Those of Redmond have just presented the new Microsoft Surface Laptop, a small and light computer that aims to stand up to Apple's lightest MacBooks, but mainly we find it more of a tough rival to Chromebooks. In this sense, you have to look beyond the numbers and, as we always say, the user experience is what makes the difference between one and the other, in addition to the ecosystem in which the user moves, since if they have an iPhone and an iPad, it is more normal to pull towards Apple products.
In any case, if we look at the design of Microsoft's new Surface Laptop we see that the work done is good, its 13,5-inch screen with 3: 2 aspect ratio with PixelSense technology enabling touch and stylus support added to the measures 14,47 mm in the thickest part and an adjusted weight until achieving 1,25 kg weight, make him really a tough opponent.
Of course, in addition to the design we have to look at the interior of the equipment and it does not disappoint either. We have the XNUMXth generation Kaby Lake processors available, Intel Core i5 and i7, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB capacity SSD for the base model and autonomy according to Microsoft of up to 14 and a half hours that we will really have to see. If we want the i7 we can opt for 1 TB of capacity and 16 GB of memory but the price also shoots up a bit more.
But if there is something wrong with this equipment it is not the design or the specifications, It is the added operating system Windows 10 S for a relatively high-end price equipment and above all the connectivity with the ports. What will Microsoft have gone through his mind by leaving these new computers without the USB Type C port? We have a conventional USB port and there is not a single USB C port. If you add DisplayPort and its proprietary power connector on devices with the name Surface.
The decision not to implement a USB C port and not to add the official version of Windows 10 is the negative note. Regarding the price and availability of the equipment, it must be said that next June 15 will go on sale in the United States with a base price of $ 999.
It seems to me that it will not be very successful ... I thought it would compete more with chromebooks than with Macs. It has been a bit disappointing, really ...