Microsoft Surface Event 2024 rumors: Surface Laptop 6, Surface Pro 10, and more expected

Microsoft's next showcase is a Surface event for business that will likely reveal to us a duo of AI PC  offerings in the form of the Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10. The event, expected to take place this coming Thursday (March 21, 2024), will also likely showcase a number of Copilot features available with Microsoft's first dive into the AI  PC landscape.

We've keenly observed and had the chance to review Surface devices for over a decade at Laptop Mag, from the original Surface Pro  to last year's Surface Laptop Go 3 . While it's a cliche to hear, this year's Surface event, with its "New Era of Work" tagline, has the potential to be one of the brand's biggest in recent years.

Far from hollow hype, the age of AI sees Microsoft in pole position when it comes to adoption of this tech, and this is the company's first chance to really showcase how it can impact our devices on a day-to-day level.

Coming off a rather lackluster showing in 2023  and with Surface Chief Product Officer Panos Panay having stepped down , Microsoft will, no doubt, be seeking to impress this time around. And, with a duo of AI PCs, Microsoft Copilot, and the potential of M3 Apple Silicon -crushing Qualcomm CPUs all expected to feature, it might well do so.

Microsoft's more traditional Surface laptop is set for a refresh in the Surface Laptop 6, looking highly likely to feature both Intel  and Qualcomm processor options, both of which touting powerful NPUs (Neural Processing Units)  for dramatically improved performance and efficiency when it comes to AI-related tasks.

On the Intel side of things, the Surface Laptop 6 is highly likely to include the chip manufacturer's "Meteor Lake" Core Ultra 5 and 7 processors backed by up to 64GB of RAM, which, according to Windows Central's Zac Bowden , Microsoft claim makes the device up to 50% faster than the Surface Laptop 5 .

For the Qualcomm model, the Surface Laptop 6 will reportedly house an ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite processor with up to 64GB of RAM in tow. Qualcomm's processor is currently stirring up considerable buzz after benchmarks appeared online that showcase results to rival Apple's M3 SoC  as found in the new 13-inch  and 15-inch MacBook Air .

Whichever chipset eventual Surface Laptop 6 owners go with, they can expect improved battery life, an additional USB-C port, a haptic touchpad, and the new dedicated Copilot shortcut key.

Business models of the Intel Surface Laptop 6 are expected to begin shipping in April 2024, with consumer models including the ARM-based Qualcomm SoC arriving in May and Intel models in June.

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