Surface Studio 2 hands-on: A graphic designer's dream

In addition to a new Surface Pro, Surface Laptop and Surface headphones (whew!), Microsoft also had an updated version of its Studio all-in-one to unveil at its New York event today. The new Surface Studio 2 crams a huge 2TB SSD for faster performance, while delivering a screen that Microsoft said is 38 percent brighter than before. It also features 2 2 percent more contrast, and 13.5 million pixels, all of which is to say this is a brilliant screen that should be great for creating masterpieces on. From what I can see so far at the crowded hands-on venue, the claim holds up.

Now, I'm no photography expert, but there were a few of them here at the event, no doubt invited by Microsoft to sing praises of the new Surfaces. James Ritson, from European photo and graphics software company Serif, patiently showed me how he used the Studio 2 for his work. Indeed, there was little glare as I furiously snapped photos from all angles as Ritson tweaked the pictures on the Studio 2 in front of him. The images he edited on the screen, which was at a display resolution of 4,500 x 3,000, were bright, crisp and evenly exposed. No surprise there, given Microsoft clearly picked the best samples to show, but I really liked staring at the vibrant portraits and artworks on this display.

In addition to the large SSD, the Studio 2 also packs NVIDIA's next-generation Pascal graphics. It did not stutter at all as Ritson not only drew on the canvas with the Pen, but also as he used the Dial to increase and decrease saturation.

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