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Microsoft's Surface Laptop With Windows 10 S Leaks Ahead of New York Unveil (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: Microsoft is holding an event in New York City tomorrow, the core theme of which is "Microsoft in Education." It's widely expected that the company will be unveiling a new Surface Laptop device running a Windows 10 Cloud version OS. As it turns out, images of a new Surface laptop leaked to the web tonight portray very much that type of product, though it's not necessarily a budget machine. For starters, it has a 13.5-inch PixelSense display with 3.4 million pixels, which appears to retain the 3:2 screen ratio that we've seen with previous Surface-branded products. Given that this is a laptop, there's no detachable keyboard here. The display is permanently attached to the base and features an Alcantara-covered keyboard deck (the same material used on the Surface Pro 4's optional Signature Type Cover). It also appears the Surface Laptop will be available in four colors: Platinum, Burgundy, Cobalt Blue and Graphite Gold. Other images of the machine show an SD slot, a single USB 3.0 port, mini DisplayPort and a headphone jack. Microsoft apparently hasn't equipped the machine with a USB-C port, unfortunately.
This bold assault on Apple's education market dominance will enable Microsoft to eventually control the mindshare of the crucial under 18 demographic. As the new blood matures and enters the workforce, Microsoft products like Windows and their many cloud-based services ll be uniquely situated to serve the next generation of technology professionals.
Wall Street will certainly reward this with higher share prices, and C-level execs will earn their well-deserved wealth. Kudos to Microsoft!
... or Microsoft's hardware group is.
Which is it?
I wonder if there is an argument to port Wine to UWP so it can revert some of the brain damage for people stuck with one of these devices.
I'd hazard a guess it's more an issue that Type-C isn't anywhere near as common as Type-A yet when it comes to peripherals. This thing only has a single USB port (seriously?), and a single Type-A is going to be far more useful than a single Type-C. I have a laptop with A's and a C, but honestly haven't found a reason to buy a Type-C device bearing in mind I'd not be able to use a C device with my desktop machine without some sort of additional adapter.
Obviously the best solution would be one (preferably more than one) of each, but Microsoft apparently thinks a single port is sufficient.
From the title:
> "Microsoft's Surface Laptop With Windows 10 S Leaks"
Isn't that a feature of Windows 10 anyway? Or perhaps the surprise here is that one Microsoft product is working as intended?
3.4 Mpixel with 3:2 is something like 1500x2250. Remains to be seen (no pun intended).
As for only Universal Apps (BTW called just "Windows Apps" last time I checked, but I might be wrong as they are changing them periodically, remember Metro apps, W8-style, Modern Style, etc. ?) they (or were rumors?) said desktop apps could be installed, just that not "enabled" by default. It does look to be the normal Wintel ultrabook (of which we do have plenty).
It all depends on pricing and what's the quality overall, the screen, the keyboard (again the CLOTH keyboard?!) and so on.
Most educational purchases these days are strictly about price point these days. When Los Angeles school district dumped iPads after only two years it was obvious that the iPad was too fragile too expensive and developed too many legs that walked away. Chromebooks are durable, cheap, and provide basic web access with a well design management system. This new Surface would at lest have to meet these requirements to compete. Mac's are basically dead in all but the affluent school districts. Personally, if schools were smart they would implement using refurbished laptops that provide a value for districts and for the most part students don't need a current model PC's to handle educational material.
But type c is so fucking cool.
Leaked by the MS marketing department. Give it up MS. No one is buying your Surfaces.
It's microsoft's innovative take on chromebook... Does that mean that it reports mouse movements to a remote server with sub-pixel precision? Who cares how many megapixels it has, when it cannot be owned by anyone other them MS and their US-ian overlords. Screw that.
Does it already run Linux ?
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images of a new Surface laptop leaked to the web tonight portray
How exactly do all these "products-to-be" leak? They always "leak." What leaks exactly?
I have come to the conclusion that it's all part of an orchestrated campaign, for lack of a better way to explain it.
It could happen. But Microsoft better deal with the leaking issue. Some kid is gonna slip and fall on whatever is leaking out of those laptops! And the parents are gonna sue!!
Please tell me the laptop ships in a leather bound box and smells of rich mahogany.
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for it to be pitted against a slightly greater evil
And the crowd goes mild!
They have a headphone socket - cowards.
type c isnt popular because stupid manufacturers who only seem to put it on expensive slim machines and lose a currently more useful port for it.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
Clearly, Microsoft just doesn't have enough courage.
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Modern app appers know that only apps can app apps, and Appdows 10 Cloud only runs the appiest app apps, NOT LUDDITE software!
Apps!
Any chance Linux will work on this thing? Looks like a sweet terminal.
I remember them saying the same with Type A over PS/2 - no need to have USB, PS/2 is fine.
Sewage? Battery acid? All your personal information?
I'm guessing all three.
The only USB-C device I own is a Lumia 950XL.
Clearly Microsoft has the courage to do such things.
I'm betting this is more about BoM cost for a low-end device.
Most early adopters of the USB-C port will replace their PC before connecting a single USB-C device. And no, dongles don't count.
This is especially true for iPhone owners since phones are by far the most common USB-C devices.
It was also true that at the beginning of USB, there was no reason to rush into buying a PC without PS/2 ports. They worked just fine for keyboard and mouse. There was no real advantage in having 4 USB ports over 2 USB and 2 PS/2.
As it is a laptop - not only is there no detachable keyboard, but also the display is permanently attached to the base.
#DeleteChrome
Aka Firefox, DRM free media players,and other real Win32 applications. Just get a laptop with Windows 7 or Linux instead.
This looks a little like a technology demonstrator. Look for a Surface Book 2 incorporating some of the design stuff inside this to come out.
I love my Surface Pro 3, and just want a swype-like keyboard to make it perfect. That's all ):
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
Yeah, this is disturbing. It's as if Intel was asked to leave this alone so long as there was no civilian exploit found.
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
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Yes and it was a good thing to replace PS/2. There was just no rush to change. Ports were color coded (green and purple) so it was easy to plug the keyboard in the correct port. A smooth transition over a few years is the best thing to do when replacing ports.
n/t
Maybe it's just me, but those Type Covers don't seem like they're made of the kind of material you'd want on a school computer.
Who'd buy an expensive laptop? These days all you need is the latest apperating system!