Microsoft Surface Pro 8 with 11th-Gen Intel Core i7 Processor Shows up in eBay Listing
Nov. 2, 2020In October last year, Microsoft launched theSurface Pro 7in the U.S. and itcame to Indiathis May. While Microsoft has not announced a successor to the Surface Pro 7 just yet, anengineering sample of the Surface Pro 8 has found its way to eBay.
The alleged Surface Pro 8 listing revealed that the device features an11th-gen Intel Core i7 1165G7 chipset, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB Samsung SSD. Although it is not conclusive evidence, the Surface Pro 8 may come with the aforesaid spec upgrades.
“Yes, you read the title right. Up for sale is a Surface Pro 8 engineering model, it has ES version of 11th gen i7-1165G7 processor, 32GB RAM at 4267Mhz (Pro 7 maxed out at 16GB), and 1TB Samsung SSD. Perfectly working, but as it is unreleased do backup driver yourself before restoring otherwise you cannot find it online. Come with a blue type cover,”reads the listing.
Going by the listing, the Surface Pro 8 may have the same 12.3-inch display with 2736 × 1824 pixel resolution. Moreover, the images shared by the seller hints that theSurface Pro 8 may stick to the same designseen on its predecessor. You can take a look at all the leaked images below:
According to the listing, the product was available in Seattle, Washington and it was up for bidding at a starting price of $1,300. At the time of writing this article,someone seems to have already purchased the engineering sample at $1,300and the seller ended the listing. This is theoretically a steal deal considering the fact that the 16GB + 1TB variant of the Surface Pro 7 comes at $2,299. Of course, that is if the listing was legitimate and the buyer didn’t get scammed.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
