News & Reviews:   Microsoft Surface Pro 5

Today, the pre-orders for the new Microsoft Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 will commence from 8 November in Malaysia onwards, via commercial authorized resellers and authorized retailers. The starting price for both laptop models is RM5299. 

The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a 2-in-1 machine that has been a choice of many mobile professionals around the world to own for working on the go. Of course it has been a few years that the model was launched to the public, so it is due for a refresh for the market. A rumour on the refresh states that the next Surface Pro 5 will have a 4K resolution display when it is announced soon.

The Microsoft Surface 4 is currently one of the best productivity tool that one can ask for – in terms of processing power and storage. The only downside is the price – but it can’t be helped as you need to pay more for more specs. The upcoming Surface tablet refresh – the Surface 5 series – may see an increase of the built-in storage. We may see storage options up to 512GB!

As Intel readies their next generation of processors, companies around the world are in waiting mode to see how the new code-named Kaby Lake processors will perform. They include Microsoft, as their Surface device is up for a refresh this year. News are reporting that the update to thetwo in one tablet, Surface Pro 5, is now set to be released in September rather than the middle of the year as expected.