Surface Pro 7+ is the latest evolution of Microsoft's 2-in-1
Source: HW Upgrade added 11th Jan 2021
With the new evolution of the Surface family Pro Microsoft switches to Intel Core Tiger Lake processors, leaving the external structure and functionality unchanged; Surface Pro 7+ is intended only for companies and the educational world
by Paolo Corsini published 11 January 2021 , at 21: 55 in the Portable channel
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Microsoft today announced a new evolution of the Surface Pro range , the 2-in-1 of the Surface range that expands with the series Surface Pro 7 + . No numerical indication 8, therefore, for the new Surface Pro that Microsoft chooses to allocate solely to its business customers and to the educational world .
Nothing changes in the external structure compared to Surface 7, with the iconic rear kickstand and the touch screen from 12, 3 inches diagonal; The communication ports are also unchanged, USB Type-A and USB Type-C, always with MicroSD memory card reader (only for the standard version, the LTE version integrates the SIM card reader). Under the body we find instead various innovations starting from the 11th generation Intel Core processor of the Tiger Lake family , with Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 versions, plus system memory up to 32 GB and storage via SSD up to 1TB of capacity.
The battery has been slightly increased in terms of capacity, brought to 50 Wh , allowing also thanks to the innovations of Intel Tiger Lake processor to reach a autonomy up to 15 hours . A peculiarity of Surface Pro 7+, borrowed from the Surface Laptop 3 range, is that of being able to access the SSD so as to replace or expand it: a very useful option for the needs of business users but also appreciated by consumers.
Surface Pro 7+ is offered by Microsoft with a price list starting from 899 dollars , excluding taxes, for the WiFi version; the one with LTE connectivity starts from 1. 149 dollars always excluding taxes. Surface Pro 7+ can be ordered in some of the world markets including Italy: in this case prices will start from 1. 049 € for the basic and 1 model. 399 € for LTE .