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Microsoft has quietly updated its consumer-oriented Surface lineup with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 chips. The Surface line, often announced with its own event, has been detailed in a blog post by corporate vice president for Surface Brett Ostrum. All three systems are on sale from Microsoft's website today. The 13-inch Surface Pro starts at $1,499 , while the Surface Laptop line starts at $1,599 for the 13.8-inch machine and $1,699 for the 15-incher.

The new systems aren't particularly different on the outside, coming in platinum, black, and dune colors that Microsoft has used before.…