Microsoft has announced two new Surface devices, the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. Both will have the Copilot+ PC branding and be priced to attract budget-conscious buyers. The Surface Pro, now with a 12-inch display,

Microsoft has new Surface devices, and they cheaper and smaller than ever. How do the Surface Laptop 13-inch and Surface Pro 12-inch compare to the MacBook Air and iPad Pro?

A drop chamber is designed to validate Microsoft’s simulation data against the reality of dropping a device on concrete flooring. The drop chamber was key to developing Microsoft’s removable battery packs on its latest Surface devices, for example, to ensure any drops wouldn’t puncture the batteries.