Microsoft Surface Book 2 15"
Not everyone who wants to play games on the go is after a gaming laptop. How about those who want high levels of portability, and productivity-oriented features you get with an ultrabook, but also want to do some gaming on the side. The best ultrabook you can get right now that doubles up as a capable gaming machine is the Microsoft Surface Book 2.
The 15-inch variant of the Surface Book 2 is available with a discrete GTX 1060 6GB inside. Most ultrabooks top out around a GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti with their discrete GPUs, but the Surface Book 2 pushes all the way up to a GTX 1060 6GB, which we know is very capable for gaming. On top of that you get a Core i7-8650U quad-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, at least 256GB of SSD space and a high-resolution 3240 x 2160 display.
And let’s not forget all the features the Surface Book 2 provides that gaming laptops don’t. The screen detaches from the base and can be used as a large tablet on the go. The display is a touchscreen and supports active stylus input. And the whole package is compact and light considering what you get.
The Surface Book 2 with the GTX 1060 inside does start at $2,400, so those that want a portable laptop primarily for gaming are better off with the MSI GS65 we listed earlier. But as far as ultrabooks go, you won’t find a more powerful option for gaming than the Surface Book 2. And just quietly, the 13-inch model of this laptop still comes with a GTX 1050, which is much faster than what you’d typically find in that form factor and is well worth a look if you don’t want to lug around something as large as the 15-inch model.
Not everyone who wants to play games on the go is after a gaming laptop. How about those who want high levels of portability, and productivity-oriented features you get with an ultrabook, but also want to do some gaming on the side. The best ultrabook you can get right now that doubles up as a capable gaming machine is the Microsoft Surface Book 2.
The 15-inch variant of the Surface Book 2 is available with a discrete GTX 1060 6GB inside. Most ultrabooks top out around a GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti with their discrete GPUs, but the Surface Book 2 pushes all the way up to a GTX 1060 6GB, which we know is very capable for gaming. On top of that you get a Core i7-8650U quad-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, at least 256GB of SSD space and a high-resolution 3240 x 2160 display.
And let’s not forget all the features the Surface Book 2 provides that gaming laptops don’t. The screen detaches from the base and can be used as a large tablet on the go. The display is a touchscreen and supports active stylus input. And the whole package is compact and light considering what you get.
The Surface Book 2 with the GTX 1060 inside does start at $2,400, so those that want a portable laptop primarily for gaming are better off with the MSI GS65 we listed earlier. But as far as ultrabooks go, you won’t find a more powerful option for gaming than the Surface Book 2. And just quietly, the 13-inch model of this laptop still comes with a GTX 1050, which is much faster than what you’d typically find in that form factor and is well worth a look if you don’t want to lug around something as large as the 15-inch model.
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