Stuff UK – September 2019

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f your lance is free and
your desk is hot, you need
a laptop that’s adaptable
to your working conditions. The
Surface Book 2 is arguably more
laptop than tablet, mainly because
it runs the full version of Windows
10 Pro, but its multiple forms make
it an ideal companion for somebody
whose working environment is
ever-changing.
To look at the Surface Book 2,
which comes in either 13.5in or 15in

sizes, you’d never know it was a

hybrid. The Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge

looks and feels solid but still allows

you to attach the PixelSense screen

facing either way and fold it flat.

You can remove it completely and

work in tablet format as well; but

when you fold it in half and add the

Surface Pen (£100), Studio Mode

will make your Surface Book 2 feel

like a futuristic sketchpad.

With a choice of Intel’s latest

quad-core processors, up to 16GB

of RAM, as much as 1TB of SSD

storage and the option to add an

GeForce GTX discrete GPU, it’s

possible to spec this machine to

be a real powerhouse – just be

ready for the hefty bill.

If you want a hybrid that’s got

your back in almost any situation

and even packs enough power

to play some of the latest games

(hey, you can’t work all the time),

there’s really nothing else out

there like it.

MICROSOFT
SURFACE GO

If you don’t need
all that power, the
10in Surface Go
tablet could be just
the ticket. It comes
with Windows 10
Home in S mode,
which is a bit
restrictive, but add
the keyboard cover
and it’s got most
basic day-to-day
stuff covered.
from £379 /
microsoft.com

Microsoft Surface Book 2

from £1149 / microsoft.com

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You get an impressive

array of connections: one

USB-C, a pair of USB 3.1,

an SD card reader, a

headphone socket and

a proprietary Surface

Connect port.

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The 15in version even

has Xbox Wireless tech

built in, so you can easily

hook up a controller

and stream games from

your Xbox One to the

PixelSense screen.

ALTERNATIVELY

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