Microsoft's new Surface Pro 6 features an 8th-gen Intel i5 CPU and reworked cooling tech...

[Polycount]

Something to look forward to: Microsoft's 2018 Surface event kicked off today, and the company unveiled a few new devices; one of which is the Surface Pro 6, an updated version of last year's Surface Pro 5. The Pro 6 will house an 8th-gen Intel processor, "all-day" 13.5-hour battery life, an improved screen, and "up to" 16GB of RAM, all for a starting price of $899.

Microsoft is looking to breathe new life into their Surface line-up this year, as evidenced by today's Surface-focused event. Though the conference oddly hasn't been livestreamed, reports about the new devices announced at the event have begun to surface across the web.

One such device is a 2018 refresh of Microsoft's Surface Pro laptop-notebook hybrid device, dubbed the Surface Pro 6.

The Surface Pro 6 will feature an 8th-generation Intel processor, roughly 13 hours of battery life, "up to" 16GB of RAM -- the cheapest model might have closer to 8GB, if I were to speculate -- and a built-in 1TB SSD. Other than a marginally-improved display and "redesigned" cooling technology, it doesn't sound like much else is changing between 2017's Surface Pro 5 and 2018's Pro 6.

It's tough to say given the quality of the images we've seen so far, but the design of the Pro 6 also seems to be identical to its predecessor, and it sounds like it will launch with the same Surface Pen.

However, one notable change seems to be the option to pick from a few different device colors. Engadget says buyers will be able to choose black, blue, red, or "platinum grey" color schemes for their new Pro.

Whether or not a few hardware upgrades and a handful of color scheme options are enough to justify the Surface Pro 6's starting $899 price tag for the average user remains to be seen. However, for professionals who need to stay on the move, it's far from a terrible bargain.

If you want to get your hands on the Surface Pro 6, it will launch on October 16. Pre-orders for the device do not seem to be available as of writing.

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[VitalyT]

They are being crucified for failing yet again to add USB-C or Thunderbolt-3 ports.

No modern connectivity whatsoever. You can't connect any modern phone to it properly. What a dumb update!

 

[fktech]

They are being crucified for failing yet again to add USB-C or Thunderbolt-3 ports.

No modern connectivity whatsoever. You can't connect any modern phone to it properly. What a dumb update!

Concur.

 

[fktech]

I am still using my original Surface Pro that I got for free and have no plans to upgrade. Add pen, keyboard, upgrade to MS Pro, and MS Office to that $899 basic model starting price and it's too expensive to chase the newest shinny object.

For that price I would upgrade to a real laptop. Asus, Dell, or Lenovo.

 

[Kibaruk]

I am still using my original Surface Pro that I got for free and have no plans to upgrade. Add pen, keyboard, upgrade to MS Pro, and MS Office to that $899 basic model starting price and it's too expensive to chase the newest shinny object.

For that price I would upgrade to a real laptop. Asus, Dell, or Lenovo.

They are being crucified for failing yet again to add USB-C or Thunderbolt-3 ports.

No modern connectivity whatsoever. You can't connect any modern phone to it properly. What a dumb update!

Both very reasonable points, but... this is not meant for hobbyist, so don't treat it as a collectionist item nor as something aimed for pc enthusiasts. Again, Microsoft is aimed towards business and the form factor, weight and battery life I haven't seen on the competition. The build quality is awesome. I've had my Pro 4 since early 2016 and no issues whatsoever.

The pen is barely used (Or at least I don't use it for anything other than presenting or trying to explain something as a notepad) so it's barely needed to buy. The keyboard on the other hand IS and it's expensive, however for companies it's peanuts.

Going back to the form factor, it's the ligthest thing I've had that I'm actually able to work with on the go not worrying about the battery.

Edit: Sorry!! I didn't address the connectivity, although it would be nice to have, I carry a very lightweight adapter that adds a network port, hdmi output, a couple of USB and it connects to the USB 3.1, definitely something required. I'm pretty sure this is due to the form factor.

 

[FliGuyRyan]

The lack of USB-C and/or Thunderbolt is inexcusable at this point.

Shame on them...

 

[fktech]

Both very reasonable points, but... this is not meant for hobbyist, so don't treat it as a collectionist item nor as something aimed for pc enthusiasts. Again, Microsoft is aimed towards business and the form factor, weight and battery life I haven't seen on the competition. The build quality is awesome. I've had my Pro 4 since early 2016 and no issues whatsoever.

The pen is barely used (Or at least I don't use it for anything other than presenting or trying to explain something as a notepad) so it's barely needed to buy. The keyboard on the other hand IS and it's expensive, however for companies it's peanuts.

Going back to the form factor, it's the ligthest thing I've had that I'm actually able to work with on the go not worrying about the battery.

Edit: Sorry!! I didn't address the connectivity, although it would be nice to have, I carry a very lightweight adapter that adds a network port, hdmi output, a couple of USB and it connects to the USB 3.1, definitely something required. I'm pretty sure this is due to the form factor.

At what cost? As a business traveler a lightweight laptop beats the Surface Pro in every aspect.

 

[Kibaruk]

At what cost? As a business traveler a lightweight laptop beats the Surface Pro in every aspect.

As myself and a business traveller, I can say that the Surface Pro is awesome.

 

[jizzyburnizzy]

At what cost? As a business traveler a lightweight laptop beats the Surface Pro in every aspect.

As myself and a business traveller, I can say that the Surface Pro is awesome.

At our business we dropped the Surface Pro 4 from our lineup and now deploying the Dell 5290 2-in-1. Same design but much easier on our users as the docking stations are much more reliable. We had nothing but problems with the surface docks mainly due to the surface display having to scale down to 1080 when docked.
edit: plus its a couple hundred dollars cheaper with our Dell discount

 

[fktech]

At our business we dropped the Surface Pro 4 from our lineup and now deploying the Dell 5290 2-in-1. Same design but much easier on our users as the docking stations are much more reliable. We had nothing but problems with the surface docks mainly due to the surface display having to scale down to 1080 when docked.
edit: plus its a couple hundred dollars cheaper with our Dell discount

I'll check out the Dell 5290 2-in-1.

 

[Kibaruk]

You know, you can call me picky but I'll take the Hub anytime as it's half the weight.

We had nothing but problems with the surface docks mainly due to the surface display having to scale down to 1080 when docked.

This is so very true, it really pissed me, after a couple days I changed the resolution to have it at 100% scaling, no issues after that.