Linus Tech Tips recently did a ShortCircuit previewing this Surface Pro-alike with an external laptop 3080 egpu expansion option via semi-proprietary connector (esata + usb-c).
Tech Specs According to Notebook Check Processor: Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, Alder Lake-P Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU - 4096 MB, Core: 1107 MHz, 40 W TDP ( including 5 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6 Memory: 16GB, DDR5 Display: 13.40 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 169 PPI, Capacitive, native pen support, IPS, glossy: yes, detachable screen, 120 Hz Storage: 512GB SSD Connections: 1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 Docking Station Port, 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack, microSD Card Reader, 1 Fingerprint Reader Networking: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.2 Size: height x width x depth (in mm): 17.6 x 302 x 220 ( = 0.69 x 11.89 x 8.66 in) Battery: 56 Wh Lithium-Ion, 4-cell Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home
I have an issue with the title. MS slapped an nvidia card into the Surface Book range. They kept them apart. MS âcouldâ have stuck an nvidia card into the Surface, but that line headed towards thin and light.
Pricing for the tablet itself with its GTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD configuration is about on par with the pricing of a similarly specced Surface Studio Laptop, around $1800, just with a more advanced intel 12th generation, 20 thread, higher TPD P-series CPU. So its not too unreasonable, in so much as Microsoft products were always premium priced and Asus is hoping to match this with their ROG line.
The main issue for me is there is no pricing for the eGPU yet and knowing the GPU market I expect that to be like half the price of the main device again, holy moly I expect the eGPU to be expensive, but nothing is announced just yet.
A Z13 arrived into the building, yesterday. It will leave the building today.
I might be missing something, but the backspace and return key on the keyboard should work âwithoutâ pressing Shift. Very odd issue. Shame as it seemed like a really solid machine.
The biggest news from Trumpâs New York trial today is the fact that one of his lawyers showed up with a âglowingâ Asus ROG at counsel table. Now you all know why we are so careful to select professional looking devices.
