Windows Dev Kit 2023 (Project Volterra) - Unboxing & Hands-On! 

Not a developer, but I want one of these so bad! Really looking forward to the future of Windows on ARM.

This would be a great office PC. They should sell a cheaper 8 GB or 16 GB RAM version.

Please show more content about the pre installed apps, system performance, how Windows on ARM is becoming a reality to us, energy efficiency, new features etc.

I'd like to see real hardware specs and benchmarks in comparison with m1

for whatever reason i thought it was a metal box instead of plastic. but if it means an affordable surface, i'm into it

please make a review vidoe as well I just want to know how this arm processor handles some famous work or coding apps

I would really hate to ruin the mood but, these would make AWESOME Linux machines lmao

for all developers, please make better apps with this windows arm needs you all

I hope someone makes a linux image for this. this with linux sounds like the ultimate home server in terms of powerefficeny and compute power

Finally! Less excuses for app developers to support Windows on 64-bit x86 platforms but not support Windows on 64-bit ARM platforms! If I had the time, I would've liked to get one to help open-source software projects already supporting Windows on 64-bit x86 to start supporting the same OS on 64-bit ARM!

I have a question : I am a technology lead but no Developer . Nevertheless this box would be a great workstation for me. Recently I am working on a Windows 11 ARM Notebook from Lenovo and I am loving it ;-) So are there any restriction on this Box so that only a Dev could use it or can I use it just as a normal Workstation ?

Since this is a DEV KIT, I thought it needs to be returned after a set period of time like the Apple M1 Developer Transition Kit.

Nowhere in the review did I see you sniff the freshly unboxed electronic goodness. Most unusual behaviour.

This is just the base portion of the Surface Studio without the display. So i think the next Surface Studio (maybe version 4/5) could be ARM.

What monitor is that in the video? I don't think I've seen that before, looks fantastic for productivity.

Please install visual studio and see how fast it loads and try build some project on it.

Microsoft should have done this in 2016, when Windows on ARM was announced. Since they waited 6 years for this, Apple took the opportunity and completely beat them on ARM devices. I saw this coming from kilometers away.

Would like to see a teardown of this.

what's the monitor he's using

This actually looks like a great lightweight desktop PC and comes with great specs for the price as well. Is there any downside on using this as consumer?

I think this is just Microsoft getting things ready to start shipping Arm processor desktops along with the surface Pro Arm computers. If and its a big if they can look at getting XCloud working perfect on this and Steem offer a service like it I see devices like this starting the cloud gaming gen. I also feel devices like this will be great for schools and also start companies who just need office and web apps. I'm still holding reserve on arm devices though as I did get a surface RT and although I enjoyed it at the time it did not last long.

Those animations bro. 😳

Shout out to me the Huawei MateView 3:2 monitor in the video. Have one too. Such a good monitor.

i feel like we could get something like a Surface Mini sometime later

What is the name of the keyboard in background?

Finally the enabled Virtualization by default because it will be essential 👍

Does this have a headphone jack or must bluetooth audio be used for speakers/headphones?

Is there microsoft watch yu use?

Why are there polish texts on the ports description paper if the dev kit is not available in Poland at all right now? Confusing

With the latest ARM licensing change, i dont think windows on arm is a good idea anymore. Everyone should start to look at riscv

Hi. What is the monitor you've got?

After watching some reviews and reading the specs, I still don't get if Is there something extra that makes it a 'Dev Kit' , like a special debug port, a breakout connector for IO ports, whatever. How does it differ from any ARM64 SBC regarding development?

I can't wait to try it

What is the monitor you are using? that monitor looks beautiful

Lovely Monitor, can you share its brand and if possible where I can get one?

What mini DP cable were you using? I have the Dev Kit and the same monitor but non of my mini DP to mini DP cables work.

I hope it will have linux support soon😇

I'd buy one of these if linux is confirmed to be installable

I wonder why in the paper at 0:43 there are words also in Italian language but then it's not sold in Italy...... and at 4:15 unfortunately there's no italian language selection..... Why not?

Hello, how you get this device for developer from ms ? How can get one? , i am software & web developer

facinating

Are the usb-c ports usb4/thunderbolt so that i can power the device and send display port alt-mode output and establish usb upstream hub connectivity all over a single cable connection to usb4/thunderbolt enabled desktop display? In other words the same as you can do with modern laptops.

What is the power utilization? Trying to see how it compares with my lower power desktop. Thanks

The power brick is the size of the PC.

Which keyboard is that ?

