Tech Advisor – October 2019

82 TECH ADVISOR • OCTOBER 2019

BUYING GUIDE

the end for ‘refresh’. The main difference is a jump from

dual- to quad-core and there’s a choice of two chips:

• Core i5-8250U, 1.6GHz (3.4GHz Max Turbo)


• Core i7-8650U, 1.9GHz (4.2GHz Max Turbo)

The amount of memory has also doubled, so you

get at least 8GB, while the top two models have

16GB if you should need it. The final thing on the core

list is storage and there are four capacities to choose

from – 128-, 256-, 512GB or 1TB.

Choosing the right model can be tricky, especially

when it comes to the processor and memory. If

you can’t work out whether you should plump for a

Core i7, then ask yourself if you’re going to use the

Surface Laptop 2 for demanding tasks, such as video

3DMark Sky Diver