Microsoft is sticking with the boxy 3:2 aspect ratio, rather than 16:9 widescreen. It's sharp enough that you won't notice any pixelation in text or images, even when you bring the screen right up to your face. Sure, it's not 4K, but honestly that doesn't matter much in a laptop this size. With the 15-inch Surface Book 2, you're also getting a sizable resolution bump up to 3,240 by 2,160 pixels (260 ppi). Standard notebooks can get away with incredibly thin displays, since they don't have to stuff an entire computer's worth of hardware behind the screen.īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. You'll have to live with a bit of top-heaviness, though, since its hardware is split across its screen and keyboard base. Of course, it has a larger footprint than most Ultrabooks, but I still managed to get work done in cafes and even on a plane tray table. Despite its added heft, it's comfortable to hold and easy to use on your lap. It's been awhile since I've used a 15-inch laptop regularly, but I had no trouble getting used to the Surface Book 2. The similarly-sized MacBook Pro wins out when it comes to overall size, since it's just a mere 3 pounds.
(The Surface's hinge, unfortunately, adds a bit of thickness.) The 13-inch Surface Book starts out at 3.38 pounds with integrated graphics, but if you opt for the NVIDIA GPU it jumps up to 3.68 pounds. Apple's comparable MacBook Pro, meanwhile, weighs in close to four pounds and it's significantly thinner.
Of course, the same was true for the original Surface Book, but it's good to see that design scales well.Īs you can imagine, the larger Surface Book 2 is heftier than typical 13-inch systems we see today, at 4.2 pounds. I didn't feel any flex in the keyboard base or display - it's almost like a solid slab of metal.
The smooth, all-metal case makes a return, and it's as sturdy as ever on the larger 15-inch model we received for testing. As a sequel, the Surface Book 2 focuses on refinement.
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