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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!
I was about to ask for someone to convert the number of pixels to a usable quantity like Libraries of Congress, but I guess resolution will suffice.
As it is a laptop - not only is there no detachable keyboard, but also the display is permanently attached to the base.
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