Microsoft Surface Book 2 and Surface Laptop introduced in Malaysia, starting price is RM4499

Surface Book 2

Today, Microsoft Malaysia is proud to announce that the Surface Book 2 will be available in Malaysia across all authorized retailers starting 15 March 2018. Coming in two model variants based on their processor and screen size, the starting price is RM6899 and the Surface Laptop is included as well as one of the new devices which is already available. Check out below for the official specifications, as well different pricing for each model and authorized retailers:

Surface Book 2 13.5-inch

• i5: 312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm
  i7: 312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm
• Storage - Solid state drive (SSD) options: 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB PCIe SSD
• 13.5-inch PixelSense Display with up to 3000 x 2000 resolution, 3:2 aspect ratio, 10 point multi-touch
• Battery - Up to 17 hours of video playback
• 8GB or 16GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3
• Intel HD Graphics 620 integrated GPU (on Intel i5-7300U model) 
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 discrete GPU w/2GB GDDR5 graphics memory (on Intel i7-8650U models)
• 7th Gen Intel Core i5-7300U dual-core processor, 3.5GHz Max Turbo 
  8th Gen Intel Core i7-8650U quad-core processor, 4.2GHz Max Turbo
• 2 x full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 x USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, 2 x Surface Connect ports (1 in tablet, 1 in base), full-size SDXC card reader

Surface Book 2 15-inch

• 343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm
• Storage - Solid state drive (SSD) options: 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB PCIe SSD
• 15-inch PixelSense Display 3240 x 2160 resolution, 3:2 aspect ratio, 10 point multi-touch
• Battery - Up to 17 hours of video playback
• 16GB RAM 1866Mhz LPDDR3 (15 model)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 discrete GPU w/6GB GDDR5 graphics memory
• 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8650U quad-core processor, 4.2GHz Max Turbo
• 2 x full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 x USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, 2 x Surface Connect ports (1 in tablet, 1 in base), full-size SDXC card reader

Surface Laptop

• 308.1 mm x 223.27 mm x 14.48 mm
• 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB RAM
• 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB SSD hard drive
• 7th Gen Intel Core Processor, i5 or i7
• 14.5 hours battery life for video playback
• 13.5-inch PixelSense Display features 201 PPI resolution, 10 point multi-touch, and 3:2 aspect ratio
• Intel HD 620 (i5)
  Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 (i7)
• Windows Hello and Windows Ink support
• Windows 10 S
• 1 x USB 3.0, headset jack, Mini DisplayPort, 1 x Surface Connect port, compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction

According to Microsoft, the new Surface Book 2 is at least five times more powerful than its predecessor thanks to its latest 8th Gen Intel Core chipset and even has NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, allowing users to take advantage of it running softwares such as Adobe Creative Cloud, intense graphic games at 1080p and 60fps and it can last up to 17 hours of battery life.

Quite an interesting hinge design, allowing a smoother opening for the device

Here's how the 2-in-1 device looks like, the tablet's side and the keyboard

The device is kind of heavy as well

A closer look at the keyboard hinge mechanism to the tablet

The keyboard surface design is quite unique, as there is a curve on both sides of the keyboard

You can detach the tablet and turn it the other way around

A demo in using the stylus

It is compatible with XBOX controller

The Surface Pen, it's a separated product for RM299

On the other hand, the Surface Laptop is a lightweight and poweful device using a 7th Gen Intel Core processor and can last up to 14.5 hours of battery life. Unlike like the Surface Book 2, the model variants will be based on processor and memory with a starting price of RM4499.

Side view, it's Microsoft's thinnest display yet

Back view

In addition, below is the recommended retail price for Surface Book 2, Surface Laptop as well as Surface accessories and adapters are as follows:

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