HP is announcing a handful of laptop upgrades today, but two stand out for going head to head with Microsoft’s Surface line. The first is an upgrade of HP’s Elite x2, making it into a more capable Surface Pro competitor. And the second is a slimmed down Elite 13 that makes the laptop look like it could be a better MacBook Air alternative than the Surface Laptop.

The Elite x2 — a tablet with a detachable keyboard case — was pretty well received when it was introduced two years ago, but it had one big drawback: it could only be configured with Intel’s Core m processors. That made the Elite x2 a far less powerful device than the Surface Pro, or really just a typical laptop, and HP says it heard that customers wanted more. So it’s updated…

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