Is it the favorite that has been delayed ..., is it impossible to catch up due to the lap delay?
Microsoft has announced an inexpensive notebook PC for students, "Surface Laptop SE". Emphasis is placed on ease of use for students, and low prices are achieved by suppressing specifications. It is also a point that Windows 11 SE, a lightweight OS, is installed.
First of all, from the specs. The 11.6-inch display (1366 x 768, 135ppi) has an aspect ratio of 16: 9, which is a bit unusual for Microsoft. The keyboard and trackpad are the same as the Surface Laptop Go. The front camera comes with a 720p HD camera. The processor has a battery life of 16 hours. The port is USB-C / USB-A, and there is also a headphone jack. The processor is Intel Celeron N4020 or Intel Celeron N4120, and the memory is 4GB or 8GB. Here is Windows 11 SE, a lightweight version of Windows 11 that has been simplified and made easy to use for students.
The most interesting price is from 30,580 yen in Japan. It is scheduled to be released in the first half of next year, and Microsoft officially positions it as "for junior high school students".
Clearly made with Chromebook in mind. I would like to pay attention to it as a Microsoft version Chromebook, but is this okay despite the delay in entry? I'm worried about that ...
First, the screen is small. For example, Lenovo's Chromebook Duet is 10.1 inches (1920 x 1200, 224ppi). I think it would be better for children to have a large screen to some extent. Even though it has a USB-A / USB-C port, it's a rare case for junior high school students to connect to a large display for mirroring. 16 hours of battery life is enough for a day's use, but if you look closely, the screen brightness at the time of the battery test is dark at 150 nits, so how about real use? As a terminal used in the classroom, it is nice that each part is made easy to remove in consideration of repair.
Before the terminal itself, I'm a little worried about the timing. Due to the influence of the corona pandemic, the Chromebook certainly sold. However, the corona began to settle down, the sales volume of Chromebooks, which had been growing, slowed down, and schools resumed worldwide. Did you come at that timing? I feel that the entry was delayed and the timing was a little off.
I wonder what the world will be like next year when it goes on sale.
Source: Microsoft
