Mysterious black Surface Book appears in advertisement for Microsoft 365
Could we see a black Surface Book down the line?
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What you need to know
An advertisement image for Microsoft 365has been spottedon Facebook featuring what appears to be a blackSurface Bookdevice of some kind. The ad itself simply takes you to the Microsoft website, but it’s interesting to see a black version of the Surface Book in center frame even though such a product isn’t available for sale.
It’s likely that this is a mistake on behalf of the agency that Microsoft is using to create and distribute these advertisements, but that doesn’t mean such a device doesn’t exist internally. Windows Central understands that Microsoft has gone back and forth on black versions of all of its Surface products, including the Surface Go, Surface Studio, and indeed Surface Book.
Microsoft has shipped a handful of Surface products in black, including the Surface Laptop, Surface Pro, Surface Pro X, and Surface Headphones. Microsoft was planning to ship a black Surface Go 2 (codenamed Goma) in January, but that device was canceled for unknown reasons.
It’s also worth noting thata black Surface Studio was spottedin the background of one of Microsoft’s Ignite presentations last year, though that product doesn’t exist for customers to buy. Either way, it’s interesting to see black versions of these devices show up in random places, even though none of them are products for sale.
Hopefully Microsoft releases the next versions of the Surface Studio, Surface Go, and Surface Book in black as well as platinum. In the meantime, what are your thoughts on the black Surface devices? Let us know in the comments.
Thanks for the tip,Jason Ward!
Power on the go
The refreshed Surface Book 3 for 2020 gets new Intel 10th Gen processors, more powerful GTX graphics, and much better Wi-Fi, SSD, and RAM options making this one powerful 2-in-1 convertible PC. There is nothing else like it, but it’s also still a fantastic laptop despite the aging design.
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