the era of high refresh rate, say goodbye to the big black frame!

At 11 o'clock in the evening on September 22, Beijing time, Microsoft held the 2021 autumn hardware conference in the form of a live broadcast. At the meeting, Microsoft introduced a variety of products and accessories designed specifically for Windows 11, including Surface Pro 8, Surface Go 3, Ocean Plastic Mouse, Surface Duo 2, Surface Pro X, and Surface Laptop Studio. Equipment and accessories.

Five major hardware

Surface Pro 8

Surface Pro 8 is a product that combines the form of a notebook and a tablet. It is reported that Surface Pro 8 is specially built for the Windows 11 operating system. Its weight is 891g. It is equipped with an Intel 11th-generation quad-core processor. The computing speed is twice that of the seventh-generation. It uses a 13-inch PixelSense display with a narrower frame and maximum support. 120Hz refresh rate, with up to 32GB of RAM, battery life has also been upgraded from 10.5 hours in the seventh generation to 16 hours.

In terms of interfaces, Surface Pro 8 provides 2 USB 4.0 interfaces that support Thunderbolt 4 protocol, 1 3.5mm headphone jack, 1 Surface Connect interface, and Surface Type Cover interface for keyboard connection.

Surface Pro 8 is certified for Intel’s Evo high-end notebook platform, with pricing starting at $1099.99.

Surface Go 3

Surface Go 3 is the sequel to the cheap two-in-one notebook Surface Go 2. The screen is still a 10.5-inch touch screen, equipped with Intel 10th generation processors. Microsoft said that the chip upgrade makes the Surface Go 3 60% faster than its predecessor.

The device runs Windows 11, and the camera supports Windows Hello facial recognition. The price of this product is still starting at $399.99, the memory is divided into 4GB and 8GB, the storage space is from 64GB to 256GB, and the LTE version will be launched in the next few months.

Surface Pro X

Surface Pro X is equipped with the SQ1 or SQ2 processor jointly created by Microsoft Qualcomm and based on the deep customization of Snapdragon 8cx, ARM architecture, CPU frequency over 3GHz, integrated Adreno 680 GPU, Windows 11 supports native 64-bit emulation, and the new model is in terms of hardware Nothing has changed, except that Windows 11 is pre-installed on the operating system.

Unfortunately, Surface Pro X completely cancels the cellular network connection and only supports the Wi-Fi version, with a starting price of US$899.

Surface Duo 2

The appearance of Surface Duo 2 at the press conference is a bit surprising. After all, consumers are almost not optimistic about the Surface Duo generation. Software and hardware problems such as insufficient software adaptation, backward chips, poor battery life, and weak camera functions are all As a result, the Surface Duo generation cannot be recognized by the market.

The above-mentioned various problems of the Surface Duo generation also helped Surface Duo 2 to be improved more specifically. Surface Duo 2 is equipped with two 5.8-inch screens, which are 8.3-inches when unfolded (the first generation is 8.1-inch), and the resolution is 2688×1892. With the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip, it finally supports the 5G network, equipped with side fingerprint recognition, and the battery capacity is 4449 mAh.

In addition, the camera uses a three-camera configuration, and from the point of view of parameters, there is also a significant improvement, including 12 million pixels wide-angle main camera, 1200 pixels 2x telephoto and 16 million pixels 110 ° super wide-angle sub-camera.

Surface Duo 2 is equipped with 8GB RAM, up to 512G storage space and 4449mAh capacity battery. The whole machine weighs 284g and starts at US$1499.99.

Surface Laptop Studio

This new product known as "the most powerful Surface ever" can be said to be the blockbuster product of this conference.

Surface Laptop Studio is a new form device that combines the concepts of the Surface Book and Surface Studio product lines. It combines the performance of a desktop computer, the form of a notebook, and a tablet form that is more suitable for digital creation. The dynamic folding hinge (Dynamic Woven Under the influence of Hinge), Surface Laptop Studio can adapt to different usage scenarios by flexibly changing the screen angle and support points.

The Surface Laptop Studio is equipped with a 14.4-inch touch screen, and the same as the Surface Pro 8 is a PixelSense™ Flow display with a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz, with a resolution of 2400×1600, supporting Dolby Vision; the body interface includes 2 supporting Thunderbolt 4 USB 4.0 interface, 1 3.5mm headphone jack and 1 Surface Connect interface, up to 32GB LPDDR4x RAM, Intel 11th generation H35 i7-11370H processor, 2TB removable SSD storage and NVIDIA GeForce RTX™3050 Ti graphics are optional.

In addition, the Surface Laptop Studio top version has a theoretical battery life of 18 hours, a body weight of 1.82KG, and a 95W power adapter; the version equipped with Intel Iris Xe graphics and the 11th generation H35 i5-11300H processor has a theoretical battery life of 19 hours. , Weighs 1.74KG, and is equipped with a 60W power adapter.

Finally, Surface Laptop Studio is also the first Surface product with a built-in vibration motor in the precision touchpad. Users can get corresponding vibration feedback when using the touchpad for different operations.

The Surface Laptop Studio starts at $1599.99.

Two accessories

Surface Slim Pen 2

The new stylus Surface Slim Pen 2 has a flatter shape and can be placed directly into the groove of the new Surface Pro keyboard or continue to be attached to the side of the Surface Laptop Studio, allowing it to be charged and used at any time. When in use, the stylus will simulate the mechanical vibration of a real pen tip when writing on paper, and transfer the tactile sensation to the fingertip through the tactile receiver. Thanks to the redesigned nib, this new stylus also reduces latency and improves accuracy. The stylus is priced at $129.99.

Ocean Plastic Mouse

The environmentally friendly mouse launched by Microsoft and SABIC has a shell made of 20% recycled marine plastic and the packaging is 100% recyclable. Pricing is US$24.99.