Event Brief
Microsoft updates Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with X2 Plus
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 24, 2026 at 6:05 AM ET
Summary: Microsoft is refreshing its smaller Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The devices keep the prior design and features but add improved battery efficiency, faster graphics, and quicker local AI inferencing, with higher starting prices and no 8GB base model.
WHO: Microsoft
WHAT: Microsoft refreshed the Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus chips, raising starting prices and increasing minimum RAM to 16GB.
WHEN: Sep 23, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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