Monday, September 16th 2019
Microsoft to Reportedly Use AMD Silicon on Its Next Gen Surface Devices
Microsoft has been using Intel hardware exclusively on its Surface lineup ever since it came out with the first Surface device. The choice was clear - Intel offered much better energy efficiency than anything AMD could offer at the time, besides the strong bond between the two companies. However, it seems that AMD might have done enough with its Ryzen 3000 series to sway big Microsoft into using some of its hardware (Ryzen 3000H or U) on upcoming Surface devices, if reports are to be believed.
Microsoft should be refreshing its Surface Laptop 2 with a 15-inch variant packing AMD hardware. It's uncertain if this will happen, and much less likely to happen for the entirety of Microsoft's Surface product stack (which includes potential refreshes for Surface Pro 6, Surface Book 2, Surface Go or Surface Studio 2). However, that AMD is now being considered alongside Intel in what can be said to be the ultimate Windows experience in Microsoft's usually excellently-designed products is a prestige in and of itself, and means an empowered brand standing for the red camp. Oh and Microsoft might finally be introducing that dual-screen device we've been hearing rumblings about for a while. Project "Centaurus" has already been seeded among Intel insiders, it seems, so it might see the light of day in the upcoming Microsoft Surface event taking place in New York on October 2nd.
Sources:
TechSpot, The Verge
Microsoft should be refreshing its Surface Laptop 2 with a 15-inch variant packing AMD hardware. It's uncertain if this will happen, and much less likely to happen for the entirety of Microsoft's Surface product stack (which includes potential refreshes for Surface Pro 6, Surface Book 2, Surface Go or Surface Studio 2). However, that AMD is now being considered alongside Intel in what can be said to be the ultimate Windows experience in Microsoft's usually excellently-designed products is a prestige in and of itself, and means an empowered brand standing for the red camp. Oh and Microsoft might finally be introducing that dual-screen device we've been hearing rumblings about for a while. Project "Centaurus" has already been seeded among Intel insiders, it seems, so it might see the light of day in the upcoming Microsoft Surface event taking place in New York on October 2nd.
17 Comments on Microsoft to Reportedly Use AMD Silicon on Its Next Gen Surface Devices
I never understood why anyone would pay more than 300$ for a computer with intel integrated graphics...
to high end PC workstations if TH3 turns out. Which, it should based on how Eypic and Zen 2 are doing.
They will have to rely on Intel to stick with that socket or they will have to re-design with an updated socket. That is lot of money wasted to RND. And,
lets be real, we all know how Apple loves their money....:D:D:D
Now if the Surface could graduate from being an essentially disposable computer to being able to be repaired it'll be great. Sadly I know it won't happen... :(
more people using their hardware who couldn't other wise afford the "Apple Tax"
[LEFT]This would also make it less likely people would turn to the Hackntosh rout. So they could take that small .5% of sales from there too...... [/LEFT]
Sales by volume can add up too, look at Walmart anybody? My 7 year old daughter said one time while were in the toy aisle "Daddy, why don't they make all toys $1 so everybody
could afford them? they would sell millions and everybody would be happy and still make money!!!.....I tried to explain to her that then the "companies
would be able to make money" but I started thinking "Man, she is kind of correct in a lot of ways,
I think its their image of "elite" looking products that they don't want to stray from. Like, What the Fu$k? poor folks cant have Mac's and IPhone's too?....lol..."nope, sorry
got to be minimum upper middle class; Come back when you sell your soul, then you can look awesome using our IPhone while using your $45,000 New Mac Pro"....
ok, rant over, back to the topic.....
That said, Surface Pro's are pretty awesome devices. Great quality.Yeah too bad there is a Chinese market too and they just copy it and put it on shelf for half price ;)