Overnight Microsoft hosted their annual Surface event, where they showcased a range of hardware offerings, one of the new pieces to be debuted was the Surface Laptop Studio, a laptop that combines the best of that world, with the best of their Studio series, perfect for on the go designers.

The device comes with a 14.4inch 120Hz touchscreen, that supports the new Surface Slim Pen 2, so if mouse and keyboard are not enough, you can reach out and touch the screen.

In addition packed inside is an 11th gen Intel CPU, along with a NVIDIA RTZ 3050 Ti for a one-two punch of performance and as the machine can be configured to allow up to 32gb of RAM and 2tb of storage, you can do a lot with all that tech.

The only downside right now is that the Surface Laptop Studio won’t be released here until early 2022, so we have no idea on pricing. We know that prices in the USA start at $1600, or roughly $2200 AUD, but the most expensive is $3,099 USD or around $3500 AUD, so it won’t be a cheap device, no matter which configuration you go for.

Here are the full tech specs for the Surface Laptop Studio

Dimensions

323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm (12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746”)

Display

• Screen: 14.4”2 PixelSense™ Flow Display

• Refresh rate: up to 120Hz

• Resolution: 2400 x 1600 (201 PPI)

• Aspect ratio: 3:2

• Contrast ratio: 1500:1

• Surface Pen* enabled

• Touch: 10-point multi-touch

• Dolby Vision® support3

Memory

16GB or 32GB LPDDR4x RAM

Processor

• Quad-core 11th Gen Intel® Core™ H35 i5-11300H Processor

• Quad-core 11th Gen Intel® Core™ H35 i7-11370H Processor

Accessories Support

• Integrated Surface Slim Pen 2* storage for charging

• Compatible with Surface Dial* off-screen interaction

Security

• Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support

• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

• Windows enhanced hardware security

Software

• Windows 11 Home

• Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps7

• Microsoft 365 Home 30-day trial

• Preloaded Xbox App

• Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial7

Sensors

• Ambient light sensor

• Accelerometer

• Gyroscope

• Magnetometer

What’s in the box

• Surface Laptop Studio

• Intel® Core™ i5: 60W Surface Power Supply

• Intel® Core™ i7: 95W Surface Power Supply

• Quick Start Guide

• Safety and warranty documents

Weight

• Intel® Core™ i5 models 1,742.9 grams (3.83 lb)

• Intel® Core™ i7 models 1,820.2 grams (4.00 lb)

Storage5

Removable solid-state drive (SSD)6 options: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1TB, 2TB

Battery life1

• Intel® Core™ i5: Up to 19 hours of typical device usage

• Intel® Core™ i7: Up to 18 hours of typical device usage

Graphics 

• Intel® Core™ i5 models: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

• Intel® Core™ i7 models: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti laptop GPU with 4GB GDDR6 GPU memory

Connections

• 2 x USB 4.0 with Thunderbolt™ 4 technologies support

• 3.5mm headphone jack

• 1 × Surface Connect port

Cameras, video and audio

• Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)

• 1080p resolution front-facing camera.

• Dual far-field Studio Mics

• Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Wireless

• WiFi 6: 802.11ax compatible

• Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology

• Xbox Wireless built-in

Exterior

• Casing: Magnesium and Aluminium

• Colour: Platinum

Warranty8

1-year limited hardware warranty

Keyboard layout

• Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys

• Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)

• Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness

• Backlight

Battery capacities [Microsoft Stores only]

• Battery Capacity Nominal (WH): 58.0

• Battery Capacity Min (WH): 56.3

Hinge

Dynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees