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 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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