Surface Pro 9 vs Surface Laptop Studio - Which Surface is Best?

Comparing the Surface Pro 9 to the Surface Laptop Studio. Which is best for work, creativity, and gaming?

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The content of this video is intended for viewers ages 13+.

[volcanicA]

I spent a good chunk of time using surface 8 (same format as 9). I use it for drawing and coding, and it seemed like a best form factor ever - and to be honest, there are few, if any, better options out there! But I have three major pain points with it. 1st - keyboard accessibility while drawing. I use shortcuts a lot, and with both of those devices it's not really comfortable unless you have a second keyboard. 2nd - soldered RAM. 16GB with Windows 11 is just the lowest possible amount if you plan doing any serious 3D/hi-res drawing work, and you will be stuck with it. The third is cooling. Oof. No matter how good hardware is, if it's not cooled - it will throttle, and Surface laptops are HORRIBLE at sustained cooling for any periods longer that 15 minutes of work. Interestingly, attaching power cable makes things worse, because battery just starts to heat like a freaking volcano, turning the device to a chinese hot pot. I wonder if Studio have a bit better stats due to bigger and thicker base, but it also has GPU, so that means even more heat.

[YngvinLion]

man, you definitely deserve for a lot more subscribers and views, the review is so neat

[spacespace]

Having a 3050ti makes a HUGE difference in running programs. I have a surface pro 9 i5 and regret not buying the studio with 3050 because running programs like solid works and other cad software for school on here is sometimes laggy and slow. BUT note taking and portability is VERY good on the surface pro 9 which is what I mainly got it for at first.

[liquid]

Great comparison! My only comment is to incorporate some b roll shots of the devices showing the ports, keyboard, comparing thickness and displays and well as size comparison one ontop of the other. People like to see the devices up close as well.

[aerohydra]

I feel like the Laptop Studio is really due for an internals update, with its processor being 2 generations old at this point, and the graphics also being one generation old. It would be nice to see a SLS 2 with 13th gen Intel and RTX 40-series options, since the old intel CPU is really quite outdated compared to the competition.

[JasonTDolan]

My Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio was able to play 8K test videos for hours until the battery died. I had fallen asleep overnight watching it. So the fact my laptop can play this means its good and modern. I bought the i7 11th version 4.8GHz with 32GB ram and 2TB SSD. My first computer in 9 years. Obviously I hadn't seen your video until now. But I'm using a laptop with the power of a desktop. And great for me. I was looking at first for a laptop with 8 core CPU. But i reckon it would run very hot. I'm not really into gaming anyway, I have an XBOX X for that and hardly use it. I'm pleased with my purchase. it was very expensive though. £2680.00 including the slim pen.

[josemiguelpinharanda]

Google algoritm is stupid. I cant belive what google are doing with you. I love your videos. Keep going

[FitriShukri]

I have a Surface Pro8 i5 with LTE and have ordered the Surface Laptop Studio i7 to replace the Pro8. The main reason is I'm more of a laptop guy rather than tablet guy.

[edwardsmith]

Just-in-time seeing your video. My 2017 Surface Pro 5 LTE critically needs replacing especially because it can't handle Windows 11 & beyond = long-since dated. Like one of your commentors, I discovered I'm more a PC vs. tablet guy = the Studio 2 has called me & will be my next PC by December. Thanks much Jerad!!

[domenicali]

Amazing video, but now I'm thoroughly confused. I'm debating between the 2 devices. I currently have the SP7 with 16GB, I run meetings all day long. I drive 3 external monitors. When I host meetings with screen shares, everything is so slow. RAM spikes to neat 90%. I suspect the separate GPU could help screen shares and meetings, but I can't be sure.

Thoughts?

SLS or SP3 with 32GB?

[amirhemmati]

Which one is better for teaching and discrib the university lessons!???

[RemofRenaissance]

But why would SP9 be a 60hz display when it can actually do up to 120Hz?

I’m sure for gaming - the limit would be lack of graphics card but thought both displays on respective machines are up to 120hz.

You just have to enable the feature on SP9

[sonnyninetrey]

i'm a computer science student, would the surface pro 9 with 32 GB RAM and 1 TB be good enough for college and the real world as a Software Engineer?

[harryp]

Good video but would have loved it if you had reviewed the base models of both the devices which would make a perfect apples to apples comparison...


Im trying to decide between buying a surface pro 9 or Studio 1 or Studio 2(all base models bare minimum specs available) thing is studio 1 base model is now running at 500$ discount at 1350$ and new studio 2 is at 2000$ vs surface pro 9 with keyboard and pen costing me 1413$ . My question is if the surface pro 9 12th gen i5 8gm ram 256gb storage has better performance for video editing and light gaming or the Studio 1 with 11th gen i5 16gb 512gb with iris Xe.

[scottseptember]

The Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro is better (if you can somehow get it still). It has a better hinge (allows for a floating screen or any other angle), 4k screen, a lot more ports (SD card reader, USB A, USB C, display port, ethernet), EMR Wacom pen, and can upgrade it with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU and 11th gen i7. Backlit keyboard too (ambient orange color)

[erajlasantha]

Thanks man just the video I was looking for

[vikramtalreja]

Isn't surface pro 9 comes with 120hz refresh rate?

[johnrattray]

I enjoyed watching and your vide0s are helping me decide between the two, however I believe there is an error, I understood the pro 9 supported a screen refresh of 120 but you say 60 indicating that the studio is better

[miladaziz]

What do you recommend for a student in college going for IT which laptop is best suited for a student.

[darluok]

Both have 120hz screens! Not only the SLS!