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It's more accurate to say, going all in on hardware again. Surface laptops were not the primary focus, just a throwaway product to grab a small percentage of en
by mise_en_place 2y ago
It's more accurate to say, going all in on hardware again. Surface laptops were not the primary focus, just a throwaway product to grab a small percentage of entry level laptop consumers. This is positioned as a direct ARM MacBook competitor.
- refulgentis 2y agoI haven't brought one myself, but know enough about the lineup over the years[1] to know this creates a distinction where there is none. They certainly weren't only entry-level. Been a perfect mirror of Steve Jobs-era Apple of having 2 choices, consumer and professional. I do agree they're excited to announce an ARM laptop, but there's not a commensurate bigger "bet"/investment in hardware. I'd argue there's less investment: Internal Dell documents has Snapdragon at $145, versus $276 for i7.[2] [1] Purchased two as gifts. [2] https://videocardz.com/newz/snapdragon-x-series-chips-cost-only-half-as-much-as-intel-raptor-lakes-with-battery-life-up-to-98-higher https://videocardz.com/newz/snapdragon-x-series-chips-cost-o...
- Chilko 2y ago> just a throwaway product to grab a small percentage of entry level laptop consumers Yeah I don't think this take is accurate, my employer (state-owned, largest utility in my country) issues Surface laptops to many employees so I think there is likely significant enterprise use of these. I do agree that this refresh seems like a renewed effort to compete in the consumer space though.