Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Available in two sizes: 15” or 13.5” PixelSense™ Display More than 5 times the graphics performance of the original Surface Book3 4 times more power than the original Surface Book1 4 versatile modes of use: Laptop, Tablet, Studio, and View Powers Windows Mixed Reality Ultra experiences The best of Microsoft, including Windows and Office Up to 17 hours of battery life2 Up to 1TB of lightning-fast storage and 16GB RAM Works with the latest Surface Pen and Surface Dial on-screen All the ports you love, now with USB-C 1With NVIDIA® discrete graphics. 4 times applies to Surface Book 2 15”. Surface Book 2 15” not available in all markets. 2Surface Book 2: Up to 17 hours of video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in October 2017 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM & Intel® Core™ i7, 512GB, 16 GB RAM dGPU devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors. 3With NVIDIA® discrete graphics. 5 times applies to Surface Book 2 15”. Surface Book 2 15” not available in all markets. Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs We highly recommend evaluating Surface devices, the hardware design, specs, and software features in everyday productivity scenarios. This evaluation guide only contains a few scenarios. We encourage you to come up with more that are relevant to you. Please review each device against the experience scenario, and rank them using the scale below. Please feel free to define your own system that accounts for importance with the resultant weightage: Does not meet Satisfactory Empowering expectations experience experience Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs The ultimate in performance, versatility, and craftsmanship on the go Highest performance Most versatile Beautifully designed Best of Microsoft Designed to run professional- Adapts to the way employees Premium materials deliver Protect business data with grade software and power work, giving them freedom the perfect balance of power enterprise-grade security and through the workday. to create their best. and portability. take advantage of familiar tools to create without limits. Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Powerhouse performance Hit the day at full speed. Power professional-grade software all day and speed through intensive tasks. Surface Book 2 helps you bring your big ideas to life with faster performance and amazing graphics. Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Experience Scenario Surface Device #2 Ensure your Surface Book 2 is fully charged at the beginning of your work day, then take a look at the battery percentage at the end of the day. Surface Book 2 gives you up to 17 hours of unplugged power (70% longer battery life than the latest MacBook Pro). While using compute-intensive software, compare the speed of each device. Surface Book 2 contains Intel® Core™ i7 processors and up to 16GB of RAM. Render and interact with complex models quickly with the most powerful graphics performance in the Surface family. With the latest NVIDIA® GeForce® GPUs, Surface Book 2 15” has 6GB of graphics memory for even faster performance. Connect the Surface Dock to your device. The Surface Dock has four USB 3.0 ports, two Mini DisplayPorts, an audio out port, and a Gigabit Ethernet port that make multi-tasking easy continued on next page… Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Experience Scenario Surface Device #2 Load up a large Excel spreadsheet and note how long it takes. Also notice how much content you can fit on the screen (even the tiniest fonts are still readable). Precision engineering allows us to maintain one of the best “device dimension-to-screen size” ratios out there. Take a headset free video call with Skype. Ask your colleagues or friends how well they can see and hear you, from various distances and directions. Take note of how well you can hear them from those same distances and directions. When returning to your Surface Book 2 after lunch, notice how quickly it “wakes up”. ‘Instant-On’ means you can get up and running quickly, capturing and iterating on your ideas wherever you are without having to wait. TOTAL SCORE Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Most versatile Let technology fade into the background with a device that adapts to the way you work, so you’re free to create however you want. Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Experience Scenario Surface Device #2 Laptop Mode. The Surface Book 2’s hinge enables smooth movement of the screen so that you can position move the screen to a position that feels comfortable for you. Try it out. Tablet Mode. After ensuring your Surface Book 2 has at least 10% battery charge, press the Detach button to the left of the Del button. Detach the screen from the keyboard. Tap through your commonly used apps to try out use the Surface Book 2 in this mode. View Mode. Re-attach the device screen to the keyboard, ensuring the Microsoft logo is facing the keyboard. Use this mode to share content and presentations, or for watching your favourite shows. Studio Mode. Once your Surface Book 2 is in Presentation/View mode, fold the backside of the screen down until it is touching the keyboard. This mode is ideal for using your Surface Pen to mark up documents and draw comfortable and naturally. Surface Dial works best in the mode for an immersive creative experience. TOTAL SCORE Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Beautifully designed Premium materials, responsive hardware, and craftsmanship you can feel offer an inspired experience in a streamlined mobile device. Surface Book 2 Powerhouse performance Versatility Beautifully designed Tech specs Experience Scenario Surface Device #2 Pick up your device and examine the design. Surface Book 2 is made with premium materials and inventive features like the dynamic fulcrum hinge to complement your style without sacrificing performance or mobility. Visit a video-sharing website and watch a 4K video. Surface Book 2 has vibrant 13.5” PixelSense™ Display designed for pen and touch, with 6 million pixels of breathtaking clarity—higher resolution than MacBook Pro 13”.1 With the new 15”, experience breathtaking resolution with over 7 million pixels. Take a look at the device’s ports on the side of the device. Despite its sleek look, Surface Book 2 comes with 2 USB 3.0 ports, full-size SD card, Surface Dock*, plus a new USB-C port so you can charge devices, transfer files, and display video from a single connector. TOTAL SCORE Surface Book 2 - Technical specifications SURFACE BOOK 2 13” SURFACE BOOK 2 15” 13.5” PixelSense™ Display, 3000 x 2000, (267 PPI) 15” PixelSense™ Display, 3240 x 2160, (260 PPI) Display 10-point multi-touch G5, Aspect ratio: 3:2, 10-point multi-touch G5, Aspect ratio: 3:2, Contrast ratio: 1600:1 Contrast ratio: 1600:1 8th gen Intel® Quad-Core™ processor: 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U quad-core processor, 4.2GHz Max Turbo: 8GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3, 8th gen Intel® Quad-Core™ processor: 256GB solid state drive (SSD) 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U quad-core processor, 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U quad-core processor, 4.2GHz Max Turbo: 16GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3, 4.2GHz Max Turbo: 16GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) 512GB solid state drive (SSD) Processor/RAM/ 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U quad-core processor, 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U quad-core processor, Storage 4.2GHz Max Turbo: 16GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3, 4.2GHz Max Turbo: 16GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3, 512GB solid state drive (SSD) 1TB solid state drive (SSD) 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U quad-core processor, 4.2GHz Max Turbo: 16GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3, 7th gen Intel® Dual Core™ processor: 1TB solid state drive (SSD) 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U dual-core processor, 3.5GHz Max Turbo: 8GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) Intel® HD Graphics 620 integrated GPU (on Intel® i5-7300U model) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 discrete GPU w/ 6GB GDDR5 Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 discrete GPU w/2GB graphics memory GDDR5 graphics memory (on Intel® i7-8650U models) Surface Book 2 - Technical specifications SURFACE BOOK 2 13” SURFACE BOOK 2 15” OS Ships with 64-bit Windows 10 Pro (Windows Creators Update) Intel® i5-7300U model: 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm–23 mm) 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” Dimensions Intel® i7-8650U models: 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm–23 mm) (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm–23 mm) Intel® Core™ i5: Starting at 3.38 lbs (1,534 g) including keyboard Intel® Core™ quad-core i7: Starting at 4.2 lbs (1,905 g) Weight Intel® Core™ quad-core i7: Starting at 3.62 lbs including keyboard (1,642 g) including keyboard Battery Up to 17 hours of video playback1 Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible, Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology Wireless Xbox Wireless built-in (15” only) 2 x full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 x USB-C Connections 2 x Surface Connect ports (base and tablet) 3.5mm headphone jack, Full-size SD™ card reader Storage type PCIe