Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 2 Silver 2017
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.5" 3000x2000
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
48 Overall Score
Price $844
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
- Below average ram (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 3000x2000 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.5" 3000x2000 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | Apple (20-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | 70 | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 2 | 11.4 | 62.2 | 25.3 | 40.3 | 90.6 | 89.5 | 38 | 80.6 | 15.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 74 | 91.4 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.4 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA Compare | 94.9 | 85 | 91.6 | 75.3 | 86.5 | 94.2 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 80.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 89.9 | 70.9 | 97.1 | 60 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
Price
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