Microsoft If you’re looking for an excellent 2-in-1, Best Buy has a good deal going right now. The big box retailer is selling the 256GB Microsoft Surface Book 3 for $1,299.99. That’s $700 off the MSRP. When we reviewed the Surface Book 3 in mid-2020, we gave it four out of five stars. ”This is…
Mark Hachman/IDG One of the best Windows tablets you can get is on sale at Best Buy today. The big box retailer is selling the Surface Pro 7+ with a 128GB SSD and black Type Cover for $800. That’s $229 off the list price and a good bargain for this tablet. One look at the…
If nothing else, Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 deserves recognition for the immense improvement over the original Surface Duo. Microsoft listened to a…
Mark Hachman / IDG Microsoft has included a new “smart charging” feature in some new Surface devices, including the Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Pro 8, that prevents them being fully charged. This is a feature, not a bug—but it can also be frustrating if you don’t understand what’s going on or how to control…
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio is an incredibly nice laptop. It feels very premium in a way that few Windows laptops do,…
At a glanceExpert’s Rating ProsSuperior screen: larger, higher-res, higher refresh rateInking is a pleasureGood audio, with louder speakersNew optional Type Cover integrates pen wellConsWebcam might need some tweakingPen and keyboard still cost extraStill priceyOur VerdictThe Surface Pro 8 offers an excellent upgrade to Microsoft’s tablet lineup, with superior performance, inking, and audio, with good value…
Microsoft As the name suggests, Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio fuses together a number of different Surfaces, among them the Surface Laptop and Surface Studio. Inside the Surface Laptop Studio, however, new GeForce RTX hardware points to the power Microsoft has traditionally offered inside the Surface Book. Our full video above walks you through every inch of…
Microsoft’s original Surface Duo folding phone designed in some serious flaws. The Surface Duo 2, to its credit, appears to have at least addressed them. When Microsoft launched the Surface Duo folding phone a year ago, Microsoft executives preceded it with a gauzy veil of hype that concealed the many flaws reviewers noted: a poor camera,…
Microsoft’s latest premium notebook, the Surface Laptop Studio, borrows the best from Microsoft’s other products: the flexibility of the Surface Studio, the convenience of the Surface Laptop, and the power of the Surface Book. It might not be the Surface Book 4 we were expecting, but with a new pull-forward display, Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics,…
Mark Hachman / IDG With mere weeks left before Windows 11’s launch, Microsoft is deploying its vanguard. The company is expected to launch an arsenal of new Surface devices during its September 22 event, including a significantly redesigned Surface Book 4, the Surface Pro 8, and even a next-generation Surface Duo phone. Initial reports say…