Leak: Surface Pro 8 Will Have 120Hz Screen, Thunderbolt 4

Leak: Surface Pro 8 Will Have 120Hz Screen, Thunderbolt 4

The Surface Duo 2 isn’t the only piece of unannounced Microsoft hardware making the rounds today. What appears to be a Chinese-language ad for the Surface Pro 8 has appeared on Twitter, promoting the computer’s Thunderbolt 4 ports and 120Hz screen, neither of which are available on the current Surface Pro devices.

The ad features a computer that we can only assume is the Surface Pro 8 — it looks almost identical to the Pro 7 in this image. Looking closer, you’ll see this laptop has lost the old USB-A ports. The Pro 8 is

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Apple’s 3M Thunderbolt Cable is a Good Deal at $159. Yes, Really.
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