Although larger, the Surface Laptop Studio isn’t much bigger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4, as it’s only 0.13 inches thicker, and 4 pounds in weight, close to the XPS 15 and Macbook Pro 16-inch in our tests. The Surface Laptop Studio splits the difference with a single 14.4-inch model.

Microsoft offers the Surface Laptop 4 in either a 13.5-inch or 15-inch configuration. From there, you can pull out the bottom of the screen to cover the keyboard, which Microsoft calls “Stage Mode,” or you can lay it flat on the key bed for “Studio Mode.” We really appreciated these different modes of use when we reviewed the Surface Laptop Studio, finding that it was a fun design.Īlthough a big difference, the screen isn’t all that separates these two machines. The first is like a traditional laptop with the screen pushed back. It also has a base on the bottomthat helps with airflow, one of the highlights we pointed out in our full review. The Studio model borrows from Microsoft’s all-in-one Surface Studio and features a hinge on the screen that allows you to swivel it down. The difference in design between the Surface Laptop 4 and Surface Laptop Studio both are traditional laptops, so they don’t have detachable keyboards like the Surface Pro 8. It also comes with an option for a dedicated graphics card, which the Surface Laptop 4 lacks. Both machines use Intel’s 11th-gen mobile processors, but the Surface Laptop Studio uses the more powerful H35 chips, which can run at up to 35 watts. The difference is pricing makes sense given the disparity in power. If you want the dedicated RTX 3050 Ti graphics card or a Core i7 processor, you’ll have to pay $2,099 for the extra power - a full $500 more.

The base model comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD. Microsoft hasn’t announced pricing for the top-end version. The new Surface Laptop Studio starts at $1,600. Fitbit Versa 3īest 2-in-1 laptop deals: Save on Dell, Lenovo, HP and more

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