How the Surface laptop studio and Surface pro 8 stack up against other creator laptops.

October 10, 2021
The Surface Laptop Studio

Microsoft announced a new version of the Surface Pro last week, along with the Surface Laptop Studio. The Surface Pro 8 feels very much like a logical evolution of Microsoft’s tablet / laptop. Some of the more notable improvements include a 120Hz display with slimmer bezels, Thunderbolt 4 support, as well as a reworked surface keyboard that includes a dedicated space to store and charge the new Surface Slim Pen 2.


The Surface Laptop Studio, on the other hand, has a unique hinged screen and more powerful technology. With a three-point changeable display that can lay flat for drawing or snap upright for a more traditional laptop experience, this is practically a replacement for the Surface Book 3. An Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti GPU and a four-core, 4.8GHz Intel 11th Gen processor are included in this laptop.


The Surface Slim Pen 2, which looks like any other stylus but contains haptic feedback to imitate the small tactile sensation you get from placing a pen to paper, was maybe the most interesting device to come out of the presentation. While the addition of a stylus isn't innovative, it does help to improve the overall user experience.