

The Surface Pro X is Microsoft's ARM-based Windows laptop, and it's always sold as a super-portable machine with LTE compatibility on board. Microsoft hasn't yet announced Australian pricing, with the local site simply noting that it will be available in "early 2022", but in the US, pricing starts at US$1,600. It also uses a 120Hz capable 14.4-inch touchscreen, 11th Gen Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processors, and is also compatible with the new Surface Slim Pen 2. It features a folding design built around a laptop body, so the keyboard becomes a base for it in what other makes might refer to as tent mode. If the Surface Pro is for pros, then the Surface Laptop Studio is for… studio pros, I guess? It's an even more premium laptop design that's rather like what would happen if a Surface Pro and a Surface Laptop got busy in a hotel in Redmond somewhere. Surface Pro 8 Core i7 16GB RAM 1TB SSD PlatinumĪs always, if you want a type cover or the new Surface Slim Pen 2, it will cost you extra on top of the Surface Pro 8 price. Surface Pro 8 Core i7 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Graphite/Platinum Surface Pro 8 Core i7 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Graphite/Platinum Surface Pro 8 Core i5 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Graphite Surface Pro 8 Core i5 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Graphite Surface Pro 8 Core i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Platinum/Graphite Surface Pro 8 Core i5 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum Here's the price breakdown for each model: Microsoft Surface Pro 8 The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is available to pre-order now from the Microsoft store, with shipping in Australia from 4 November 2021. Want the full fat Core i7, 16GB RAM with a 1TB SSD? Platinum only. If you want a Core i7 model with 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage, that's a Graphite only variant. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 will ship in either a platinum or graphite finish, and not all configurations are available in both colours. On the storage side, you can opt for 128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of SSD storage. That will also be helped by a bump in the basic specification to a minimum of 8GB RAM, although you can configure that to up to 16GB if you need more.


The claim is that it's 2x as fast as the Surface Pro 7, utilising 11th generation Intel Core i7 processors. In its 8th generation, Microsoft is making some bold claims around performance while tweaking the design. The Surface Pro line has been Microsoft's workhorse device of the line since its inception, and easily its most popular. Here's what you need to know about the new models. Microsoft has announced a slew of new laptops and upgrades to existing lines designed to entice both the Surface old hands and those who might wonder what a Microsoft-produced laptop might be like. That's especially true for the Microsoft Surface line of devices, which have been in production since 2012. Microsoft remains primarily a software company – it's kind of inherent in the name – but its hardware ambitions have been clear for years now. From the Surface Pro 8 to the dual screen Surface Duo 2, here are all the details on Microsoft's new devices.
