TechnologyDigital LifePrint articleOpinionWith the new Surface Laptop, Microsoft catches the MacBookMicrosoft has finally done it. It has broken free from Intel and produced a laptop right up there with Apple’s hitherto incomparable MacBook Air.John DavidsonColumnistJun 24, 2024 – 11.45amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginSo it turns out the third time is a charm after all.Regular readers of this column may recall we asked a few weeks ago whether Microsoft would have any luck on its third attempt to break free from the shackles of Intel, the maker of the power-hungry chips that have been preventing Windows laptops from reaching their full potential for years now.Loading...John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreDigital LifeReviewAIOpinionPCs & laptopsMicrosoftAppleLatest In TechnologyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In TechnologyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsPatrick DurkinAI jobs plateau suggests we’re embracing skillsAn employee stuffed up in a meeting, so this CEO used AI to coach himLife & LeisureExtreme hiking in the heart of Australia’s own AmazonNicky CatleyWhen sustainability costs $14,400 per square metreThe new ‘VIP’ travel trend that puts you in your placeRich ListLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerSarah PettyPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist WarehouseEscalante to buy out investors in his $3.2b online gambling giant
