The era of AI has transformed how businesses get work done, and if you’re looking to optimise your experience an AI laptop is just the ticket. One of our top picks? The Microsoft Surface Laptop, which has been purpose-built to support AI-powered productivity.
With specialised Neural Processing Unit (NPU) hardware and integrated Microsoft Copilot, this laptop supports you and your team to enhance efficiency and keep data secure. It also runs on Windows 11, making it an ideal upgrade as Windows 10 End of Life approaches, and offers deep integration with the Microsoft ecosystem for an enhanced user experience.
Today, we’ll be looking at practical ways this device can improve productivity, accessibility, and security – so let’s get started.
How to Work Smarter with the Surface Laptop and Copilot
- Speed Up and Refine Writing and Communication
Copilot ensures you can speed up your writing process and avoid frustrating downtime caused by writer’s block. You can use it in Word and Outlook to help write emails and documents from scratch, to add content to your initial draft, or to improve tone and clarity. - Effortlessly Recap Meetings
Copilot helps you to transcribe meetings, stay on top of key points, and even summarise what’s been covered when you’re late. This is ideal for managers who need to be across multiple conversations, or to capture more information during client catch ups. - Enhance Designs and Content Creation
The Surface Laptop’s touch screen is ideal for intuitive drawing and content creation – from initial sketches to finalised designs. You can also add the Surface Pen stylus to your toolkit, which delivers more control for a seamless experience.
Creating a PowerPoint presentation? We know starting with a blank canvas can be overwhelming, and this is where Copilot steps in. The AI tool can generate polished looking slide outlines and visuals based on your prompts, and you can edit these as needed to capture your vision. This saves time and effort, while ensuring your work looks professional.
Each of these features are ideal for teams working in marketing, to support training, and to assist with proposal development.
- Smarter Searching and Research
Copilot allows you to streamline the research process, providing information based on your prompt and answering follow up questions so you can refine your understanding on a topic without going between tabs. It’s also great for summarising long articles! Even better, the Surface Laptop’s powerful NPU keeps AI answers instant and lag-free – so there’s no unnecessary wait times.
- Boost Focus and Productivity
Got a busy week ahead? Copilot’s a lifesaver to keep track of your schedule and organise emails, making sure you never drop the ball. It can be prompted to create to-do lists and outline task prioritisation, so you know where to focus your time. It can also help manage your emails, summarising long threads or organising them based on importance. These functions are great for executives or knowledge workers with packed schedules, effortlessly creating a plan to help you take on the day.
- Improve Accessibility and Inclusivity
Copilot is also ideal to improve accessibility, with features like live captions and real-time translations that are delivered quickly thanks to the laptop’s built-in NPU. Copilot Voice also allows your team to communicate with Copilot via spoken conversation, including providing prompts and having generated results read out loud to you. This allows you to better support diverse workplaces and teams spread across the globe.
- Increase Privacy
Copilot tasks are performed locally on the device, ensuring your business’ data is more secure in comparison with cloud-based AI. The latter uses the data you provide to continue training, and as a result this information can influence the future results of anyone using the AI model.
This increased privacy is particularly important for businesses in industries that need to meet regulatory data requirements, including legal, healthcare, finance, and education sectors to name a few. However, it’s important to note that having more control over data benefits every business!
How We Can Help
Ready to empower your team with the Microsoft Surface Laptop and built-in Copilot AI that acts as a digital assistant? We can help you get future-ready today, supporting you to choose the best AI devices for your requirements. Put a tribe around your business, get in touch with us here.
