14 DAY TRIAL // One of the devices announced today by Microsoft at its September 22 hardware event is the new Surface Laptop Studio, a device which, as you can guess from its name, combines the Surface Laptop with the Surface Studio to offer a form factor that will completely blow your mind.
The Surface Laptop Studio therefore gives up on the traditional laptop design, so it now comes with a display that swivels in front to let you take full advantage of the touch input.
Needless to say, the device allows for multiple form factors, including a full flat screen orientation to make things like writing and drawing with a pen feel more natural.
The device sports a 14.4-inch PixelSense display with a 120Hz refresh rate and uses a so-called Dynamic Woven Hinge to switch from one form factor to another. There’s a glass trackpad with haptic feedback, as well as support for magnetically attaching the Slim Pen 2, which now comes with wireless charging too.
Pricey device
The hardware under the hood is top-notch, and this isn’t necessarily surprising. The device is powered by Intel’s 11th Gen H35 chips, and they can be paired with a maximum of 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. The GPU unit is the NVIDIA RTX 3050Ti.
Thunderbolt 4 ports are also offered, just like on the Surface Pro 8, and so is the Surface Connect port already being used on so many other Surface devices.
“Designed in concert with Windows 11, Surface Laptop Studio is the most powerful Surface we’ve ever built. It is the culmination of years of Surface innovation – on hinges, display, silicon and more – and brings the best of the Surface heritage together in one powerhouse device,” Microsoft explains.
The Surface Laptop Studio is already available for pre-order from $1599.
