

The Surface Book 2’s key travel is 1.55 mm, Microsoft says. Upon closer inspection, though, that appeared to be a trick of the light. I would have sworn that the edges were slightly rounded, and that the backlit keyboard keys were slightly scalloped. Though the Surface Book 2 weighs more on paper, it didn’t feel substantially heavier in the hand. Remember, though, that it lacks the kickstand of its Surface Pro cousins. The 15-inch tablet alone weighs just 1.80 pounds, surprisingly light to hold in the hand. (The 15-inch Surface Book 2 measures 13.5 inches x 9.87 in. The Surface Book 2 is heavier, though: either 3.38 pounds or 3.62 pounds for the two 13-inch versions, and 4.2 pounds for the 15-inch model.


Microsoft positions the Surface Book 2 as a machine that that outpunches its weigh class. Where the Surface Pro tablet embodies mobility and the Surface Studio all-in-one is a digital easel for creativity, “this is a desktop,” Microsoft’s corporate vice president of devices, Panos Panay, went so far as to call the Surface Book 2. Microsoft Surface Book 2 specs and prices

The new Surface Book 2 looks nearly identical to the original Surface Book, with a glassy touchpad that seems about the same as its predecessor.
