Microsoft was right about one thing back in April. The company said it was confident that its upcoming Arm-powered Windows laptops would beat the performance of the M3 MacBook Air.

That means the Microsoft Surface Pro with Snapdragon X Plus comes in at $799 and up, while the Surface Laptop will start at only $899. This is a step below the existing Snapdragon X Elite models.

Microsoft launched the new Copilot+ versions of the Surface Pro (2024) and the Surface Laptop (2024) with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processors inside, packed with AI power.

Microsoft The new Intel-powered laptops are available in the same 13.8-inch and 15-inch form factors as the Snapdragon-based versions, with the same selection of ports (two USB-C/USB4, one USB-A 3 ...

The move follows the rebranding of Microsoft's Surface line of tablets and laptops as Copilot+ PCs last year. That was a bizarre decision in itself, akin to releasing a computer in 1983 and ...