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 €0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong portability (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average cpu (12th 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 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.5" 3000x2000 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | 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 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 2 | 11.5 | 60.2 | 24.8 | 39.8 | 90.2 | 89.1 | 37.3 | 80.4 | 15.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.7 | 96.2 | 76.9 | 99.2 | 69 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 97.2 |
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