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Microsoft’s (Slightly) Cheaper Surface PCs Now Sport a Surface Mouse, and It’s a Weird One

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Microsoft’s (Slightly) Cheaper Surface PCs Now Sport a Surface Mouse, and It’s a Weird One

Microsoft’s smaller-sized Surface PCs are back, and they’re looking to be the slightly more affordable option than the recent Intel laptops. And even though I appreciate a calming violet and ultra-black Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch, I can’t stop thinking about the new Surface Mouse that’s making me shiver as I wonder if the Windows maker has made a mouse as strange as Apple’s Magic Mouse.

The second-generation Surface Pro 12-inch is leaving the first-generation’s Snapdragon X platform behind and is welcoming the Snapdragon X2 Plus. That’s Qualcomm’s 6-core CPU meant to be a more-midrange chip than the Snapdragon X2 Elite.

The smaller Surface convertible tablet/laptop is now relying on a 12-inch LCD “PixelSense” display that maxes out at a solid 2,196 x 1,464 resolution with a 220 PPI (pixels per inch) pixel density. The base model comes with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. At least Microsoft isn’t trying to entice you with a bogus 8GB memory option.

No matter if you’re using it without a keyboard, you’ll probably appreciate the upgrade to a stated 500 nits of brightness. And—finally—Microsoft will make a version of its tiny tablet with 5G. The unfortunate thing is it now costs $1,150, $150 more than the previous model was at launch. It’s at least $350 less than the latest 13-inch Surface Pro. You still have to buy the keyboard and Slim Pen separately, even though Microsoft obviously wants you to use both with its convertible design.



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