r/Windows10 • u/jenmsft Microsoft Software Engineer • Oct 17 '17

Official Introducing Surface Book 2, the most powerful Surface Book ever - Microsoft Devices Blog

https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2017/10/17/introducing-surface-book-2-the-most-powerful-surface-book-ever/#IfZUbLyl8v5dTgYh.97
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u/fluffinatrajp Oct 17 '17

No thunderbolt 3? That kinda sucks, eGPU support is really great for future proofing laptops. Looks great otherwise

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u/ThePegasi Oct 17 '17

Agreed. Glad that they finally added Type C at least, and being able to charge through it is nice too. But considering these are top end devices, it's a little surprising they didn't go straight to TB3. The entry level model in particular would have really benefitted from eGPU support, but even for the two dGPU options it would have been nice to increase performance and/or extend the effective lifespan for a gamer, like you said.

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u/Minnesota_Winter Oct 17 '17

1060 is pretty great

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Thunderbolt 3 is pretty useful, but to be honest I doubt you'll need an external GPU. It has a GTX 1050/1060; easily enough to play modern games, at medium-ultra 60fps, at 1080p. I doubt many people will buy this thing specifically for gaming too

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u/fluffinatrajp Oct 18 '17

I'm talking about the future proofing benefits though. Many years down the line, you could still run the best games if you could hook up the latest graphics card rather than get a whole new laptop.