Surface Book 2 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Book 2 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Book 2 Pros
Reasons that Surface Book 2 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.
Surface Book 2 weighed 3.38 pounds, 11% lighter than the 3.76 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.
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Pound | 3.38 lbs. | 3.76 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.53 kg | 1.71 kg |
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 Pros
Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is better than Surface Book 2.
2019 vs. 2017
Intel Core i9-9880H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 has a 57% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Book 2.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book 2. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book 2.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 2. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 2.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book 2.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
Released | 2017 | 2019 |
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Exterior | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
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Display | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe SSD |
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Battery | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
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Software | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
OS | Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11 |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | - |
Camera & Audio | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
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Misc | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision | - |
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Warranty | One-year limited hardware warranty | - |
More | Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction. | - |
Key Features | Surface Book 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Book 2, a 13.5-inch machine, in 2017. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5.
On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 was introduced by Lenovo about two years later in 2019. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9880H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q.
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The Surface Book 2 has a 13.5-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2. In addition, The Surface Book 2 weighs 3.38 lbs. about 11% lighter than the 3.76 lbs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2. Moreover, measured at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”, the Surface Book 2 is slightly bulkier than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 at 14.24” x 9.67” x 0.72”.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Book 2 supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2, it supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.
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