There’s a lot of raw power for the price, as we get into later. However, you do need to keep in mind that for the Laptop Studio’s price, you’re getting a keyboard included and a GPU as well. That makes the Laptop Studio a lot more expensive than the Pro 8. If you want a model with a graphics card, you’ll have to spend $500 more and upgrade to an Intel Core i7 model with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

However, this is the base Intel Core i5 model with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, without a dedicated graphics card. Pricing starts at $1,600, which is a full $500 more than the Pro 8. On the other side of things, the Laptop Studio is more complicated. A faster top-end Core i7 model with 16GB of RAM is $1,600 and also includes 256GB of storage. If you want more storage, you can pay an additional $100 for 256GB of storage or $200 for 16GB of RAM. The Surface Pro Signature Keyboard with the Slim Pen 2 is an additional $280. That does not include a Type Cover Keyboard or a Surface Slim Pen 2.

The Surface Pro 8 starts at $1,100 for the Core i5 model with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive. Signs point to Microsoft finally giving up on the Surface Connect port

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