(Arguably) the most powerful 2-in-1 laptop last year got even better with the new addition of the latest Intel CPUs. Without much fanfare, Microsoft quietly added its Surface Book 2 (2019) models on its website. It now features i5-8350U and i7-8650U CPUs. It has an official starting price of $1499 or ~Php78.5k.
If you’re not familiar with the Surface Book 2, it’s a tablet/laptop hybrid that pops in/out via its hinge. Its interesting and best feature is the keyboard sporting a dedicated GPU; working only when it’s connected thus saving battery life in tablet mode.
There are two display sizes for the 2-in-1 laptop; 13.5-inch and 15-inch. But the larger variant comes only with i7-8650U — along with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD for the base model priced at $2,499 or ~Php131k. As for the smaller variant with i5-8350U, it comes with the 8GB/256GB combo.
Microsoft’s products including the Surface Book 2 isn’t officially available locally. But if you want to order thru online, you can check out how the process is done in our Johnny Air Cargo Plus review.
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 (2019 – 8th Gen) specs, price, release date in the Philippines
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