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Surface Laptop 2 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2018 Surface Laptop 2 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Surface Laptop 2
Released	2018
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: October 16 2018
Pricing	Starting at 999$
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop

Surface Laptop 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $279.00 $304.99 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $366.37 $434.00 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Tablet 13.5" (2256x1504) Touchscreen Laptop Intel Core i5-8350U 1.7GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi, Camera, Silver, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $312.00 $331.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2, 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i5-8350U, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Display(2256 x 1504), CAM, WiFi, Platinum, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $318.90 $339.90 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,299.00 $2,799.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon

Exterior	Surface Laptop 2
Dimensions	12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm) Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm) Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm) Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm)
Weight	Intel Core i5 › 2.76 lbs (1.26 kg) Intel Core i7 › 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)
Colors	Black Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.5mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Surface Laptop 2
Size	13.5 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels) Display Density: 201 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports	Surface Laptop 2
Ports	Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 2
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Surface Laptop 21 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U77169.71% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U86277.94% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U1,106100.00% 01,106 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Surface Laptop 21 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U1,97150.81% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U2,98276.88% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U3,879100.00% 03,879
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Soldered BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 2
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop 2
Size	45.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	44W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect output: 39W

Software	Surface Laptop 2
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 2
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	Dual microphones OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Laptop 2
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	Ambient light sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Laptop 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features	Surface Laptop 2
At Glance	Released in Late 2018 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.76 lb 1.25 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8650U 4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,106 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,879 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Surface Laptop 2.

Surface Laptop 2 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Surface Laptop 2
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-8250U → Intel Core i7-8650U
4GB RAM	8GB → 16GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 1TB
2 Cores CPU	4 cores

According to Microsoft, the Surface Laptop 2 lasts up to 14.5 hours of battery life.

Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage

What we don't like

Reasons not to like about Surface Laptop 2.

The memory on Surface Laptop 2 is soldered to the motherboard, and there is no additional RAM slot for expansion. Since you can't change or add more RAM after you buy, you want to make sure you pick the configuration with the right amount of memory at the initial purchase. Learn more

Memory	Surface Laptop 2
Slots	0 - Onboard
Type	LPDDR3
Speed	1866 MHz