The typing experience with the Surface Book 2 is phenomenal. The lack of up-firing stereo speakers in the base is also a major disappointment, as there’s plenty of room on all three remaining sides of the keyboard for additional audio chambers.
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Worse still, Microsoft didn’t make the most design-wise with the extra space that 15 inches affords you.įor instance, the glass trackpad isn’t quite as wide or deep as, say, the 15-inch MacBook Pro when it really could have been, given the amount of space under the keyboard. That said, the Surface Book 2’s fulcrum hinge does make for a laptop that’s a bit more unwieldy to cram into a backpack than most, and it’s now more exaggerated than ever. What’s more, when detached from the base, the Surface Book 2 is the lightest 15-inch tablet we’ve ever gotten our hands on – it feels smaller than it actually is. We’re not complaining, however – Microsoft learned some valuable lessons from the Surface Book, evolving it into the thin, light and power-packed Surface Book 2. While Microsoft did evidently put a lot of effort into considerably improving the Surface Book 2’s power profile and screen technology, this is, in many ways, a bigger Surface Book. In terms of the Surface Book 2’s look and feel, in all its brushed aluminum glory, it’s an understatement to say that Microsoft took the Surface Book and blew it up in every way to make the Surface Book 2 the stunning 15-inch device that it is. Microsoft put a lot of effort into considerably improving the Surface Book 2’s power profile and screen technology. Plus, a year later, you should be able to find some deals that up the value proposition of the Surface Book 2. Not accounting for taste, it’s hard to argue with the fact that the Surface Book 2 is the better value here. And, that’s behind a crisper display with touch control so it can function as a tablet. The Surface Book 2 is just $100 more than the 15-inch MacBook Pro, but you’re also getting a more powerful processor and a beefier GPU. And, yes, we’re going to keep calling Microsoft out on this decision until it starts bundling this practically required accessory in with its Surface devices once again.įor comparison’s sake, Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar starts at $2,399 (£2,349, AU$3,499) for a 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, an AMD Radeon Pro 555 graphics chip with 2GB of VRAM, 16GB of memory and a 256GB SSD – all powering a 2,880 x 1,800-pixel 15.4-inch display at 220 pixels per inch as well as an OLED Touch Bar. The Surface Book 2 is undoubtedly a pricey device, especially considering that the price doesn’t even include the $99 (£99, AU$139) Surface Pen. Sadly, you will have to sacrifice storage space to get this low price – you’ll be limited to 128GB of storage accompanying the dual-core i5 CPU and 8GB of RAM. On the other hand, the 13.5-inch Surface Book 2 starts at the fairly more modest price of $1,149 (£1,149, AU$1,599) in the US, with other countries likely to follow this pricing model. The only difference between the two is that the starting Surface Book 2 configuration comes with a 256GB SSD. Of course, this is the highest end that the Surface Book 2 gets, with the entry-level 15-inch model coming in at a still hefty $2,499 (£2,349, AU$3,649). The configuration we reviewed here, listed to the right, comes in at a lofty $3,299 in the US. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the Surface Book 2 is very expensive.
Weight: 4.2 pounds (1.9kg) with keyboard base
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Ports: 2 x USB 3.1, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, 2 x Surface Connect, SD card reader, 3.5mm audio jackĬonnectivity: 802.11ac 2 x 2 MIMO Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, Xbox WirelessĬamera: Windows 8MP rear-facing autofocus camera (1080p), 5MP front-facing Hello face-authentication camera (1080p HD) Screen: 15-inch, 3,240 x 2,160 (260 ppi) PixelSense display (3:2 aspect ratio 1600:1 contrast ratio)
Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5 VRAM) Here is the configuration for the Microsoft Surface Book 2 (15-inch) configuration sent to TechRadar for review:ĬPU: 1.9GHz Intel Core i7-8650U (quad-core, 8MB cache, up to 4.2GHz with Turbo Boost)
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