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experience. It does, however, run the new Windows
10 S: essentially Windows 10, but limited to apps
from the Windows Store.
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop is available to buy from
fave.co/2tagfhF. Prices are as follows:
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£949: 128GB SSD, Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM
£1,249: 256GB SSD, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM
£1,549: 256GB SSD, Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM
£2,149: 512GB SSD, Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM
Bear in mind that those prices don’t include a
Surface Pen (£99 from fave.co/2rkBIqM), or an even
more optional accessory, the Surface Dial (£89 from
fave.co/2rTQHVx).
Just open the Surface Laptop from a folded
position (where it’s just 0.57 inches thick at its thickest
point) to reveal the fantastic 4:3, 13.5in Surface
display: At a resolution of 2256x1504, with 201ppi, it
looks absolutely gorgeous, but that’s what we expect
of a Surface display.
Below the screen lies the keyboard, which looks like
it was lifted from the Surface Pro 4, and then infused with
some additional backbone. It’s both strong and sturdy,
allowing you to grasp and support the entire device from
the bottom, with just your fingers holding one edge. The
Surface Laptop weighs 1.25kg, around 480g more than a
Surface Pro 4 and its associated Type Keyboard. It also
appears to recline slightly farther than a Surface Book,
which is a step up in my book.
Microsoft said the keyboard’s key travel is about
1.5mm, consistent with the SP4. The laptop uses the
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