Surface Laptop Studio is a newly introduced product line by Microsoft at their Surface Event on September 22, 2021.[1] It was announced by the company alongside the Surface Go 3 and Surface Pro 8, Surface Duo 2 and a bunch of Surface accessories.[2] The device is a new form factor featuring a dual-pivoting screen that flips into tablet mode.[3] The laptop is powered by the new Windows 11 operating system.
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Product family | Microsoft Surface |
| Type | Laptop |
| Generation | First |
| Release date | September 22, 2021 |
| Availability | October 5, 2021 |
| Introductory price | USD 1600 - 3100 |
| Operating system | Windows 11 Home (Consumer models) Windows 11 Pro (Business models) |
| CPU | Tiger Lake H35 i5-11300H Tiger Lake H35 i7-11370H |
| Memory | 16GB, 32GB LPDDR4x RAM |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB, 1TB, 2TB Removable SSD |
| Display | 14.4 inch touchscreen 120Hz refresh rate PixelSense Flow Display 2400 x 1600, 201 PPI 3:2 Aspect Ratio Dolby Vision |
| Graphics | i5: Intel Iris Xe Graphics i7: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti |
| Sound | Quad Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos |
| Input | Built in: touchscreen, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, dual far-field studio mics Sold Separately: mouse, stylus pen, Surface Dial |
| Camera | Front: 1080p HD |
| Touchpad | Precision Haptic touchpad |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, 2 USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, Xbox Wireless |
| Power | 56.3Wh battery |
| Online services | Microsoft Store, OneDrive |
| Dimensions | 323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm (12.72 in x 8.98 in x 0.746 in) |
| Mass | i5: 1,742.9 grams (3.842 lb) i7:1,820.2 grams (4.013 lb) |
| Predecessor | Surface Book 3 |
| Website | Business Webpage Consumer Webpage Documentation Product Reveal on YouTube |
Features
- Windows 11 operating system
- Intel Tiger Lake 11th Gen Core i5 or Core i7 processor
- Intel Iris Xe graphics, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Consumer), or NVIDIA RTX A2000 (Enterprise) GPU with 4GB of GDDR6 RAM
- 120Hz refresh rate and Dolby Vision support
- 16 or 32GB of LPDDR4X RAM
- 256GB to 2TB NVME SSD storage
- 2 Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports
Configurations
| Surface Laptop Studio Configuration Options[4][5][6] | |||||||
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| Price Tier in USD | CPU | GPU | RAM | Internal storage | |||
| Consumer | Business | ||||||
| 1600 | 1700 | Intel Core i5-11300H | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU @ 1.3GHz) |
16 GB | 256 GB | ||
| 1800 | 1900 | 512 GB | |||||
| 2100 | 2200 | Intel Core i7-11370H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (4GB GDDR6) |
+ | Intel Iris Xe (96 EU @ 1.35GHz) | ||
| 2700 | 2800 | 32 GB | 1 TB | ||||
| 3100 | 3200 | 2 TB | |||||
| 3400 | NVIDIA RTX A2000 (4GB GDDR6) |
+ | Intel Iris Xe (96 EU @ 1.35GHz) |
1 TB | |||
| 3800 | 2 TB | ||||||
Hardware
- A new three-position display with a complete overhaul.
- 14.4-inch touch display 2400 x 1600 pixels 201 PPI 3:2 aspect ratio
- The first Surface Laptop to contain 2 USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4.
- It comes with a removable SSD.
- Precision Haptic touchpad
Software
Surface Laptop Studio will be powered by the new Windows 11 operating system with a 30-day trial of Microsoft 365. Consumer models will get the Home edition and the business models will get the Pro edition of the operating system. The device also supports Windows Hello login using biometric facial recognition.[7]
Timeline
| Timeline of Surface devices |
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Sources: Microsoft Devices Blog Microsoft Store
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References
- ^ "Surface Laptop Studio is Microsoft's new powerful flagship laptop". The Verge. September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Microsoft Surface event: Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio and more announced today". CNET. September 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio hands-on: one weird, powerful computer". The Verge. September 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Configure your Surface Laptop Studio". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Surface Laptop Studio Powerful Business Laptop". Surface for Business. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Configure your Surface Laptop Studio for Business". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Surface Laptop Studio is Microsoft's new flagship 2-in-1 laptop with a 14-inch 120Hz display and haptic touchpad". Windows Central. September 22, 2021.
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