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Published: October 18, 2017 | Source: Microsoft | Author: Mark Campbell

Microsoft reveals their Surface Book 2 notebook

Microsoft reveals their Surface Book 2 notebook

Microsoft officially reveals their Surface Book 2 notebook

To coincide with the release of Window 10’s Fall Creators Update, Microsoft has decided to reveal their upcoming Surface Book 2 notebook, which comes with some large design and hardware improvements over the company’s original version.  

To start off, Microsoft has decided to release this new notebook in both 15-inch and 13.5-inch form factors, with each model releasing for $2,499 and $1,499 respectively for their base models. These new notebooks are Microsoft’s MacBook Pro equivalents, offering ultra-high resolution screens high levels of build quality and some unique design options. 

 
This notebook has the ability to detach its own screen to become a tablet, though doing so will prevent these notebooks from utilising the product’s dedicated GPU, which is present in the keyboard section of the product (Basic 13.5-inch models do not include a dedicated GPU). Both models will start off with a 256GB NVMe SSD, though both offer options to purchase 512GB and 1TB SSD options at the time of purchase.   

 

 

The basic model of the 15-inch variant will come with a 3240×2160 display, an 8th generation Intel i7 8650U quad-core CPU (max boost clock of 4.2GHz), 16GB of RAM and a GTX 1060 6GB GPU. 

Microsoft’s smaller 13.5-inch version will lack a dedicated GPU in its basic configuration but will release with a 3000×2000 screen, a 7th generation Intel i5 dual core with 8GB of memory, though this version is available with the same i7 8650U and 16GB of memory as its larger counterpart and with a GTX 1050 2GB GPU. 

Both of these notebooks are said to offer up to 17 hours of battery life when playing video (in notebook mode), with the device offering a reduced battery life when used as a tablet (without the keyboard/dock attached). Both versions will also feature a backlit keyboard and support Dolby Atmos headphones.

This device will also feature a 5MP front-facing camera and an 8MP rear-facing camera, showing exactly how much Microsoft is pushing this device as both a tablet and a PC. 

Microsoft reveals their Surface Book 2 notebook

 

Both of these devices will be charged using a USB Type-C cable, with both versions also featuring an SD card slot and several USB Type-A connections.

Preorders are set to go live for this device on November 9th in certain markets, with an official release date of November 16th.   

You can join the discussion on Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 on the OC3D Forums. 

 

Microsoft reveals their Surface Book 2 notebook

Microsoft officially reveals their Surface Book 2 notebook

To coincide with the release of Window 10’s Fall Creators Update, Microsoft has decided to reveal their upcoming Surface Book 2 notebook, which comes with some large design and hardware improvements over the company’s original version.  

To start off, Microsoft has decided to release this new notebook in both 15-inch and 13.5-inch form factors, with each model releasing for $2,499 and $1,499 respectively for their base models. These new notebooks are Microsoft’s MacBook Pro equivalents, offering ultra-high resolution screens high levels of build quality and some unique design options. 

 
This notebook has the ability to detach its own screen to become a tablet, though doing so will prevent these notebooks from utilising the product’s dedicated GPU, which is present in the keyboard section of the product (Basic 13.5-inch models do not include a dedicated GPU). Both models will start off with a 256GB NVMe SSD, though both offer options to purchase 512GB and 1TB SSD options at the time of purchase.   

 

 

The basic model of the 15-inch variant will come with a 3240×2160 display, an 8th generation Intel i7 8650U quad-core CPU (max boost clock of 4.2GHz), 16GB of RAM and a GTX 1060 6GB GPU. 

Microsoft’s smaller 13.5-inch version will lack a dedicated GPU in its basic configuration but will release with a 3000×2000 screen, a 7th generation Intel i5 dual core with 8GB of memory, though this version is available with the same i7 8650U and 16GB of memory as its larger counterpart and with a GTX 1050 2GB GPU. 

Both of these notebooks are said to offer up to 17 hours of battery life when playing video (in notebook mode), with the device offering a reduced battery life when used as a tablet (without the keyboard/dock attached). Both versions will also feature a backlit keyboard and support Dolby Atmos headphones.

This device will also feature a 5MP front-facing camera and an 8MP rear-facing camera, showing exactly how much Microsoft is pushing this device as both a tablet and a PC. 

Microsoft reveals their Surface Book 2 notebook

 

Both of these devices will be charged using a USB Type-C cable, with both versions also featuring an SD card slot and several USB Type-A connections.

Preorders are set to go live for this device on November 9th in certain markets, with an official release date of November 16th.   

You can join the discussion on Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 on the OC3D Forums. 

 

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