I hope Microsoft does a retail version of the Surface mini desktop, I would buy. I currently have a M1 mini which runs great, but I am tired of Apple being so stingy on ram and SSD.

how to start it on? I have one but can' start on by using HDMI monitor. I use a mini display port to connect with HDMI cable but don't receive any signal

love your monitor.wich one is it?

Monitor has a notch 😄

Anyone having issues with initial boot, have a black screen, using a mini DP to HDMI but nothing seems to happen.

That huge charger and that connector is necessary? I think USB C with a smaller charger would be possible. Imagine smartphones are using 150W super fast charge and this is only 90W, why so big? No sense.

that thing looks fast

I would like an 11-inch slim windows laptop resembling my HP Stream 11 but much faster and with a longer battery life. I think that windows 11 on ARM could fulfil this dream of mine.

Kindly do mention the monitor used...

Hey everyone, Zac here, but only of the left headphone side.

one question. Is noisy fan?

Out of stock in the UK :(

I have problems with my unit, it can't connect to monitors that only have hdmi-in, I've tried several adapters for displayport-to-hdmi, and usb type c-to-hdmi.. Any solution for this, let me know a.s.a.p?

Wow amazing

You should make a video on daily driving this bad boy! Afterall ARM is the future!

wowowow

I wouldn't buy one for this, but it would be cool to see someone boot linux on it

Can it run Linux?

Its like the Block between surface dock surface Studio dock ufff please MS sells this Mac min with Windows 👀

Might have missed it but is that the Huawei monitor?

So why can't they sell that to consumers? This would be a perfect Mac Mini alternative.

How did you guys get it ? Was it selected people that got it ?

Hi all, can someone with one of these Arm kits run Crystaldiskmark to test the Nvme read / write speeds and post the results?

Surface Pro 9 review please

Is it possible to run android apps, or perhaps an android OS entirely, given the chipset?

Does it support 4K @ 120hz? Also, can it be powered via USB-C?

does anyone know/think you'll be able to run an ARM64 (pi version or similar) version of PROXMOX on this?

Is that an OAK D that you have attached?

a windows mac mini would be dope lmao

Can you install Linux on it (bare metal)? Then I would consider buying 2 for x-platform dev. And does it have one M.2 PCIe slot when opened up or what storage can be installed/upgraded? Does the Windows boot without keyboard for e.g. remote-only usage? I don’t use Windows outside of RDB protocol or as build server cause I prefer Arch Linux + KDE as desktop. I think if it has an open bootloader with installable Linux and upgradable storage, then it would be a pretty good device, except that is misses ECC RAM which sadly mostly all devices do not have. But for plebs not caring about ECC the specs look pretty good; except the display out of course which seems much more limited than even M1 Mac Mini, MiniDP is unreliable sadly, and it’s only DP 1.2, hope it can 4k 16:9 with 60Hz for those who unlike me would use native display instead of using it over a remote protocol. I would use Linux desktop with monitor attached for testing. But RDB with Windows is pretty good over remote for any productivity apps except watching videos, video production or gaming. Talking about networking, is the Ethernet Gigabit?

can it run games or emulators

What monitor is that ? Extremely thin bezel.

@599 this is a good bargain

What mouse is that in the beginning of the video?

How much power does this device consume? I will do the 90W adapter, but how much in practice?

one day -could arm be as powerful as the apple M chips?

Can u boot Linux using an external SSD ?

It's a pity they haven't moved to USB C for power input. And what speed is the ethernet? It needs to be 10 Gb to compete with the competition.

I'm not a developer, but love Microsoft product. Do you think it would be sufficient for gaming?

I really hope this thing flops hard so I can buy one for $100 on eBay a year from now. Seems like it'd be a cool collector's device.

Неужели так сложно сделать встроенный блок питания о_О Почему у Апл это получается, а другие вендоры не хотят.🙂

Competition with mac :)

Which monitor you are using?

Does this support Snapdragon Profiler?

Microsoft needs to design their own chips, so that they can optimize properly..

🤓🤓🤓 Nice, does it support 4K120hz with a type-c to hdmi 2.1 adapter ? 4K HDR ? can the internal wifi be upgraded down the road ? how easy is it to replace the internal Nvme drive ? I know this is a developer machine but curious how well it handles a bit of entertainment.

what monitor are you using?

what monitor is it???

If it looks like a duck, and it sounds like a duck.....

try installing windows xp x64 on it, it will be crazy.

Did it come with Visual Studio for arm64?

I'm wondering if I can use this as a VM server??

What is that display?

It's out of stuck i wonder when will Microsoft sell it again

Wonder if this would be good for gaming with egpu.