This does mean it can be a pain to fit it into some laptop bags, even if the bag is designed to take laptops with that particular screen size. The Surface Book 2 now features fanless cooling for quiet operationīut while the MacBook Pro is uniform throughout, the Surface Book 2’s whopping 'fulcrum hinge' means it's much thicker at that point. But it still feels bulky compared to many thin and light laptops and the super-thin MacBook Pro. The 13.5-inch version measures 312mm x 232mm x 13mm (at its thinnest part) and is slightly thinner than its predecessor. It is, however, simply fantastic sketching on it with the Surface Pen. If you’re thinking of getting the 15-inch version, we’d recommend checking it out in a store first as the tablet seems huge in the hand and you ought to make sure it’s really what you want. The weight has decreased since the original Surface Book – which weighed in at around 2kg - one of the key differences between the old and new models. Now, neither of these laptops are super thin or light (the 13.5-inch version starts at around 1.5kg, for example), so if supreme portability is your thing then look elsewhere. It’s crazy that it isn’t bundled at this price, but all the well-known stylii from Microsoft, Apple and Google are all optional extras so it’s not as if Microsoft is unusual here. Sadly Surface Pen (opens in new tab) doesn’t come bundled with the Surface Book, so you’ll need to shell out an extra $99/£99 for that. If you’re not going to use it, even with the best Black Friday deal (opens in new tab) you’ll be paying dear for something you simply won’t need. If you don’t think you will have a use for the tablet portion of Surface Book 2, then take a look at Surface Laptop (opens in new tab) (or, indeed, the equivalent 13 or 15-inch MacBook Pro). Everything about Surface Book 2 has been designed to showcase the very best of Windows.

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