In terms of ports and connectivity, it will have three USB-C ports with support for USB4 and Thunderbolt 4, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a Surface Connect port. Plus, you can expect Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. However, with Wi-Fi 6E making the rounds, it’s hard to imagine a new Microsoft Surface Laptop for gaming would stick to Wi-Fi 6. We can also expect the usual features, including Windows 11, a 1080p webcam with Windows Hello face authentication, and a magnesium and aluminum casing — just like the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio. However, it will apparently come in Platinum and “Matt Black,” according to the sheet. Microsoft has “Matte Black” Surface Laptops (opens in new tab), so the spelling is a bit of a throw-off, too. Prime Gaming is a leaker we haven’t come across, and there are questionable specs on the sheet that could turn out to be false, so take this all in with a pinch of salt. Still, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that Microsoft would make a gaming laptop of its own. With these specs, it would certainly be a powerhouse. What’s more, the Surface Laptop Studio we reviewed had the optional Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU.
More Surface Laptops to come
Recent reports from WinFuture claim Microsoft will introduce the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 — successors to the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop 4. According to the report, the latter will be available in 13-inch and 15-inch display models, and may again have Intel or AMD chips available. As for the Surface Pro 9, it could come with an ARM SoC from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon. With this in mind, we could see it turn into a “Surface Pro 9 5G,” as the report points out. Rumor has it we’ll also see a Surface Studio 3, but we won’t know until Microsoft officially reveals its new slate of Surface laptops. This could come at the rumored Surface Event, expected to take place this October. We’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, check out the best gaming laptops on the market today, and if you’re looking for more power on a budget, find out the best gaming laptops under $1,500.
