Microsoft confirms it is withdrawing the Surface Book line

Microsoft hosted a launch event on September 22 to announce all of the upcoming big updates for its Surface line of laptops, tablets, and phones. However, one device was surprisingly missing and Microsoft has just confirmed why.

We expected to see the successor to the top-of-the-line convertible Surface Book 3, the Surface Book 4, unveiled at the event on Wednesday, but Microsoft instead took the opportunity to showcase the all-new Surface Laptop Studio.

So what happened to the Surface Book 4?

We asked Microsoft if it was going to withdraw the Surface Book line, and a spokesperson confirmed that the new Surface Laptop Studio is designed to replace the Surface Book in Microsoft's 2021 line-up. This means that the Surface Book is no longer.

“Surface Laptop Studio takes inspiration from what our customers love most about Surface Book - a powerful and beautiful laptop that adapts to you - and takes those things to a new level,” the spokesperson said. . Trust opinion.

“Offering new levels of versatility and performance, Surface Laptop Studio will assume the place previously occupied by Surface Book. With the performance improvements made on our other 2-in-1s and laptops, the team took a step back to reinvent what a performance laptop could be. The result is a product that adapts to the way you want to work, watch, create or play.

This makes Surface Laptop Studio the new go-to Surface device for creatives and power users who need a versatile device that can keep up with their work.

Unlike the Surface Book's screen, which was detachable, the Surface Laptop Studio has a new hinge mechanism that lets you slide the 14,4-inch 120Hz screen across the keyboard when you want it. use as a tablet.

The Surface Laptop Studio also includes an 11th Generation Intel processor, the Nvidia GeForce 3050 Ti GPU, and support for the Surface Slim Pen 2. There is also a 1080p front camera and Thunderbolt 4 support for transfer speeds of up to faster data.

The Surface Laptop Studio will be available in early 2022, with prices starting at $ 1599,99.

Interestingly, the Surface Book 3 is still available for purchase from Microsoft's store with a starting price of £ 1599. It remains to be seen how long that will stay the case, but we at least now know that the Surface Book 4 will likely never see the light of day.