Using the Pen with the Surface Book 2 was a really nice experience, similar to when I used the Surface Pro last year. The Surface Book 2 is compatible with Microsoft’s Surface Pen and Surface Dial. Even though the Surface Book 2 is all about power, it would have been great if Microsoft made the laptop lighter.

One thing to note is that the Surface Book 2 on the heavier side, which makes it hard to lug around. The Surface Book 2 comes with an 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with a Nvidia GTX 1060 and up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. To detach the tablet portion of the Surface Book 2, all you need to do is press and hold the detach button on the keyboard. The device can be used in multiple configurations including tablet mode, laptop mode, studio mode and view mode. The keyboard on the Surface Book 2 is really comfortable to type on, each key has a good amount of travel. This was partially due to the port and connector being magnetized similar to Apple’s MagSafe charger but way worse. One minor annoyance I had with the Surface Connect port on the keyboard base was that it can be hard to get the charger in the port. I did have some minor issues with the brightness of the screen where it would dim after a few minutes, even though auto brightness was off.Īs for ports, the Surface Book 2 comes with two USB Type-A ports, one USB-C (without Thunderbolt 3 support), full-size SD card reader, headphones jack, two Surface Connect ports (one in the tablet portion and one in the keyboard base).Įven though the Surface Book 2 has a USB-C port, I did have a few issues with it, especially when connecting my Pixel 2 XL using a USB-C to USB-C cable. The model I tested was the 15-inch Surface Book 2 which has a screen resolution of 3240×2160 (aka 4K), which looked great from all angles. The laptop comes in two screen sizes, 13.5 and 15-inches. The Surface Book 2 is made from aluminum which gives it that premium look and feel. I’ve been testing out the Surface Book 2 (15-inch) for a few weeks now, and while it’s a well-made machine that goes up against the likes of Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup.Įditor’s Note: Even though I tested the 15-inch Surface Book 2, it’s virtually identical to its 13.5-inch counterpart. Now with the Surface Book 2, it still echoes that same idea but just years later. Back in 2015, when Microsoft first introduced the Surface Book, it showed the world that the company is serious about hardware.

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