October 2017 - For this major update to its high-end PC, Microsoft offered an invitation-only sneak peek to tech reporters in San Francisco and New York City.
During that event, Panos Panay, who runs the division for Microsoft, compared the new flagship devices, in 13.5-inch and 15-inch models, directly to the MacBook Pro 13 and 15.
The new models boast 8th-generation Intel Kaby Lake processors and, at the high end, discrete Nvidia GPUs. Microsoft brags that the new design can get 17 hours of battery life. Most noteworthy of all is the USB Type-C port, which addresses one frequent criticism of the earlier model.
For details, see "With Surface Book 2, Microsoft shows off its vision of the PC's future."
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