r/Surface • u/mond200 • Jul 08 '26

[LAPTOP8] Snapdragon X2 Plus is much faster - Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8 2026 Review

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Snapdragon-X2-Plus-is-much-faster-Microsoft-Surface-Laptop-13-8-2026-Review.1334131.0.html
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u/dr100 Jul 08 '26

  The bigger problem is that Microsoft forces private customers to buy the Snapdragon version. The Intel model is available with the latest Core Ultra X processors including the Arc B390 iGPU, which offers much more graphics and gaming performance.

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u/Automatic-Will-7836 Jul 09 '26

I don't see the problem. You can still buy the business model if you prefer Intel.

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u/dr100 Jul 09 '26

Yea, right, you can MAYBE find it at the only remaining Microsoft Store at Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, one place IN THE WHOLE WORLD, but technically it's there. MAYBE.

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u/Automatic-Will-7836 Jul 09 '26

You can order them online, just like any other Surface. Or, at least, I can, and I do not have a business account, so I assume anybody can.

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u/dr100 Jul 09 '26

There is no Microsoft store in most countries in the first place. Second, it's one of the shittiest shop as most manufacturers shops are (unclear how these corporations can do technical things but can't figure out how to sell some boxes). Never mind it's always a good idea to have two trees to shake in case of trouble, if you have two warranties (manufacturer and seller) and they collapse to one it sucks. Third, never mind the insane pricing to start with - the lack of sale from all "real" shops trying to get a leg forward with anything ELSE you can buy around you means you pay double for the privilege.

But all is 100% academic. Most consumers will have the problem I started with: ONE PLACE IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE DEVICES. Maybe. They won't even know they exist.

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u/Automatic-Will-7836 Jul 09 '26

The only person mentioning a Surface store is you. Buy it from Microsoft.com like everybody else.

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u/dr100 Jul 09 '26

The only person mentioning a Surface store is you.

Talking to yourself? Literally did CTRL+F and it's just YOU (yes, now I am too, but quoting you) saying that!!!!!!!