Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Laptop Go 3: how to preorder

Although the forthcoming laptops look comparable in design to their predecessors, the brand new Surface gadgets arrive with upgraded processors, higher battery life, and different minor spec bumps. We’ve but to totally check both laptop computer, however if you would like to preorder them forward of their official launch, you possibly can already achieve this by way of varied retailers. Here’s what you need to know.

The new Surface Laptop Studio 2 appears comparable to the prior mannequin, with the identical form of 14.4-inch display screen you possibly can pull ahead or lay flat like a pill. However, it sports activities a couple of adjustments below the hood. Microsoft says it’s twice as quick as its predecessor, with new Intel thirteenth Gen i7 processors and Nvidia’s RTX 4050 and 4060 GPUs. It’s additionally the primary Windows laptop to include the Intel neural processing unit, which ought to enable for sooner, extra highly effective AI capabilities.

Along with new chips and GPUs, Microsoft’s premium convertible comes with two USB-C ports, one USB-A port, a microSD card reader, and the Surface Slim Pen 2. The laptop computer additionally incorporates a customizable haptic touchpad Microsoft says is (*2*)

You can preorder the Surface Laptop Studio 2 on the Microsoft Store for $1,999 in its base configuration with 512GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, an Intel thirteenth Gen processor, and Intel Iris Xe graphics (or with an Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU for $2,399 at Amazon and Best Buy). You can outfit it with as a lot as 2TB of storage, 64GB of RAM, and an Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU — although, as anticipated, the higher-end fashions will price you north of $3,000. The laptop computer might be accessible on October third.

The Laptop Studio 2 wasn’t the one Windows machine Microsoft additionally launched at its Surface occasion this week. The firm additionally unveiled the brand new Surface Laptop Go 3, which affords the identical 12.4-inch 3:2 side ratio PixelSense touchscreen as final yr’s Surface Laptop Go 2. The new laptop computer weighs lower than 2.5 kilos — making it the lightest Surface machine — and is supposedly 88 % sooner than its predecessor with all-day battery life.

The Surface Laptop Go 3 might be accessible on October third in 4 colours: grey, blue, pink, and inexperienced. You can preorder it from the Microsoft Store, Amazon, and Best Buy for $799.99 with 256GB of storage, 8GB of RAM, and an Intel Core i5 processor. You may configure it with up to 16GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an Intel Core i5 processor for $200 extra.

Update September twenty second, 6:30PM ET: We’ve up to date this publish with extra preorder particulars for Amazon and Best Buy.