Microsoft announces new Surface Laptop 7th Edition with Snapdragon X Elite processor, 600-nit HDR display and more

At a press event, Microsoft today announced the new Surface Laptop 7th Edition powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processors. This is the first time Microsoft is shipping a Surface Laptop product with an ARM-based processor. The new Surface Laptop 7th Edition can be configured with both the variants of Snapdragon X Elite processors to deliver great single threaded and multi-threaded performance without compromising battery life. In fact, the performance of this new Surface Laptop 6 rivals the M3-powered Apple MacBook Pros.

Highlights of Surface Laptop 7th edition:

• New industrial design with modern lines and thin bezels.
• Two sizes: 13.8-inch and 15-inch
• Four new colors
• 86 percent faster than the Surface Laptop 5
• Support for up to 3 4K monitors in addition to the laptop
• Haptic touchpad
• Up to 22 hours of local video playback
•  Wi-Fi 7 support
• Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision IQ
• AI-enhanced Studio camera
• Fast charging support
• 600 nits HDR display withs support for P3 color gamut

You can pre-order the new Surface Laptop 7th Edition here starting at $999. Microsoft today also announced the new Surface Pro 11th Edition, you can read about it here.