Surface Studio

Surface Studio
Surface Studio in desktop mode with Surface Keyboard and Surface Mouse
DeveloperMicrosoft
Product familyMicrosoft Surface
TypeAll-in-one PC
Generation1st
Release dateDecember 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)
Introductory priceUS$2,999-4,199
Operating systemWindows 10 Pro
CPUIntel Skylake quad-core processor:[1]
i5-6440HQ
2.6 up to 3.5 GHz, 6 MB cache, 45 W[2]
i7-6820HQ
2.7 up to 3.6 GHz, 8 MB cache, 45 W[3]
Atmel ATSAMS70N21 32-bit ARM Cortex-M7 processor to power PixelSense display[4][5]
Memory16 or 32 GB DDR4 RAM
StorageRapid hybrid drive options: 1 TB or 2 TB
Removable storageFull-size SD card slot
(supports SDXC cards)
Display28 inches (71 cm) 4500x3000 (192 ppi) PixelSense display with 3:2 aspect ratio with 10-point multi-touch and pen support
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 965M with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory (only available on Intel Core i7 with 32 GB RAM model)
SoundStereo speakers, dual microphones, headset jack
InputKeyboard, touchpad mouse, Surface Pen, Surface Dial, sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient light
Connectivity802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, four USB 3.0 ports, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet
SuccessorSurface Studio 2
WebsiteSurface.com
Surface Studio at Microsoft Store

The Surface Studio is an all-in-one PC, designed and produced by Microsoft as part of its Surface series of Windows-based personal computing devices. It was announced at the Windows 10 Devices Event on October 26, 2016, with pre-orders beginning that day.[6][7][8]

The first desktop computer to be manufactured entirely by Microsoft, the Surface Studio uses the Windows 10 operating system with the Anniversary Update preinstalled. However, it is optimized for the Windows 10 Creators Update, which was released on April 11, 2017. The product, starting at $2,999, is aimed primarily at people in creative professions such as graphic artists and designers.

Two years later, in October 2018, Microsoft announced its successor, the Surface Studio 2.

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  2. ^ "Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) Specifications". Intel Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ Processor (8M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) Specifications". Intel Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Warren, Tom (November 29, 2016). "Surface Studio teardown reveals hidden ARM chip and removable hard drive". The Verge. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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  6. ^ Welch, Chris (October 26, 2016). "Microsoft Surface Studio PC announced for $2,999, coming this holiday". The Verge. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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