

The cheapest Surface Book still provides that 7th-generation Core i5, and is coupled with 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and integrated graphics, and costs $1150. For that price, you also get 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, and integrated graphics. It doesn’t appear to replace the base model, though that could happen over time.Īs for pricing, the cheapest version you can get with an 8th-generation Core i5 chipset costs $1500. Today, there’s a new model: At the Microsoft Store, you can order a 13.5-inch Surface Book 2 with a quad-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 as well. Only the base model came with a previous-generation (and dual-core) i5 chip and integrated graphics. The short version is that most where quite modern, for the day, with quad-core 8th-generation Intel Core i7 chips with dedicated graphics which varied between the 13.5- and 15-inch versions of the device.

And for a limited time, it’s no more expensive than the base configuration.Ĭonfused? You can see how the Surface Book 2 models originally broke down here. Now, however, Microsoft is also offering a model with an 8th-generation Core i5. When Surface Book 2 debuted in late 2017, the base configuration was only offered with a dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core-i5 processor, while the other models all featured more powerful quad-core 8th-genration Core-i7 processors.
