Cheaper, faster, lighter: this Japanese Windows 11 laptop gives the Surface Pro 9 a run for its money – but don’t hold your breath if you want to buy one
Japanese tech giant Dynabook has thrown down the gauntlet to Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 with its latest offering, the 13.3-inch full HD (1920 x 1080) convertible 2-in-1 Dynabook V83/LX, designed for business use.
The new laptop features a 360-degree hinge, allowing it to be used in five different styles: Pen, Monitor, Note PC, Tablet and Flat. The laptop comes with a Wacom active electrostatic pen with a pressure sensitivity level of 4,096.
Under the hood, the device is powered by a 13th generation Core U CPU and comes with 16GB/32GB of memory and 256GB/512GB of NVMe SSD storage. Dynabook says its Empower technology, which includes advanced cooling and heat dissipation, will keep everything running smoothly.
Ordering in advance can be difficult
The laptop has 2x Thunderbolt 4 ports, USB 3.0, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1 and HDMI. It also features an 8 megapixel rear camera, a VGA resolution front camera (with that all important privacy slider) and a microSD card slot.
There is also the option to include fingerprint authentication, facial authentication and an LTE modem (nano-SIM card).
Despite its rugged features, the dynabook V83/LX is lightweight, weighing approximately 2.1kg (or 2.3kg for the 4G model). It comes with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed.
While the dynabook V83/LX could give the Surface Pro 9 a run for its money, potential buyers may have to be patient as the company has just started accepting pre-orders through its Japanese website, and for the time being only via questions. No big ‘Buy Here’ button, we’re afraid.