Sadly, you’ll have to wait a while longer for a 5G Surface Pro 11
Microsoft will offer a 5G Surface Pro with the all-new Snapdragon X inside, but you won’t be getting it until later this year.
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Display:13-inch LCD / OLEDProcessor:Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus / ElitePorts:2x USB-C, 1x Surface ConnectBattery:All dayNetwork:Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, 5GColors:Black, Platinum, Blue, DunePrice:Starts at $999Availability:Order today/Ships June 18th
If you’re not excited by the newSurface Pro 11, revealed at the bigCopilot+event by Microsoft, then I’m not sure what to say. By some margin, this is the most impressive Surface Pro ever made, with a newQualcomm Snapdragon X PlusorX Elitepowering the show.
And AI. Lots of AI, of course.
Preorders for the Surface Pro 11 are now live, but there is one glaring omission. The spec sheet lists optional 5G, but there’s no 5G version available to order. At least, not yet.
Scroll down right to the bottom of thesizzle pageand the magic, yet disappointing message reveals the news.
Options with 5G coming Fall 2024. Surface Pro with 5G only. 5G not available in all areas; compatibility and performance depends on carrier network, plan and other factors. See carrier for details and pricing.
Worse still, technically that could be anywhere from late September through to late December. Though, it’s hard to imagine Microsoft wouldn’t get it out well in advance of the holiday season.
Realistically, then, we’re hoping it’s late September or into early or mid-October. Plans could always change, but for now, this is what we’ve got to work with.
Unless no 5G is an absolute dealbreaker, you can have yourself a new Surface Pro 11muchsooner than that. Prices start at $999 for the LCD model with the Snapdragon X Plus, which is very reasonable, though if you want the X Elite and the OLED display, your wallet is going to creak a little more.
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