Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5" 2017, Core i7-8650U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, GTX 1050, Silver (Magnesium)
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.5" 3000x2000
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
43 Overall Score
Price $800
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 3000x2000 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5" | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.5" 3000x2000 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 55 | 59 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5" | 24 | 61.7 | 5 | 25.3 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 3.6 | 74.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 50 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 91.6 | 31.4 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Compare | 67.8 | 68.8 | 92.1 | 64.1 | 81.4 | 88.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 99.1 | 27.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.8
- AI/LLM16.8
- Gaming23.7
- Portability63.1
- Creator42.5
- Student65.1
- Business50.4
- Developer34
- Entertainment51.7
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