For reference, the XPS 15 is 18mm thick, while the 15″ MacBook Pro is 16mm.Įven used exclusively as a regular laptop, it looks and feels great, with absolutely no flex, reasonably small bezels, and an extra-sturdy primary hinge. But in reality, it’s barely thicker than average for the premium laptop category, at 19mm, despite the folding display. Viewed directly from the side, the design can have the opposite effect, as the lack of curves makes the laptop look abnormally thick. The two-tiered design also makes the laptop look thinner than it is from most perspectives, as the lower portion is hidden by the thinner upper portion. This design provides a neat place to store the Surface Pen, which is attached via some really strong magnets and charges wirelessly, and it provides a bit of palm shielding from the side-firing vents. But it also stands out, and in this case, form follows function.įrom some angles, the Surface Laptop Studio tends to look like it’s hovering over my desk, like some kind of laptop-spaceship hybrid. I can see how the device’s two-tiered base can be divisive, especially in static photos. It is the proverbial jack of all trades, except it actually is a master of some, too. Starting at $1,600 and quickly climbing up to $2,100+ if you want a dedicated GPU, the Surface Laptop Studio is no bargain, but it does a heck of a lot to justify its price to the right buyer. From where I’m standing, there has never been a PC as good at doing so many things well as the Surface Laptop Studio. Yes, it’s an opinion, but one that I think is reasonable. I realize some of you are rolling your eyes right now at such a hyperbolic-sounding statement. Instead, the Surface Laptop Studio is the most versatile PC ever made. There’s not much sense in comparing it to a boring regular laptop, because this isn’t a boring regular laptop.
Microsoft says it’s the most powerful Surface ever, but the device simply isn’t going to provide you with the performance per dollar you’d get from some traditional laptop Windows competitors, let alone Apple’s MacBooks and their overpowered ARM chips or gaming PC’s with mega-powerful GPUs. If that’s what you’re looking for, you can stop reading. Let’s get this out of the way: The Surface Laptop Studio isn’t the laptop you buy if you want the best specs for the money.
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