- Microsoft had an event a few days ago,
and besides announcing a pretty cool update to Windows 10,
some really cool software that helps
people create 3D content,
and some new VR headsets
that are gonna be coming later from partners,
there were really two pieces of hardware
that everybody was really excited about:
a refresh to their Surface Book,
and a new all-in-one that's aimed at
creative professionals, called the Surface Studio.
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At first glance, the new Surface Book,
not called the Surface Book Two,
but called the Surface Book with performance base,
doesn't look much different from
the 2015 Surface Book.
In fact, the only way to tell the two apart is that
the keyboard on the newer model
is slightly inset compared to the older model.
Besides that, the dimensions on the new Surface Book
are identical to the old one,
minus the fact that it's about 0.2 pounds heavier,
thanks to some of the new tweaks.
Those tweaks include a six-gen i7 processor,
a new Dividia G-Force GTX965M
that is twice as powerful as
the 2015 Surface Book's option,
and a bigger battery that now boasts
16 hours of usage, versus the 12 hours of the last model.
The reason it's called the Surface Book
with performance base, by the way,
is because, essentially, the screen part of it
is identical to the old Surface Book.
The only thing that's changed is that
the base that the screen attaches to
has gotten a performance boost.
Now, if you think the Surface Book
is a beautiful thing that came out of Microsoft,
you have to see the new Surface Studio.
This might be Microsoft's competition
to the iMac, essentially,
but it has a lot of other tricks up its sleeve.
First off, it has a 28 inch,
three by two aspect ratio
4500 by 3000 resolution display
that is touch enabled.
It's available with either a six gen i5 or i7 processor,
either eight, 16, or 32 gigs of RAM,
a one or two terabyte hard drive option,
and the choice between a 965M or 980M
Nividia GTX graphics card.
It also has a five megapixel front facing camera
that works with Windows Hello,
four USB 3.0 ports, mini display port,
ethernet port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
XBox wireless controller support,
and the Surface pen, as well.
With all of its new specs,
its piece de resistance is its ability to do this.
It can easily lay entirely flat.
And, of course, in this new configuration,
it can then easily be used as a better canvas for drawing
or even displaying content to others around you.
In conjunction with the new Surface Studio,
Microsoft also showed off this little puck,
called the Surface Dial,
that you can place on the Surface Studio's screen
to have it dynamically bring up other options,
like your brush color in Paint, for example,
among other things.
It can also be used off the screen as a, well, dial,
to select options as well.
Which oddly feels really natural,
and it's nice to see Microsoft coming up with
an entirely new accessory
that's not only clever, but also
seems to go really well with their new computer.
All in all, a quick welcomed bump in specs
for the Surface Book,
and, of course, there is that amazing Surface Studio
that is beautiful,
and I want one,
even though I have absolutely no reason to get one.
I mean, it's just, it's a beautiful thing.
And yes, people keep making comparisons to Apple
and saying that Microsoft is copying them,
and blah, blah, blah.
But really what's happening is
Microsoft is finally paying attention
to the aesthetic design of their products,
and I have to say, they're doing a damn fine job of it.
Now I just need to figure out how I can afford
and why exactly I need a Surface Studio.
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and some hands-on video of the Surface Studio
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