Microsoft Surface Book 2 review – laptop meets tablet in a sexy, bold package
Beautifully designed, Microsoft’s second try at a tablet/laptop conversion is a success, ticking nearly all the boxes for either iteration. The only downsides are its average camera and high price
The Microsoft Surface Book 2 is a laptop-tablet convertible that’s as sexy as any computer I’ve ever used.
Out of the box, it’s a Windows 10 laptop with a full-size keyboard and touch pad, but with the press of one button on the keyboard, the Surface Book 2’s screen detaches to give you a beautiful 13.5-inch touch screen Windows 10 tablet.
That is the sexy part – Microsoft put a battery and the computer’s guts behind the screen, while the keyboard has the ports, touch pad and a second battery.
You can pop off the screen to use it as a tablet, or you can flip it around and dock it back on the keyboard and use it as a touch screen easel, which I really liked. I sit in a chair with a wide and flat arm that’s perfect for using the Surface Book 2 in easel mode.
The hinge is rock solid, and if you didn’t know how the release mechanism worked, you’d never know the screen was detachable.
