

Intel unveiled its latest 12th Gen Alder Lake chips earlier this year. Tech fans will also be moderately disappointed about the use of the 11th Gen family of chips on the Surface Laptop Studio. This marks it as a device for creatives, not gamers. Windows 11 will be preinstalled and it will be powered by an Nvidia GeForce 3050 Ti GPU and Intel 11th Gen chip. The screen shares the same atypical 3:2 aspect ration as past Surface Books and Laptops and is confirmed to support Dolby Vision HDR, with a quoted contrast ratio of 1500:1. Up front there is a 14.4-inch, 120Hz refresh rate, PixelSense screen and haptic feedback trackpad. Microsoft claims the Surface Laptop Studio is its most powerful mobile device to date and has loaded it with a wealth of top-end hardware. This is a welcome change that will make it easier to use the device on the go without worrying about the stylus dislodging or going missing, as it occasionally does with the iPad Pro, based on our experience. The laptop features a magnetic docking and charging station that sits under the sliding screen for secure storage. The pen also features a tactile feedback engine to help it mimic the feeling pen on paper. The processor to help improve the user experience using the Surface Slim Pen 2, delaying lag and latency. Surface Slim Pen 2 and Microsoft G6 processor support are confirmed. The hinge lets you slide the display forward over the attached keyboard, to turn it into a tablet or set it as an artists easel. It features a new hinge mechanic that replaces the detachable model seen on past Surface Books and Pros.

The Surface Laptop Studio has a very different design to past Microsoft Convertibles. Outside of this all Microsoft has revealed is that it will arrive and an unspecified point in 2022. There is no information on higher configurations’ or different regions cost. Microsoft has confirmed pricing for the Surface Laptop Studio will start at $1599.99 in the US. It came in place of the Surface Book 4 convertible rumoured to launch ahead of the event, replacing it as Microsoft’s flagship device for creatives, coders and power users. The device was unveiled alongside the Surface Pro 8, Surface Go 3 and Surface Duo 2 devices at Microsoft’s Live Stream launch event earlier this week.

Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface Laptop Studio hybrid, marketing it as its most powerful mobile device to date, in a bid to entice creatives away from the new MacBook Pro 2021.
