Surface 9 Pro - Intel or Microsoft chips, up to 1TB SSD and up to 20 hours of battery life starting at $1,000

Microsoft, together with Surface Studio 2+, presented the Surface Pro 9 laptop as part of its autumn presentation. The model combines

features of the Surface Pro and Surface Pro X series.

What is known

Unlike a monoblock, here buyers have fromwhat to choose. The consumer version of the Surface Pro 9 is equipped with Core i5-1235U, Core i7-1255U, or Microsoft SQ3 ARM-based chips. The latter was developed by Qualcomm and provides 5G support. For corporate clients, versions on Core i5-1245U and Core i7-1265U are provided.


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Modification on Intel chips received up to 32 GBLPDDR5 RAM and up to 1TB SSD. The version with the SQ3 processor has got 16 GB of LPDDR4x memory and a 512 GB SSD in the top configuration.

Regardless of Surface Pro processor model9 features a 13” PixelSense Flow display with touch support. The screen has a 3:2 aspect ratio, a resolution of 2880 x 1920 pixels and a refresh rate of 120Hz. The contrast ratio is 1200:1.


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Surface Pro 9 weighs less than 900g.The laptop has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, Surface Connect and USB-C (3.2). The 5G model will be able to work almost 20 hours without recharging, 4 hours longer than versions on Intel processors.

Price and when to wait

The new laptop will be available from 25October. Surface Pro 9 with Intel processors starts at $1,000. The top version on Core i7-1255U costs $2600. Those wishing to purchase a Surface Pro 9 with a Microsoft SQ3 chip will have to pay from $1300.