

Microsoft says up to 16 hours of battery life for Pro 8, so I'm guessing for me it would be more like 8 (based on my own real-life battery rule). The Surface Slim 2 Pen fits and charges inside the new Surface Pro Signature Keyboard. It includes a 5MP front-facing camera, 10MP-4K rear-facing camera and dual far-field Studio mics. It comes with an 11th Gen Intel Core processor. The Pro 8 includes two Thunderbolt 4 ports and no USB-A ports. Microsoft execs say the Pro 8 is the biggest leap forward, design- and spec-wise, for the Surface Pro since Pro 3. The 13-inch, 120Hz display has thinner bezels, but the device's body is still thicker than the ARM-based Surface Pro X. Surface Pro 8: This is the latest edition of Microsoft's flagship 2-in1 device and is sort of a combination of the Surface Pro 7 and the Surface Pro X in design. (Microsoft isn't providing a date right now as to when the Slim Pen 2 will be available.) Microsoft is using the Slim Pen 2 to show off the ways that it has improved inking in Windows 11. The Slim Pen 2 - which, in conjunction with Windows 11, provides tactile/haptic signals to make drawing and writing more natural, is another $130. Surface Laptop Studio starts at $1,600 and will only be available in the U.S. Microsoft is saying to expect 18-19 hours of normal-use battery life I'm going to halve that number and predict it'll be closer to 9 hours for me (which still would be great if it pans out). The display is 14.4 inches, and a Surface Slim Pen 2 fits (and charges) under the keyboard and "Precision Haptic" touchpad. I did find the display to be a bit bouncy when it wasn't quite flat. The 4-pound Core i7 model actually felt lappable, as well - not top-heavy like Surface Book devices. The hinge feels flexible but durable in my very brief hands-on time with it. It has two Thunderbolt 4 ports and still includes the Microsoft Surface Connect power port. The Laptop Studio comes with 11th Generation Intel Core H35 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs. Surface Laptop Studio is aimed at developers, creative pros, gamers and anyone else who wants the power of a desktop with the portability of a laptop.

The company instead has created a successor to the Surface Book 3 - and a replacement for the Surface Book line - that doesn't include a detachable tablet the tablet piece of the system is connected and moved around via a woven fabric hinge so that it can be used in "studio mode," "stage mode" and other points in between. Surface Laptop Studio: Microsoft has finally acknowledged that few people wanted a workstation-quality PC that let them also detach (sometimes successfully, sometimes not) the display and use it as a tablet. Here's what the Surface team is announcing today, September 22:
