Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and Laptop 2 hands-on”.
( calming music ) [ Dan ], Hey. This is Dan from the Verge. I’m here in New York City, where Microsoft just wrapped its fall product showcase press event., They launched a bunch of new stuff here. And two of the things that were announced are right here. In front of me., You got the new Surface Pro 6 and a Surface Laptop.. Now these look really familiar.. Basically, this is the same Surface Pro design that we’ve seen since 2015 now..
But it does have a new finish which I’ll talk about in a minute. And then we got the Surface Laptop, which is basically the exact same hardware and design as before.. But they are improved in a number of different ways., And mostly it’s on the inside. Inside these.
You now have quad-core eighth generation processors.. The Surface Pro 6 has longer battery life. Microsoft’s, claiming up to 13 1/2 hours. And on the Surface, Laptop Microsoft is claiming even longer battery life and a lot more power than on a prior generation models. Visually.
What you’ll see here is that these are now available in a new black finish.. This is the Surface Pro 6 is available in this matte black.. It kinda has a different texture than the silver one., But obviously it’s black., It’s actually really nice.. You can see it’s not collecting my fingerprints at all, which is something that black computers do really easily.. This is really clean. It’S actually really well down. Exact same hinge as before.
Same thing. On the Surface, Laptop. You’ve got a matte black finish..
Now you can tell the difference between these. The Surface Laptop is made of aluminum. The Surface.
Pro 6 is magnesium., So they actually have a little bit different of a finish.. The Surface Laptop’s a little smoother a little, maybe almost glossier., But it shows fingerprints a little bit more. Unfortunately, as a result. Now one thing that you will notice as well: that’s not available on either machine is USB-C ports..
These are the exact same ports that are available on the Surface Pro before, as well as the Surface Laptop., So you’ve got single USB-A port and a mini-display port and a headphone jack. Same thing right here on the side of the Surface, Pro. And then you’ve got Microsoft, Surface Connector..
Now they do sell the adaptor that, let’s you plug into the Connector and add a USB-C port., But it costs like 80 bucks is kinda silly.. It’S kinda surprising that Microsoft didn’t just put in USB-C port on these.. Now both of these are gon na be available real soon..
You can start pre orders for them, starting today. The Surface Pro 6. It’S got a new lower price.. It starts at 899 used to be 999. And I believe the Surface Laptop is at 999 as well.. There’S also a ton more other stuff, here.
There’s a new Surface Studio, we’re gon na be checking out. Microsoft just released some new headphones. Like really We’re gon na check those out as well., So stay tuned for more .