The launch event also saw the introduction of the Surface Go 3, a lighter and more portable device. However, the future of Microsoft's hardware is uncertain, with devices head Panos Panay announcing his departure from the company. Panay was instrumental in pushing the company's vision of multiuse devices. His replacement, Yusuf Mehdi, may have different ideas about the direction of Microsoft's hardware.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft has unveiled its new high-end convertible laptop, the Surface Laptop Studio 2, which starts at $1,999 and runs on Intel’s 13th Generation chips with an Nvidia RTX 4050 or RTX 4060 GPU inside.
- The Laptop Studio 2 has a pull-forward 14.4-inch display, an Intel Neural Processing Unit (NPU), up to 2TB of storage, and 64 gigs of RAM, making it the most powerful Surface device Microsoft has ever built.
- The device also features two USB-C ports, one USB-A port, a microSD card reader, and the Surface Slim Pen 2, as well as a new customizable and more responsive haptic touchpad.
- Microsoft's devices head, Panos Panay, has announced his departure from the company after nearly two decades, leaving the future direction of Microsoft's hardware in question.