Microsoft's deputy Copilot
In the event held in New York City on Thursday, Microsoft unveiled two supplements on the PC surface line. Both the new Surface Pro and Surface notebooks have obtained Copilot+ PC certification. The plan was announced in May 2024 that it aims to determine the business -centric device designed for the company's AI platform Copilot.
This is an interest that integrates Microsoft's AI playback to the Windows 11 experience. The new surface reaches the CES flood of the Copilot+ PC, including the PC of Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Copilot+specifically refers to the neural processing unit (NPU), which allows many functions on the device, such as real -time translation, super res, recalls and studio effects.
Both devices have Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) or Snapdragon X processor. Earlier this month, Qualcomm's plan held in CES revealed a plan to bring its 4nm Snapdragon chip to the mid -range system. Extending battery life and lower prices are the main advantages of processors and Intel options. In fact, compared with Intel's 22 hours, Qualcomm promises to use a single charging “multi -day”. However, the main trade-offs are the reduction of system performance
Copilot is the main focus of two configurations. For Snapdragon, this means an octagonal processor that is specifically designed to manage the NPU of AI workload. It is said that the second series Intel Core chip can provide 28 % CPU performance and 98 % graphics performance improvement.
Later this year, the corporate surface laptop will get 5G options for the first time. This connection is the key to combining local AI computing with cloud -based processing.
Most currently generate AI platforms than provided by consumer devices, and requires uninstalling workloads to remote servers. However, this week's Deepseek revealed that people can get lighter weight, and a more concentrated model can run on the device. The strategy of Chinese AI startups involves the “distillation” version of the R1 AI model that can run on laptops. Similarly, Apple will make its Apple Intelligence platform based on smaller models that can run locally.
Microsoft is obviously interested in providing more equipment AI experience. However, just like Apple Intelligence, many Copilot processes need more powerful hardware, rather than currently plug into a laptop. 5G is added to ensure that the copy of the remote server cannot be blank.
The Surface Pro of for Business has a 13 -inch display, with an OLED option and a built -in NFC reader to use the security key including Yubikey. Surface laptops offer 13.8 -inch and 15 -inch options.
Both Intel's core models start at $ 1,500. This is a $ 400 premium of the Snapdragon device, which is mainly for consumers, although it is clearly deployed as the business as needed. At the same time, the 5G version of the 5G version of the Surface notebook computer will be provided later in 2025. The pricing will be announced in the future.
The line also obtained a new USB4 wharf, with a price of $ 200. The hub has two USB-C, a USB-A, Ethernet and HDMI ports. It arrived with the surface laptop and surface professionals on February 18.