Microsoft launches low-cost Surface Laptop SE starting from $249 with Windows 11 SE optimized specially for up to K-8 grade students. New Microsoft Surface Laptop SE affordable pricing and the new Windows 11 SE edition are the most eye-catching highlights of the device.
First, the Surface SE is going to be sold at the least pricing of $249, that’s almost half the Surface Go 3 from $450. It’s going to be the best rival to Chromebooks at this range.
Further, Microsoft has integrated Surface Laptop SE with the new Windows 11 SE edition to foster the spirit of educating the students. Windows 11 SE will connect the teachers and students into their virtual classrooms with only allowed educational apps.
That’s only the introductory part about Surface Laptop SE, now let’s look at the detailed specs sheet of its display, battery, processor, storage, ram, and other peripherals.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop SE Specs
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop SE base model will be powered with Intel Celeron Processor N4020 or N4120 and the Intel UHD Graphics 600. The Celeron N4020 or N4120 with integrated UHD 600 Graphics is the worthy combo for efficiently running educational apps on Windows 11 SE.
The all-day battery life of the SE laptops can hold up to 16 hours of classroom tasks to the homework. Students can easily charge it back with a type C port, and use another type-A port, DC connector, and 3.5 mm Headphone Jack for other connections.
This Surface SE only weighs 1.1 kilograms with 64 GB of faster eMMC storage and 4 GB of DDR4 RAM. It’s packed into the plastic body with physical power and volume buttons on the keyboard, and hinges set at 135 degrees open.
It has got 11.6 inches Vibrant display to automatically balance the brightness for the appropriate lighting conditions. Its display can support the HD definitions videos with a 1366 x 768 (135 PPI) resolution to 16:9 aspect ratio.
Microsoft has also taken the online classes as the top priority by integrating a 1 MP HD front-facing camera, Stereo Speakers, and well-equipped microphone into the device. The network and the wireless device’s connectivity can sustainably persist on the latest Bluetooth 5.0, Hall-effect sensor, and 802.11ac WiFi adapters. Last but not least TPM 2.0 chip has to make into the list for adapting the new enterprise security principles.
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop SE base model with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of NVMe storage is priced at $249 and another model with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage cost around $329.
Why Windows 11 SE for Microsoft Surface Laptop SE?
Well, Microsoft has pushed its bars for the Students and Educators with several devices with education editions of Windows. All of them used to serve the purpose but not that efficiently. This time with the new Surface Laptop SE with pricing to the ground, Microsoft is all ready to create a new ecosystem with Windows 11 SE edition.
Windows 11 SE will keep teachers and students in the one virtual classroom roof with their best OneDrive and Microsoft Teams cloud technologies. These devices will also come with widespread support for web-based learning applications with Microsoft Edge or Chrome. Students can manage their documents or assignments with Microsoft 365 office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. Teachers or IT Admins will be able to disallow the non-educational and disruptive apps in the device.
Further, Windows 11 SE limitations will give more performance and power to the students for their educational needs. More apps will soon make into the educational categories to make learning more joyful for the students.
Soon, Windows 11 SE will be shipped with Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, Fujitsu, JP-IK, Positivo, Dynabook, and ASUS devices along with the new Microsoft Surface Laptop SE.