Microsoft Surface Book 128 GB Intel Core i5-6300U 8 GB 13.5" Silver 2-in-1 laptop

Detachable 13.5-inch 2-in-1

This Microsoft Surface Book combines a 13.5-inch 3000x2000 IPS display with an Intel Core i5-6300U dual-core processor at 2.4GHz. The screen detaches from the keyboard dock for tablet use and includes a Surface Pen with 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. It ships with 8GB memory and 128GB storage in a silver magnesium chassis.

Suits mobile professionals needing pen input

The detachable design and included pen serve users who sketch, annotate or present on the move. The 3.343 to 3.9 lb weight and 0.9-inch profile support frequent carrying. Buyers who want more storage or discrete graphics for heavy rendering should look at something else. The dual-core CPU and integrated graphics limit sustained multi-threaded workloads.

128GB storage and 8GB memory headroom

The 128GB drive holds the operating system, core applications and a modest working set of documents. The 8GB memory handles typical office multitasking and web browsing with several tabs. Large media libraries, virtual machines or modern AAA titles will exceed the available capacity and graphics headroom. Intel HD Graphics 520 drives the 3000x2000 panel for everyday visual tasks.