With this latest leak of Surface Laptop, I am slightly disappointed since it doesn't even mention pen support or detachable screen. Sounds like Microsoft gave up on their strategy? If I were Microsoft, I'd rather wait for Redstone 3 and then release a surface non-pro device with Windows 10 on arm which would be a lot cheaper than a Surface Pro 4. I don't mind if they would put Windows 10 S on it, the point is that if this thing is running Atom processors it won't be very performant.
Now given that it's supposed to be an affordable laptop, I may still consider buying one if it is going to be available in Europe and if it will have pen support, otherwise it's not worth even those 300 or 400$ it is probably going to cost.
What do you guys think?
The hint is in the name yo. Surface s. Same as their new cheapo ChromeOS competitor windows version, that we've been calling "Windows cloud", its actually going to be called "Windows s".
They are using this to push chromeOS out of the notebook market. That and windows on arm, are designed for budget space as much as anything else.
This is a stripped down cheap notebook for schools and budget oriented people. They didn't make it detachable or include a pen because kids will lose those, and schools wouldn't buy it.
Is it intel? Is it arm based? IDK.
Probs intel I'd guess. Performance and battery wise, we'll have to see. Maybe such a device would have been better ARM, but this is another case of MS being a "leader" rather than actually wanting to win over the whole notebook market. In the end, they only want to sell their "windows s". If they can make a reasonable, nice looking but budget product to demo the concept on, there will be plenty of others follow surely....
We are literally 24 hours or so from the spring event, we'll see....
I bet it'll sell like hotcakes either way though. Budget is rising in tablets, in smartphones and notebooks are also rising in general, budget included. Only area budget isn't the new best thing is regular PCs, and in gaming rigs. Something low priced but with MS quality build and reliability is an attractive proposition. And they look good.
Kind disappointed they didn't also make a budget hybrid running S too, but someone will pick that torch up, if they don't later. S is touch and stylus compatible.
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