Specifications

Dimensions	Surface Book: 12.30” x 9.14” x 0.51 – 0.90” (312.3mm x 232.1mm x 13.0 – 22.8mm) Surface Book with Performance Base: 12.30” x 9.14” x 0.59 – 0.90” (312.3mm x 232.1mm x 14.9 – 22.8mm)
Display	Screen: 13.5” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI)Aspect ratio: 3:2Contrast ratio: 1700:1Surface Pen enabledTouch: 10 point multi-touch
Memory	8GB or 16GB RAM
Processor	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 or i7
Security	TPM chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello4 face sign-in
Software	Windows 10 Pro Office 30-day trial
Sensors	Ambient light sensor AccelerometerGyroscopeMagnetometerHall effect
What’s in the box	Surface Book or Surface Book with Performance Base Surface PenPower SupplyQuick Start GuideSafety and warranty documents
Weight	Surface Book: Starting at 3.34 lbs (1,516 g) including keyboard Surface Book with Performance Base: 3.68 lbs (1,647 g) including keyboard
Storage1		Solid state drive (SSD) options: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB
Battery life		Surface Book: Up to 12 hours of video playback2Surface Book with Performance Base: Up to 16 hours of video playback3
Graphics		Surface Book: i5: Intel® HD graphics 520; i5/i7: NVIDIA® GeForce® dGPU with 1GB GDDR5 memorySurface Book with Performance Base: i7: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965M 2GB GPU
Connections and expansions		Two full-size USB 3.0 Full-size SD™ card reader (SDXC compatible)Two Surface Connect portsHeadset jackMini DisplayPortCompatible with Surface Dial Off-Screen Interaction*
Cameras, video, and audio		Windows Hello4 face sign-in camera (front-facing) 5.0MP camera with 1080p HD video (front-facing)8.0MP autofocus camera with 1080p HD video (rear-facing)Dual microphonesStereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium3.5mm headphone jack
Wireless		802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatibleBluetooth 4.0 LE wireless technology
Exterior		Casing: Magnesium Color: Silver Physical buttons: Volume, Power
Warranty		1-year limited hardware warranty

Quick Review

The Surface Book i7 is improbably quick for a laptop computer in its category, giving no but doubly the performance of the first Surface Book, that itself outstripped all others in its day.

If you’re not informed current events, the Surface Book i7 is that the second iteration of Microsoft’s “convertible” laptop computer. the first half could be a superbly proportioned 13.5-inch display with  “PixelSense” technology that has a touchscreen and pen support.

The display, at 3,000×2,000 pixels, appearance vivid and fantastic. 267 pixels per inch. amounts to a very wealthy viewing expertise, and it is the excellent display for what the upgraded base will throw at it for graphics-rich games and apps.

The keyboard base (or the Performance Base) is home to a separate graphics chip, that takes the Surface Book’s performance on the far side that of the other laptop computer in its category.

The two sides area unit control at the side of that very same crazy hinge found on the primary Surface Book. there have been rumors Microsoft would quit on its “dynamic fulcrum hinge” and eliminate the gap it creates, but nah, it’s still there and remains one in all the foremost outstanding options of the Surface Book i7.

The Surface Book’s tablet appearance just like the previous version. In fact, nothing has modified outwardly. The PixelSense screen is that the same IPS panel with 3000×2000 resolution. Behind the screen there’s associate degree Intel dual-core 6th-gen Skylake Core i7-6600U. It’s paired with 8GB and 16GB LPDDR3 choices, furthermore as associate degree SSD from 256GB to 1TB. (The model with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, which may be found on Amazon for $3,300).

For hardware addicts, that CPU may be a disappointment. With truckloads of laptops currently victimization Intel’s 7th-gen Kaby Lake CPUs, you’re most likely questioning why Microsoft went with an older processor.

It seems that Microsoft was additional involved with upgrading the graphics in Performance Base. the first Surface Book featured a separate Nvidia “GeForce” chip, that was custom however widely believed to be a GeForce GT 940M.

The new Surface Book i7 packs Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M chip with 2GB of GDDR5 RAM. The newer GPU is much quicker, however additionally so much hotter. Microsoft same it side a second fan to stay it cool, however the Performance Base is additionally a little thicker than the first model, with larger air vents.

Under serious load, the fans get louder, however the acoustics aren’t unhealthy. A little shrill, maybe, however completely acceptable. The fans additionally appear to figure practically at keeping the GPU cool. Therefore smart job on the implementation.

The Surface Book i7’s hardware performance may be summed up just about in one sentence: It’s a dual-core Intel chip. Being a 6th-generation Skylake hardware, it’s around 10% slower than a comparable 7th-generation Kaby Lake. Of course, plenty of individuals won’t feel that deficit fairly often.

The new Surface Book has quicker performance, higher multitasking, higher battery performance – enough to create a distinction, however not essentially enough to eclipse the competition. And, then there is the Nvidia GeForce graphics. The GeForce GTX 965M could be a superb processor for everyday recreation and graphics work, and at last gets the Surface Book into power-user territory.

But, it’s still out of vary for what current VR rigs just like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive need, that means this is not a VR-compatible laptop. Now, that would modification down the road: Microsoft guarantees its Windows Holographic setting and headsets debuting next year can work across additional computers.

Make that “battery life and performance.” That is right. Microsoft rates the new Surface Book’s battery for up to sixteen hours of video playback.

To be clear, there is barely anything like this on the market. If you are searching around, you will see Apple’s newest MacBook professionals have a rated battery lifetime of ten hours, not 16. Even last year’s Surface Book had abundant “shorter” battery life, achieving eleven and a half hours with distinct graphics below identical testing conditions.

Just confine mind that the majority of the Surface Book’s battery power is found in its keyboard base, which implies you will not get nearly identical mileage in tablet-only mode. With the keyboard detached, the machine lasted exactly four hours within the same video playback take a look at. that is associate degree improvement over the first-gen Surface Book, that lasted between 3 to 3 and a half hours in tablet mode, betting on the processor. Obviously, you continue to should not expect to create it through a full workday while not the keyboard base, however you must be ready to watch a movie and still have some power left to spare.