Microsoft has announced the second-generation Surface Laptop Studio, its most powerful Surface. Although the new version features the same form factor, it received multiple improvements inside and out, delivering customers a much better and capable laptop powerhouse.
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 is powered by Intel's latest 13th Gen processors, namely two i7 variants. Microsoft ditched Core i5-based variants for more powerful, albeit expensive, processor SKUs. To satisfy your graphics-demanding tasks, Microsoft equipped the device with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4050 and 4060 GPUs, plus there will be additional configurations with the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation graphics.
![A picture showacsing the Surface Laptop Studio 2](https://cdn.neowin.com/news/images/uploaded/2023/09/1695310777_surface_laptop_studio_2_1.jpg)
It is also worth noting that the Surface Laptop Studio 2 is the first computer with an Intel Neural Processing Unit, or NPU, for processing tasks and features relying on machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Memory also received a substantial upgrade. You can now equip the computer with up to 64GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 2TB solid-state storage.
Microsoft's most powerful Surface is almost visually identical to its predecessor. Still, you will notice a few notable changes outside. For example, there is now a USB-A port for old-school accessories and a microSD card slot, which was a strange omission in the original Surface Laptop Studio. Microsoft also upgraded the touchpad, equipping the computer with a Surface Precision Haptic touchpad featuring adjustable click sensitivity, right-click area, and adaptive touch mode.
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 has the same 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow Display with a variable refresh rate of up to 120Hz. However, Microsoft has upgraded it with HDR support, bumping the peak brightness to 650 nits.
![A picture of the Surface Laptop Studio 2](https://cdn.neowin.com/news/images/uploaded/2023/09/1695310005_surface_laptop_studio_2.jpg)
Finally, like most modern Surface devices, the Surface Laptop Studio 2 lets you replace multiple components relatively easily. According to Microsoft, replaceable parts include the following:
- SSD.
- AB cover module (display).
- C cover (keyboard, touchpad, and pen charger).
- D-Plate + battery.
- Motherboard.
- Cosmetic plate.
- Charging Port (Surface Connect connector).
- MicroSDXC card reader.
- USB-C and USB-A ports.
- Audio jack.
![A picture showacsing the Surface Laptop Studio 2](https://cdn.neowin.com/news/images/uploaded/2023/09/1695310786_surface_laptop_studio_2.jpg)
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 will be available starting at $1,999. Microsoft plans to ship the device next month. Stand by for our Specs Appeal article detailing the difference between the original and second-generation Surface Laptop Studio.
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