Microsoft is preparing to launch its very own all-in-one PC, similar to Apple’s iMac, according to two separate sources in tech land. The sources say it would use the same Surface name as Microsoft’s Surface Book and 2-in-1 devices.
DigiTimes was first off the mark this weekend with a hint that Surface AIO was on the way and then Windows Central followed up on that with a leak from a source of its own. The computer could be out by the end of the year, though that’s not definite.
The reports suggest the all-in-one will plug the gap between the first and second-generation Surface Books, the latter of which has apparently been pushed back to the first half of 2017. A desktop PC should keep sales ticking over nicely in the meantime.
All in one and one for all
That’s not the PC in question at the top of this article, of course (it’s the LG Chromebase). Included in the leaked info is a mention of Intel’s upcoming Kaby Lake processors, though we don’t know much about them right now – the availability of those CPUs is going to determine when the Surface AIO sees the light of day, it would seem.
A new all-in-one Surface would tie in neatly with a patent application we spotted last February, which hints at a modular desktop computer where components can be easily swapped in and out. One of the patent designers is listed as Tim Escolin, a man we know to be working on Surface hardware already.
It’s said that Microsoft is positioning the Surface AIO to be a living room computer, presumably taking care of your video and music streaming needs as well as all the usual web browsing and gaming and spreadsheet editing you want to do on your PC.
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Source: techradar.com
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