Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 starts at $999, 8th-gen Intel CPUs, arrives Oct. 16 – CNET

At Microsoft’s fall event in New York City on Tuesday, it announced an updated version of its Surface Laptop. 

The Surface Laptop 2 will include eighth-generation Intel processors making it 85 percent faster than the first Surface Laptop from last year. Microsoft said it’s been reengineered from the inside out and has a new display– the thinnest touchscreen LCD on a laptop — with a best-in-class contrast ratio. 

This is a developing story. Read about everything Microsoft announced at its fall event