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Microsoft Surface is a series of touchscreen-based personal computers and interactive whiteboards designed and developed by Microsoft, running the Microsoft Windows operating system. The devices are manufactured by original equipment manufacturers, and are designed to be premium devices that set examples to Windows OEMs. It comprises 7 generations of hybrid tablets, 2-in-1 detachable notebooks, a convertible desktop all-in-one, an interactive whiteboard, and various accessories all with unique form factors. The majority of the Surface lineup features Intel processors and are compatible with Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system.
The Surface family features nine main lines of devices:
- The Surface line of hybrid tablets, with optional detachable keyboard accessories, and optional stylus pen. The latest model, the Surface Go 2, uses an Intel Core m3 8100Y or Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y SoC processor.
- The Surface Pro line of hybrid tablets, with similar, optional detachable keyboard accessories and optional stylus pen. The two latest models are the Surface Pro 7, which has a 10th generation Intel Core series processor, and the Surface Pro X, which has the Microsoft SQ1 ARM SoC (a custom version of the Snapdragon 8cx.)
- The Surface Laptop Go, a notebook with a 12.5-inch non-detachable touchscreen. The latest version in this line is the Surface Laptop Go.
- The Surface Laptop, a notebook with a 13.5-inch or 15-inch non-detachable touchscreen. The original device runs Windows 10 S by default; however, it can be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro. Starting with the Surface Laptop 2, the regular Home and Pro editions are used.
- The Surface Book, a notebook with a detachable tablet screen. The base is configurable with or without discrete graphics and an independently operable tablet screen, on which the optional stylus pen functions. The stylus pen is sold separately from the latest Surface Book model.
- The Surface Studio, a 28-inch all-in-one desktop that adjusts into a digital drafting table with stylus and on-screen Surface Dial support.
- The Surface Hub, a touch screen interactive whiteboard designed for collaboration.
- The Surface Neo, an upcoming dual-screen touch screen device of which both screens are 9 inches running on Windows 10 X.
- The Surface Duo, a dual-screen touch screen device of which both screens are 5.6 inches and can be used as a phone that runs Android.
