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Microsoft has a big service update but it's not what you might expect no this isn't a new version of the slick surface pro or service laptop instead it's the other surface the surface book this is a bigger bulkier two-in-one with a detachable screen known for having a lot of computing power and fantastic battery life the surface book 2 now comes in both 13-inch and a new 15 inch size to some of the first pcs to get Intel's latest 8th gen core CPUs the CPU along with the other main components are all in the tablet half which is fanless in the keyboard base you get extra battery capacity plus Nvidia graphics previous surface book models had fairly pedestrian GPU hardware now the 13-inch model gets an NVIDIA GeForce 1050 and the 15 inch gets an NVIDIA GeForce 1060 both are great mainstream graphics cards for gamers and a big step up from what the surface book has before of course both models work with the Microsoft Pen Stylus and the new fall creators update version of Windows 10 which lets you do all kinds of cool augmented reality stuff Microsoft is pinching the surface book to as a direct competitor to Apple's MacBook Pro claiming it has much better performance that's potentially true as the MacBook is still using previous gen Intel chips but one area where they're very closely matched is the high price the surface book 2 starts at $14.99 for the 13-inch and $24.99 for the 15-inch and should be available on November 16th you