Microsoft Surface Laptop

2025: No sales due to lack of demand

On May 15, 2025, it became known that Microsoft ceased production of the Surface Laptop Studio 2, its most powerful laptop, convertible laptop. After the sale of warehouse balances, the device will be withdrawn from sales.

The named laptop debuted in September 2023. The model is equipped with a 14.4-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 2400 × 1600 pixels. Thanks to a special hinge mechanism, the computer can be used in various modes, including tablet and presentation. The equipment includes processor Intel Core i7-13700H, up to 64 GB of RAM, a solid state drive with a capacity of up to 2 TB and a discrete graphics accelerator. Nvidia The cost depending on the configuration is from $2000 to $4,500.

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Official resellers said that Microsoft has discontinued Surface Laptop Studio 2, although the Redmond corporation itself does not comment on the situation as of mid-May 2025. It is known that the company will continue to release driver and firmware updates in accordance with the product lifecycle.

Шаблон:Surface Laptop Studio 2 has been discontinued and the availability of leftovers will be limited and varied by region, "the person in charge said.

Earlier, Microsoft abolished a number of other Surface devices, including the Surface Headphones and Surface Earbuds, the dual-screen Surface Duo smartphone and the Surface Studio 2 all-in-one. However, there is no information about the possibility of releasing the Surface Laptop Studio 3 laptop. As noted by The Verge, the observed situation may indicate that the future of Surface is a simplification of existing product series. Products that are in greatest demand among consumers will remain on sale.^[1]

2017: Announcement

On May 2, 2017, Microsoft unveiled the first classic laptop in its range. The Microsoft Surface Laptop is positioned as a competitor to the Apple MacBook for students.

The novelty received a 13.5-inch PixelSense touchscreen display with a resolution of 2256 x 1504 pixels and an aspect ratio of 3:2. The hardware is based processor Intel on Core i5 or i7 (depending on the configuration). The amount of RAM reaches 16 GB, and the capacity of the solid-state drive is 1 TB.

Microsoft Surface Laptop is positioned as a competitor to Apple MacBook for students

The laptop weighs 1.25kg, which is less than the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Another superiority lies in the battery life, which the Microsoft laptop reaches 14.5 hours. In addition, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop with the Core i5 chip is 50% faster than the MacBook Air on the Core i7.

Microsoft Surface Laptop runs up to 14.5 hours on a single charge

The device is also equipped with a front HD camera, 3.5 mm audio output, stereo microphones, Omnisonic speakers with support for Dolby Audio Premium audio technology, a built-in Trusted Platform Module (TPM) cryptoprocessor chip for enterprise protection. There are Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 LE wireless modules, USB 3.0 and Mini DisplayPort ports.

Microsoft Surface Laptop received a new Windows OS 10S

Surface Laptop uses the new Windows 10S operating system. It is a lightweight version of Windows 10, which is primarily designed for students, teachers and administrators who do not have time to worry about installing updates once again.

The dimensions of the product are 308.1 x 223.27 x 14.48 mm. The keyboard has a backlight and a key stroke of 1.5 mm.

Microsoft Surface Laptop will cost from $1000 for the version with 4 GB of RAM and a 128 GB SSD device. The start of sales is scheduled for June 15, 2017.^[2]

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