Microsoft Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 Launched in India Starting at Rs.42,999
Nov. 17, 2020Microsoft has finally launched theSurface Book 3andSurface Go 2in India. The devices were first launched earlier this May in select markets. Unfortunately,Surface Book 3 is available just for commercial customersvia commercial resellers in India.
Microsoft’s Surface Book 3 comes in two screen sizes – 13-inch and 15-inch. Under the hood, you getIntel’s 10th-gen Core i5 and i7 processorsalong withNvidia’s GTX 1650 GPU. Microsoft is also selling variants with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 targeted at business and higher education institutions. Users get up to 15.5 hours of battery life on the 13-inch Surface Book 3 and 17.5 hours on the 15-inch variant.Image: Microsoft
The Surface Book 3 packsup to 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB SSD. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, two USB-A version 3.1 Gen 2 ports, a single USB-C version 3.1 Gen 2 port, a Surface Connect port, an SDXC card slot, dual studio mics, and a 3.5mm audio jack. For video calling, you get a 5MP 1080p front camera and an 8MP 1080p rear camera.
Coming to Surface Go 2, it offers a10.5-inch PixelSense displaywith 1920 x 1280 pixel resolution and a 3:2 aspect ratio. The device is available inIntel Pentium Gold and 8th-gen Intel Core M3 variantscoupled with Intel UHD 615 integrated graphics. You get up to 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD on this one, but thebase 64GB variant uses eMMC storage. You could expectup to 10 hours of battery lifefrom this machine.Image: Microsoft
Connectivity options on the Surface Go 2 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, single Nano-SIM (Snapdragon X16 LTE Modem), a single USB-C port, a Surface Connect port, SDXC card slot, dual studio mics, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Much like Surface Book 3, Microsoft has used a 5MP 1080p front camera and an 8MP 1080p rear camera on the Surface Go 2.
With these new launches, Microsoft continues its exorbitant pricing strategy in India.Surface Book 3 starts at Rs. 1,56,299and goes up to Rs.2,59,299. On the other hand,Surface Go 2’s price starts at Rs.42,999.Take a look at the exact prices below:
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
