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Microsoft May Be Developing a 12-Inch Surface Laptop Priced at Around 1,190 AZN
Microsoft is reportedly developing a more affordable 12-inch Surface Laptop. The new laptop is expected to be priced close to the $700 (about 1,190 AZN) MacBook Neo. There are many laptops on the market that cost less than $1,000 (1,700 AZN). With this device, Microsoft could fill the gap between expensive Surface models and low-cost laptops.
Most current Surface computers cost at least $1,000. For example, the new-generation 12-inch Surface Pro starts at $1,150 (about 1,960 AZN). The Flex Keyboard is sold separately for $150 (about 260 AZN). This means the new device could be one of the most affordable traditional laptops in the Surface family. An unreleased ARM-based AMD processor is being considered for the new Surface Laptop. According to previous reports, the chip will have 6 cores, powerful graphics, and an NPU. An NPU is a dedicated component that accelerates artificial intelligence computations. Other low-cost laptops more commonly use Intel Wildcat Lake and previous-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. To keep the price low, the laptop is expected to have 8 GB of RAM. Although this amount of memory is considered low for the current Windows 11, Microsoft is working to make the system interface use less memory. The company may also use a haptic touchpad that responds to touch with vibrations instead of a mechanical touchpad. Such a touchpad may be easier to use than conventional solutions. The reports emerged after the RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra went on sale last week. The entry-level version has an 18-core processor and 24 GB of RAM. It has 512 GB of internal storage. This version sells for $2,599.99 (about 4,420 AZN). The 20-core version is available with 128 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. It costs $5,899.99 (about 10,030 AZN). Delivery of the most expensive version has already been pushed back to the end of December. The 20-core N1X in the Surface Laptop Ultra delivers strong results when handling several tasks simultaneously. However, it falls 15-30% behind x64 systems in single-core tests. The 6,144-core Blackwell graphics component was about 25% faster than the M5 Max in on-device artificial intelligence tasks. Its gaming performance is on par with the RTX 4070 or RTX 5060. Cyberpunk 2077 was run at a resolution of 1440p. With frame generation enabled, it achieved 60 frames per second. The RTX Spark processor supports 128 GB of shared memory. Of that, 96 GB can be allocated to graphics tasks. Artificial intelligence models with 35 billion parameters run at a speed of 89 text units per second. Models with 120 billion parameters also fit entirely in memory. However, for models that fit within 24 GB of memory, a discrete RTX 5090 graphics card is 2.3 times faster. The Surface Laptop Ultra is therefore better suited to professionals who run large artificial intelligence models without sending data to the cloud.
Most current Surface computers cost at least $1,000. For example, the new-generation 12-inch Surface Pro starts at $1,150 (about 1,960 AZN). The Flex Keyboard is sold separately for $150 (about 260 AZN). This means the new device could be one of the most affordable traditional laptops in the Surface family. An unreleased ARM-based AMD processor is being considered for the new Surface Laptop. According to previous reports, the chip will have 6 cores, powerful graphics, and an NPU. An NPU is a dedicated component that accelerates artificial intelligence computations. Other low-cost laptops more commonly use Intel Wildcat Lake and previous-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. To keep the price low, the laptop is expected to have 8 GB of RAM. Although this amount of memory is considered low for the current Windows 11, Microsoft is working to make the system interface use less memory. The company may also use a haptic touchpad that responds to touch with vibrations instead of a mechanical touchpad. Such a touchpad may be easier to use than conventional solutions. The reports emerged after the RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra went on sale last week. The entry-level version has an 18-core processor and 24 GB of RAM. It has 512 GB of internal storage. This version sells for $2,599.99 (about 4,420 AZN). The 20-core version is available with 128 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. It costs $5,899.99 (about 10,030 AZN). Delivery of the most expensive version has already been pushed back to the end of December. The 20-core N1X in the Surface Laptop Ultra delivers strong results when handling several tasks simultaneously. However, it falls 15-30% behind x64 systems in single-core tests. The 6,144-core Blackwell graphics component was about 25% faster than the M5 Max in on-device artificial intelligence tasks. Its gaming performance is on par with the RTX 4070 or RTX 5060. Cyberpunk 2077 was run at a resolution of 1440p. With frame generation enabled, it achieved 60 frames per second. The RTX Spark processor supports 128 GB of shared memory. Of that, 96 GB can be allocated to graphics tasks. Artificial intelligence models with 35 billion parameters run at a speed of 89 text units per second. Models with 120 billion parameters also fit entirely in memory. However, for models that fit within 24 GB of memory, a discrete RTX 5090 graphics card is 2.3 times faster. The Surface Laptop Ultra is therefore better suited to professionals who run large artificial intelligence models without sending data to the cloud.