Rumor: Microsoft will release cheaper Surface Laptop 12.5 “

Microsoft is rumored to release a cheaper Surface Laptop later this year. The new model would get a 12.5 “screen and feature a Core i5 CPU, 4GB ram and 64GB flash storage, priced between $ 500 and $ 600.

According to Windows Central, Microsoft is developing the cheaper Surface Laptop under the code name Sparti. Whether the 12.5 “screen also has a 3: 2 ratio, as with the more expensive variants with 13.5” and 15 “screen, is not clear. The resolution or aspect ratio is not mentioned. To have held a prototype. The laptop would feel high-quality, just like other Surface products. There would have been no cut back on build quality.

Microsoft would like to target students with the cheaper laptop. The current Surface Laptop models cost at least about a thousand euros. The new model would be positioned just like now with the Surface Go next to the Surface Pro. The Surface Go is Microsoft’s cheapest Surface product and the Go versions are hundreds of dollars cheaper than the Pro models.

The 12.5 “version of the Surface Laptop would ship with Windows 10 in S mode. However, it is always possible to switch to full Windows 10 mode with that Windows version. Windows Central thinks the price will lie between the Surface Go and Surface Pro, with prices starting at $ 399 and $ 749. The announcement is expected to take place sometime in October.