Graphics: Iris Xe (H35 i5-11300H), Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti w/4GB GDDR6 DRAM Commercial: RTX A2000 with 4GB GDDR6 GPU (RTX 3050 Ti as tested).Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio in clamshell mode. Selling the pen separately is by now a Surface tradition, though the Pen 2 feels like less of a prerequisite with the Studio than it does on the Surface Pro tablet lineup. Keep in mind that one of the standout features that Microsoft s highlighting in the Surface Laptop Studio-inking-requires the separate purchase of a new Surface Slim Pen 2 ($129.99), which can fit underneath the Surface Laptop Studio in a little receptacle. (The SSD is technically upgradable by a “skilled technician.”) Finally, the Core i7 models ship with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics, a moderately powerful raytracing-capable GPU for content creation and light gaming. You can also choose from between 16GB and 32GB of RAM, as well as between 512GB, 1TB, and a whopping 2TB of SSD storage. Essentially, you’ll have a choice between an 11th-gen Core i5 and Core i7 chip, specifically the “H35” version that Intel launched this past spring.

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio is available in a variety of configurations, ranging in price from about $1,600 on up to over $3,000.

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