It reminds me a bit of Xbox One S, which also has a similar stepped design.įew have wondered if that base would detract from use in the lap or cause it to be unbalanced. But peeking underneath it is altogether distinct with a curious pedestal-base and aggressive venting. When opened, the rounded corners and edges lend themselves to an Apple MacBook Pro. To my eyes, it continues the 'Brutalist design' aesthetics with a hint of Dieter Ram's minimalism we've seen in other Surface products. The overall look of Surface Laptop Studio is distinct. Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central) There's nothing like it Surface Laptop Studio: Design and features Pricing also does not include the new haptics-enabled Surface Slim Pen 2, which is an optional $130 purchase. The cost is around $2,699 for the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti model, while the one with the RTX A2000 is $3,399.īusiness editions also ship with Windows 11 Pro or Windows 10 Pro (+$100 license), while the consumer variants use Windows 11 Home. The models used for this review feature the Core i7, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage, with one using the A2000 and the other 3050 Ti. The same version with an RTX A2000 GPU is $3,800. The top-tier configuration for Surface Laptop Studio includes a Core i7, 32GB of RAM, 2TB of storage, and an RTX 3050 Ti GPU costing around $3,100.

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