


To that end, the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio comes with a 120Hz, 14.4in touchscreen with compatibility for Microsoft's Surface Slim Pen 2 stylus and the Microsoft Surface Dial. Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio review: What you need to knowĪs with Apple's Pro-branded laptops, this is a machine targeted firmly at professional creative workers: photographers, videographers, engineers and 3D artists – the sort of people who need plenty of power and creative flexibility. Instead of simply using a 360-degree hinge along the spine as so many other 2-in-1 laptops do, the Microsoft Laptop Studio has its hinge running along a line across the centre of the lid, allowing users to flip the display and reposition it without having to pick up the laptop or move it around. READ NEXT: Our guide to the best laptops to buy today Instead of sticking with the tried and tested, it breaks new ground, taking the concept of the 2-in-1 convertible and flipping it, so to speak, completely on its head. It means you’ll get the same premium design, three fixed modes and sizeable bezels, although none of these need urgent attention.The Surface Laptop Studio is as striking an example of laptop design as I’ve seen in recent years and an undeniably brave move from Microsoft. It means the second-gen model is likely to look very similar to the original. Both simply cite his sources, but Bowden has a strong track record for Surface news. Zac Bowden at Windows Central says “not to expect any major design updates to the external chassis”, and that there isn’t likely to be an alternative to the 14.4in screen size. However, that might be where the upgrades end. Upgrading to 13th-gen Intel processors and RTX 40 Series graphics would be a big step forward for the Surface Laptop Studio’s performance and power efficiency. The latter also appears to be available with the option for an Nvidia RTX 4060 discrete GPU (rather than Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics), which would make it Microsoft’s most powerful laptop to date.

It looks like there at least two core models: one with a an Intel Core i7-13700H CPU and 16GB of RAM, and another with a Core i7-13800H and 64GB of RAM.
