The Surface Studio was announced during Microsoft’s event today, resulting in quite a few ooh’s and aah’s from the crowd. It’s an absolutely gorgeous device, and there’s no question that it’s going to find some success in the audience of creators that Microsoft is aiming for. If you were considering pre-ordering the Surface Studio and grabbing one of those limited copies when it launches in November, here’s everything that you need to know about its specifications.
Display
Screen: 28″ PixelSense Display
Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (192 DPI)
Color settings: Adobe sRGB, DCI-P3 and Vivid Color Profiles, Individually color calibrated
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Aspect Ratio: 3:2
Surface Pen
Zero Gravity HingeProcessor
Quad-core 6th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GPU GDDR5 memory or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GPU GDDR5 memory
Storage
Rapid hybrid drive options: 1TB or 2TB
Memory
8GB, 16GB, or 32GB RAM
Wireless
Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Xbox Wireless built-in3Dimensions and weight
Display: 25.09 x 17.27 x 0.44 in (637.35 x 438.90 x 11.4 mm)
Base: 9.84 x 8.66 x 1.26 in (250.00 x 220.00 x 32.20 mm)
Weight: 21.07 lbs max (9.56 kg)Connections and expansions
4 USB 3.0
Full-size SD card reader (SDXC compatible)
Mini Displayport
3.5mm headset jack
Compatible with Surface Dial onscreen interaction1Cameras
Windows Hello2 face sign-in camera 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
Audio
Dual microphones
Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
3.5mm headset jackButtons and keyboard
Physical buttons: Volume and power
Surface Pen
Surface Keyboard
Surface MouseSecurity
TPM chip for enterprise security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello2 face sign-inIn the box
Surface Studio
Surface Pen
Surface Keyboard
Surface Mouse
Power cord with grip-release cable
This thing is no joke. With tons of storage, a beautiful display, a NVIDIA GTX GPU, and an Intel i5 or i7 processor under its belt, this device is shaping up to be one of the most heavy duty things that Microsoft has ever put out. The pricing is pretty fair as well for something of this caliber, starting at $2,999 and going up to $4,199. If you’re even considering buying one of these, you’re going to need to make up your mind fast – Panos told us on stage today that it’s going to be available in pretty limited quantities at launch, so if you wait you might be out of luck.
