Do you need a new laptop? Do you also really, really love tiny blue creatures that wear white Phrygian caps, live in mushroom houses, and stand three apples high? Well, it's your lucky day.
Microsoft has quietly launched the Surface Laptop "Smurface Edition," a custom, limited-edition variant of its 13-inch PC that has laser-etched Smurfs on its lid. It's a collaboration with the new Smurfs movie, which hit theaters on July 18 — and a random one, to say the least. (I'll give them this: That name is certainly unique!) Mashable has reached out to a Microsoft rep for more details.
Microsoft hasn't formally announced the Surface Laptop Smurface Edition in a press release or on any of its social media pages, but I spotted it for sale on Amazon on Tuesday, July 29. It's a retailer exclusive, according to some fine print, and only 100 of them are available there. I was able to add 87 to my cart at the time of writing, so it's already had some takers.
You can also enter to win a Surface Laptop Smurface Edition (sorry, I actually can't believe they named it that) through the Microsoft Rewards program, which doles out points for playing games, making Microsoft Store purchases, and searching on Bing. That sweepstakes ends August 14.
The details on its lid are all that differentiates the Surface Laptop Smurface Edition from the standard 13-inch Surface Laptop, which debuted in May. It has an eight-core Snapdragon X Plus processor and a 60Hz touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920 x 1280. Those are slightly worse specs compared to Microsoft's flagship 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7, our favorite Windows laptop, but the smaller version's battery life is rated at a slightly longer 23 hours per charge.
The Surface Laptop Smurface Edition comes with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS storage, and it's priced at $999.99 — the same as its non-Smurfy counterpart. Smurftastic!
