Microsoft plans to a a major update to its own hardware lineup by 2024 and the Surface Pro 10 aspires to be one of the benchmark “AI PCs” in the industry.

The past few months have been challenging for both Surface fans and Microsoft. After celebrating the tenth anniversary of the device line in 2022, the departure of Panos Panay to head Amazon’s hardware division, an executive who played a vital role in the development of the hardware line and Windows itself, will certainly be necessary. to do with the lack of launch in 2023. That will soon change.

Surface Pro 10 and other Surfaces by 2024

Microsoft wants to pave the way “PC AI”a new generation of personal computers with artificial intelligence, with a new version of its flagship Surface Pro 10, which will follow the concept ‘2 in 1’ from the previous ones, but will arrive with a number of new features.

It will be available in two different hardware configurations. On the one hand, with the latest processing platform IntelMeteor Lake and on the other side with architecture ARM which will bring the new Qualcomm X to PCs that are expected to be competitive with Apple Silicon in battery life, performance and security.

Microsoft will also improve the build quality and finish (which were already remarkable), change the design slightly with rounded corners and new colors, and especially improve its multi-touch display with a high-resolution HDR panel, with higher levels of brightness and anti-reflective layers, rounded corners and new colors.

Another of the devices to be launched in 2024 will be the laptop Surface Laptop 6, gets a design update with slimmer bezels, rounded screen corners and an increased number of ports. It will be available in two screen sizes (13.5 and 15 inches) in Intel and Qualcomm configurations, with next-generation silicon and an NPU to support artificial intelligence.

The new Surface is expected to be announced next spring, so it’s impossible to say whether or not they’ll pre-install the new Windows 12. Rumors also suggest we’ll see a new Surface Laptop Go and another refresh of the Surface Laptop Studio next year, though that won’t arrive until in 2025.