

However, the middle position (even though it feels friendly for browsing media) I am not sure I will use it all too often. I totally understand the first position for typing and the last position for taking notes. The Studio is meant to have three viewing angles. However, compared to carrying a MacBook 13 and an iPad, it’s considerably less gear. I am not sure if I like the weight of this device for carry. I initially wanted this laptop because I wanted to have something that could be more like a computer than a tablet, but yet have the ability to have a great writing surface when on the go. Handling the device for the first time as I was going through the powering up process, it felt strong and well balanced. My advice is Microsoft should take advice from Apple and have the “less is more” approach to packaging. The amount of packaging was excessive and it took a while to unbox the product. Out of the Box, there is nothing too surprising. I have already decided to upgrade to a more powerful edition, so let’s dive in. My first impression of Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio is that it has a few shortcomings, but overall is a powerful tool for notetaking and digital planning. Again, with the fans at moderate speeds.An Overview of Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio For Digital Planning and Notetaking With the CPU fully taxed in Cinebench, it could sustain just shy of 90 degree celsius without the fans on full blast, while in a gaming scenario, the CPU will generally hover around the mid 60s while the GPU is even lower in the mid 50s. Thermals on the other hand are fantastic and well under control.

With all that said, not understandable given the resolution and GPU. While CS:GO and Valorant are still plenty enjoyable, the same can’t be said for Apex Legends where the frame rate drops below 60 and even Genshin Impact, where there would be sudden spikes and drops below 60 if there’s too much happening on screen. At 1080p, performance was fantastic with games like CS:GO and Valorant, easily pumping out more than 100 frames per second, making full use of that 120Hz display, Where it’ll fall short is if you game at the native resolution. We tested at both 1080p and the native resolution of 2,400 x 1,600. Since this laptop does feature a RTX 3050 Ti with a 40W TGP, we tried some games as well.
