Surface Studio

By Joe Osborne

In the hardware space, Microsoft has been all about setting standards. It’s done it for 2-in-1 laptops with the Surface Pro 4, and now it seems have set the bar for all-in-one PCs with the Surface Studio.

Just like the rumors and leaks foretold, the Surface Studio is a 28-inch all-in-one PC with a new iteration on Microsoft’s PixelSense display and an all-new way to control the device in the Surface Dial. What the rumors and leaks didn’t prepare us for, however, was the price: a whopping $2,999 via pre-orders open now. (Microsoft is keeping tight-lipped on international availability and pricing.)

So, how does the Surface Studio justify that astronomical price tag? In being an incredibly strong contender for the title of “Best All-in-One PC of All Time,” that’s how.

Design, feel and what’s inside

Microsoft touted on stage that, at 12.5mm at its thickest point, the Surface Studio is the thinnest desktop monitor ever created. The word “monitor” is key there, as there’s actually no hardware within the screen unit, like most all-in-one PCs.

Nay, Microsoft shoved all of that stuff – the processor, the graphics, the memory and the hard drive – into the tiny base that holds the “zero-gravity …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac