> The Surface Laptop Studio starts at $1,600 in its base configuration, which includes a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of SSD storage, and integrated graphics. Pre-orders start today, with a launch next week to line up with the release of Windows 11.
Seems like pretty low specs for that price point, no?
It gets significantly more expensive ($3,099) if you opt for 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD. I assume there's quite a lot of material cost for the parts which don't change (GPU, Screen, Battery, et al).
The XPS - and most other laptops - lacks the professional grade pen digitizer though as well as the 120hz display. Pretty sure that makes up for quite a lot of this price difference.
At least the SSD is removable / upgradable, unlike what I have seen with Apple's laptops. For a typical Windows laptop I would still go for a Framework Laptop rather than this.
This is for those who use Adobe software or use graphics intensive software / games on Windows and want to ditch their Wacom tablet. Microsoft once again surprises us with this impressive laptop and integrated graphics.
Question is, is the price worth it against a high-end Framework Laptop, Steam Deck or the upcoming M1X MacBook Pro? We'll find out soon.
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[ 0.29 ms ] story [ 24.4 ms ] thread> The Surface Laptop Studio starts at $1,600 in its base configuration, which includes a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of SSD storage, and integrated graphics. Pre-orders start today, with a launch next week to line up with the release of Windows 11.
Seems like pretty low specs for that price point, no?
This is for those who use Adobe software or use graphics intensive software / games on Windows and want to ditch their Wacom tablet. Microsoft once again surprises us with this impressive laptop and integrated graphics.
Question is, is the price worth it against a high-end Framework Laptop, Steam Deck or the upcoming M1X MacBook Pro? We'll find out soon.