When I listened to Camila Cabello's 'Havana,' the vocals, drum snaps and keyboards were clear, but the song only just filled our midsize conference room.

The speakers on the Surface Book 2 are adequate for most multimedia, though I wouldn't mind if they were just a smidge louder. But it's a necessary evil if you want to be able to use headphones when you remove the tablet from the base. The headphone jack is on the right side of the tablet, which is awkward because you'll have some cable slack. There's another Surface Connect port on the bottom of the tablet, so you can charge that independently. On its left side are a pair of USB 3.1 ports and an SD card reader, and the right side boasts a USB Type-C port and a proprietary Surface Connect port. The Surface Book 2 is a bit slight on ports compared to its competitors. The keys feel great, with an appropriate clickiness that makes them satisfying to type on. However, none of these competitors features a detachable screen. The Lenovo Miix 720 is easily the lightest, at 2.6 pounds with the keyboard, and is 11.5 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches.

The HP Spectre x360 is 2.9 pounds and 12 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches, while the Dell XPS 13 is 2.8 pounds and 12 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches. The deck and keyboard are made of the same, clean, gray plastic that, while attractive, draws your attention toward the screen more than anything else.Īt 3.6 pounds and 12.3 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches, the Surface Book 2 is significantly larger than other 13-inch laptops. While Microsoft told us the hinge is stronger than the one on the first-gen Surface Book, the part still would flop a bit while on my lap. Lifting the lid reveals the 3:2, 13.5-inch, 3000 x 2000 PixelSense display.

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