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Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop is cheaper and slower at $799
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop is cheaper and slower at $799
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A quiet launch for a new Intel Core m3 model
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Microsoft has launched a new version of its Surface Laptop today, bringing the base unit price down to $799. The software giant quietly unveiled the cheaper Surface Laptop over at the Microsoft Store, and the new $799 variant ships with Intel’s Core m3 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. That makes the new base model slower and cheaper than the previous version at $999 that shipped with a Core i5 processor and the same low amount of RAM.
Windows Central points out that the cheaper Surface Laptop model now competes directly with Microsoft’s base Surface Pro model, which also includes Intel’s Core m3 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. Microsoft still sells the essential Surface Type Cover separately, so you do need to factor in an additional $129.99 to get a comparable device.
A quiet launch for a cheaper Surface Laptop
Microsoft hasn’t revealed exactly why it’s introducing a cheaper model, but the launch comes just days after the software maker revealed its Surface revenue had only increased 1 percent year-over-year in the crucial holiday quarter. Microsoft launched its Surface Laptop, and refreshed its Surface Pro earlier in 2017, but both devices haven’t done a lot to help increase revenue over the popular holiday shopping quarter.
Pricing appears to be an important factor that could be holding back Microsoft’s Surface devices, particularly outside the US where pricing has been gradually increasing. A cheaper Surface Laptop at the entry price could certainly help with sales numbers and those all important revenue figures.
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蘋果曾在2016年於MacBook Pro
新北收購筆電內建的 Touch Bar 觸控列操控區,這項沿用七年的特色,雖已於去年推出新代 MacBook Pro
新北收購筆電系列時被消滅、改為採用實體F功能按鍵取代,然而,類似Touch Bar 觸控列的獨特操控功能與設計,或有望於未來的iPhone、iPad上重新回歸。
外媒AppleInsider 最新報導指出,美國專利商標和專利局(USPTO)最近公布的清單顯示,蘋果提交的一項全新技術「Electronic Devices With Sidawall Displays」,已取得專利認可。該項專利文件主要是透過側邊螢幕邊緣顯示器提供獨立的觸控按鈕互動區域,能在不需切換為主螢幕的情況下,提供額外的操控功能與顯示裝置狀態資訊,並藉此更進一步地提升操控便利性的使用體驗。除廣泛地運用於行動裝置螢幕上,包括柔性彎曲的摺疊螢幕顯示器裝置在內。
據該技術專利文件的示意圖描述,實際應用的操作概念,好比是在iPhone、iPad的螢幕邊緣區域加入獨立的顯示區域,可顯示電量與天氣資訊狀態,同時並支援應用程式與相關的操控,例如音量大小聲觸控按鈕、顯示正在播放歌曲與切換上下首曲目等。
過去曾傳出蘋果有意取消iPhone手機的實體按鍵設計,例如手機邊框上的電源鍵、音量按鍵等。隨著蘋果研發的螢幕邊緣顯示器技術新專利相關文件曝光,將有助於推進無實體按鍵的全觸控iPhone手機於未來問世的實現。
不過,該項新專利技術預計將於何時具體地應用於iPhone、iPad上,目前為止尚沒有確切的答案。
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