This move is nothing new for Microsoft—its last Surface machines followed a similar update cycle. The 2023 Surface Pro X and Surface Laptop 6 both launched with Qualcomm Arm processors, later updated with Intel chips.

On Jan. 30, Microsoft showed off the latest Surface for Business Copilot+ PCs, Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11. Both will be on store shelves Feb. 18. Just a day earlier, the company announced all users of the Microsoft Copilot AI assistant will be able to toggle on OpenAI’s o1 model for slower, more “thoughtful” responses.

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