

The device's native pen computing capabilities are based on N-trig technology Microsoft acquired in 2015, but major improvements were made to reduce input latency, add tilt support, and capture up to 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity. The Surface Book 2 is backward-compatible with all accessories of its direct predecessors, such as the Surface Dock, Surface Dial and Surface Pen. In this mode, all windows are opened full-screen and the interface becomes more touch-centric. With Windows 10 the Tablet mode is available when the base is detached from the device. Windows 10 comes pre-installed with Mail, Calendar, People, Xbox (app), Photos, Movies and TV, Groove, and Microsoft Edge.

Surface Book 2 models ship with a pre-installed 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro and a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 365. It was the only Surface computer equipped with USB-C until Microsoft's introduction of the Surface Go, in August 2018. The front-facing camera contains an infrared sensor that supports login using Windows Hello.įrom a hardware perspective, this device marks Microsoft's first time to provide USB-C natively in any Surface device, also supporting USB-C Power Delivery. The device contains two USB 3.0 Gen-1 ports, a USB-C port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, full-sized SD card slot, and two Surface Connect ports (one of which is always occupied by the keyboard base for communication between the two hardware portions, unless the tablet is detached from the base). The device comes in two distinct portions: a tablet that contains the CPU, storage, wireless connectivity and touchscreen, and a hardware keyboard base that contains a high-performance mobile GPU, supported by its own active cooling system.

The Surface Book 2 features a full-body magnesium alloy construction. It was released in November 2017, and replaced in Microsoft's product line by the Surface Book 3 in May 2020. In addition to the 13.5-inch screen available in the original Surface Book introduced two years before, it is also available in a 15-inch screen model. It is a 2-in-1 PC which can be used like a conventional laptop, or the screen can be detached and used separately as a tablet, with touch and stylus input. The Surface Book 2 is the second generation of the Surface Book, part of the Microsoft Surface line of personal computers. Keyboard, touchpad mouse, stylus pen, sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient light, Surface Dialĥ.0 MP front, 8.0 MP rear 1080p HD video recordingĠ.568 to 0.90 in (1.44 to 2.29 cm) (depth) Stereo speakers, dual microphones, headset jack Or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 2GB of GDDR5 RAMġ5": NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB of GDDR5 RAM
