Microsoft announced its latest premier two-in-one, the Surface Pro 8 , as part of a virtual event on Sept. 22 . The Surface Pro hasn’t …
Microsoft announced its latest premier two-in-one, the Surface Pro 8, as part of a virtual event on Sept.22. The Surface Pro hasn’t received a full update since Oct.2019 when the Pro 7 was introduced, which seems like eons ago, and even then it didn’t change much from the Surface Pro 6. Earlier this year, Microsoft did introduce the Surface Pro 7 Plus for Business. However, it has the same design as the Pro 7 but with 11th-gen Intel processors and Windows 10 Pro. There’s also the 13-inch Surface Pro X that uses a custom Arm-based chipset from Microsoft instead of an Intel processor. With Windows 11 on its way in October, though, this is a good time to update it inside and out, and that’s what we got. While the Surface Pro 7 is no longer in the lineup, you’ll still be able to buy one — likely at a discount — until retailers sell through their stock. Microsoft is keeping the Surface Pro 7 Plus around and will have a consumer version of it with Windows 11 Home for those who want a « classic Surface Pro. » The Surface Pro 8 is essentially a mashup of the Pro 7 Plus and Pro X; it’s the same-ish body of the 13-inch Pro X with the processors of the Pro 7 Plus.
