Coming up
We look at the design and craftsmanship of Surface Studio.
Our new category of device.
Enabling new modes of productivity.
When we set out to design the Surface Studio,
Our goal wasn't just to create an all-in-one desktop.
We wanted to deliver a transformative desktop experience.
Whether you are multi-tasking between applications
or have specific creative needs
requiring a large work Surface
and the highest level of color accuracy.
Our engineering vision
was to develop a floating sheet of pixels.
And we wanted to achieve all of this
with a minimalist design
that makes the hardware disappear
as you experience the device.
If we tour the device from the top to the bottom,
you'll see that the display is a centerpiece of the device experience.
The pixel sense display is 28 inches.
As we wanted it to be as large as possible
yet well balanced between the hinge and the base.
At 12.5 millimeters thick,
this is one of the thinnest
touch enabled LCD monitors of this size ever built.
Our goal was to achieve life like resolution and color.
It's 4500 x 3000 resolution gives you 13.5 million pixels.
That's 60% more than you find on a 4k monitor.
It's 3 x 2 aspect ratio allows for almost two extra inches of verticle space.
And it means if you said app scaling at 100%,
pages, texts, illustrations and photos on screen
are exactly the size they would be when printed.
We call this true scale.
To ensure best in class color accuracy
we calibrate each Surface Studio
individualy in the factory
to deliver a color gamut
with vivid DCI P3
and SRGB, critcal if you were working with videos and images.
Inside the display is our pixel sense technology for touch and pen.
10 point multi touch allows me to interact naturally with my app.
I'm in studio mode here at twenty degrees.
As I switch to the pen,
you can see the inking is fluid.
This pen is the same pen
used by the rest of the Surface device family.
Additionally, we design Surface Dial.
As a companion accessory to Surface Studio,
it allows you to use your free hand to easily access application controls
without breaking your creative process.
The pixel sense display uses capacitive touch
and a custom digitizer optimized to recognize
Surface Dial's unique digital signature
with pin point accuracy
wherever you place the dial on the screen.
As we looked at how we deliver our natural interaction
we also focused on the quality of communication
to deliver great movie, music and Skype experiences.
We developed the 1080P HD front facing camera
with a five degree negative tilt
to capture your best likeness.
And of course it has built in infrared camera
for facial recognition with Windows Hello.
And lastly,
we engineered an 8 driver sound bar in the display
for high frequencies.
Matched with dual low to mid-range speakers in the base.
Studio delivers Dolby audio premium quality sound.
Now let's look more at the mechanical structure of the display.
You'll notice that as I interact with the display,
it's natural for me to lean in on the device
just as you would if you were an artists interacting with a canvas.
Despite it's thin profile,
we needed it to be both solid and capable of changing angle with a light press.
We solved this first by adding three internal stiffening plates
bonded to the aluminum cover.
This additional strength
works to translate the emotion of the display to the hinge.
To balance the movement of the screen,
we also developed a zero gravity hinge.
The three independent spring systems
connect via multi-bar linkages
engaging just enough counter balance to offset gravity.
This makes the 13 pound screen feel weightless.
Moving on to the base.
You'll notice that at 1.3 inches in height
it's a very slim unit.
It houses the main motherboard
and even the power supply
as Surface Studio runs on AC power.
The cable is locked in place
so that you can move the device without losing power.
To remove the cable,
pull back on the shroud to unlock it
and remove it from the base.
We use Intel's 6th Gen processors
and offer three core configurations.
Each with discreet graphics.
An i5 with 8 gigabyte of memory
and two i7 models with 16 and 32 gigabytes of memory.
Hybrid drives provide 1 terabyte and 2 terabyte capacity.
And paired with 64 gigabyte
and 128 gigabyte solid state drives
they deliver high speed redrive access.
Importantly, it's thermal design is purposely engineered
to provide a stable, quiet, cool base for the display
while providing reliable performance.
We incorporated three fans into the compact base.
Fan controlled algorithms provide thermal balancing
matching fan speed
with the thermal power for low fan noise.
So that's a quick engineering tour of the new Surface Studio.
I've shown you what differentiates the experience.
But it's also worth mentioning that Surface Studio
has a comprehensive array of ports
to work with your existing peripherals
and can be locked into place with this optional custom design Kensington lock.
I hope that you get to experience the device for yourself.
Thanks for watching.
Microsoft Mechanics
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