The Surface Neo was unveiled in fall 2019 and little has been heard from her since. Microsoft has only claimed that the product has been “Postponed indefinitely” And, as you know, the main reason has names and surnames: Windows 10X and its prenatal cancellation. Now, it looks like Intel has put one more nail in the Surface Neo’s coffin with the cancellation of Lakefield series processors.
Is this really bad news for the Surface Neo?
This news has come to the fore thanks to the site Anandtech. The discontinuation of Intel Lakefield processors never ceases to amaze us, as They were announced in 2019 and only saw the light in very specific devices in 2020.
It was about a series of processors designed for computers such as the Lenovo X1 Fold and Surface Neo. However, the arrival of the pandemic has changed everyone’s priorities and these revolutionary devices will have to wait to gain popularity. Now what people demand are good, nice and cheap equipment, with good battery life and ideal for teleworking.
However, the news may not be as bad as one might guess. This range of Intel processors has always been viewed with suspicion due to its questionable performance, clearly insufficient for teams that pretended to be revolutionary and cutting-edge in everything else.
Surface Neo may come back at some point (probably thanks to Windows 11). If this happened, it would no longer be able to make use of a Lakefield chip and Microsoft would have to look the other way. Will Redmond be waiting while trusting the promises of other companies like Qualcomm and AMD? Will Intel continue to be the brand to accompany future Surface devices with new form factors?