Microsoft has been committed to the design of its Surface Book since 2015, for better or for worse. In the six years since the first model’s release, the series has gained a 15-inch option, a USB-C port, and a slightly different keyboard, but most of the changes have been purely internal and the design has remained almost unchanged. . … until now.
A radical change in Surface 4: will it be a gaming laptop?
Until now, Microsoft Surface computers have always been about work and design, with touch screen and hardware powerful enough to perform well in work environments. However, the source of this news believes that Microsoft could change things with the next Surface Book 4, starting with a name change for the machine.
Apparently, Microsoft will launch the device under the embrace of its Surface Laptop family, potentially as Surface Pro Laptop O Surface Laptop Studio. However, the origin of these rumors has not been confirmed so in principle they still refer to this supposed equipment as Surface Book 4.
The source adds that the device would have a screen that would not be removable as in previous versions, so we would stop being before a 2 in 1 device to have a simple traditional laptop. They claim the screen is said to have a 3: 2 aspect ratio of 15 inches, a significant design change from the previous three generations of the device. They also mentioned that the display will support Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR), a new feature in Windows 11 that will obviously be supported on this computer.
Additionally, the so-called Surface Book 4 would have a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics card, which shouldn’t surprise us at this point, but which would give the team not only more power for 3D work but could also be quite suitable for games. . In the source, they believe the Surface Book 4 will also support the new Surface Pen with built-in haptic feedback.
When will we get out of doubt?
As you can imagine now, there are a lot of doubts about the future of Microsoft’s next laptop, starting with its price. If Surface devices have always been expensive enough, imagine what it will cost for one of those devices with a high refresh rate display and NVIDIA RTX graphics.
In any case, it seems that it will not take us long to get out of doubts and that, at least, we have the final specifications of the device. If nothing changes, the scene for Microsoft’s official presentation could take place in October at its usual annual hardware event.
