Microsoft just unveiled the Surface Laptop, available for preorder on Tuesday at $999, that's aimed squarely at stealing customers away from Apple's newest MacBooks.
But the Surface Laptop, expected to be fully released on June 15, will likely stand out from anything made by Apple. It sports a 13.5-inch screen, 14.5-hour battery life (or so Microsoft promises), a clamshell body, and a keyboard covered in Alcantara fabric, the same material used for premium Surface Pro covers.
At the very least, the Surface Laptop won't look much like any other computer out there.
It's available in four colors, has a touchscreen, and supports the Surface Pen stylus. It comes in Intel i5 and i7 seventh-generation processor configurations, putting it on a par with other high-performance laptops.
Microsoft hardware chief Panos Panay said at an event on Tuesday that this laptop was born from students' need for a laptop — not a tablet, like Microsoft's Surface Pro, or a laptop-tablet hybrid, like the Surface Book.
The one thing to know is that the Surface Laptop is the poster child for Windows 10 S, a new version of the operating system that Microsoft says is more streamlined and secure — and offers better performance and battery life — than the standard Windows 10.
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