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As you may of heard of by now Microsoft is releasing a new device in their Surface range of devices It is called the new Surface Pro. The new Surface Pro was announced last week(22 May) in Shanghai. The new Surface Pro is a step up from the Surface Pro 4  and is marketed as a hybrid laptop and it has the following features: No Fan noise available with an 7th Generation m3, i Core 5 or i Core 7  processors with either 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of RAM New surface pen New hinge that lets the device go completely flat into Studio Mode Has 13.5 hours of battery life  The new Surface Pro is available from JB Hi Fi , Harvey Norman, the Microsoft Store and other retails from the 15th June and is priced from $1198 and available to pre-order now. Note: not all features listed here. For more information go to  Microsoft's Surface Website . Image from anandtech.com

Microsoft has announced overnight their first real laptop the Surface Laptop. It was unveiled at a Microsoft EDU event in the US. The new Surface Laptop is specifically aimed at the education market to take on Apple's Macbook Pro range that has largely dominated the education market up to now. The new Surface Laptop has some impressive features these include: A new version of Windows 10 called Windows 10 S ( A streamlined version of Windows 10) it can be upgraded  to Windows 10 Pro for free until Dec 17 2017. This will allow you to download non Windows Store apps Available with solid state drive storage of 128GB, 256GB and 512GB Memory options : 4GB, 8GB and 16GB RAM Processor: iCore 5 or iCore 7 Fast boot up time Standard USB 3.0 13.5' pixel Sense touchscreen It is available from the 15 June from AU$1499. With education discount it AU$1349.10. For more information including full specifications and features see Microsoft Australia's Website . Where you can p