<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
is	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Surface	B-Device
line	O
of	O
personal	B-Device
computing	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
debuted	O
,	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
intended	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
#MicrosoftEDU	O
event	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
2	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
alongside	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
S	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Surface	B-Device
Arc	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
that	O
includes	O
a	O
large	O
capacitive	O
surface	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
7th	O
generation	O
Intel	B-Device
Kaby	I-Device
Lake	I-Device
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
is	O
the	O
5th	O
addition	O
to	O
Surface	B-Device
lineup	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	O
,	O
Surface	B-Device
Hub	O
,	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
is	O
aimed	O
toward	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
claims	O
a	O
14.5-hour	O
battery	O
life	O
when	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
S	O
,	O
but	O
testing	O
suggests	O
that	O
the	O
battery	O
can	O
be	O
depleted	O
to	O
50%	O
in	O
just	O
2.5	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
13.5-inch	O
"	O
PixelSense	B-General_Concept
"	O
Display	O
at	O
2256	O
×	O
1504	O
using	O
a	O
3:2	O
aspect	B-Device
ratio	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
10-point	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
along	O
with	O
Surface	B-Device
Pen	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
uses	O
seventh-generation	O
"	O
Kaby	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
"	O
processors	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	O
and	O
i7	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
Intel	B-Application
HD	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
620	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Core	O
i5	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Core	O
i7	O
model	O
uses	O
Intel	B-Application
Iris	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
640	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
system	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
options	O
are	O
available	O
at	O
purchase	O
:	O
4	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
GB	O
and	O
three	O
SSD	B-Device
options	O
:	O
128	O
,	O
256	O
,	O
and	O
512	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SSD	B-Device
has	O
a	O
transfer	O
speed	O
of	O
110.6	O
Mbit/s	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
quite	O
slow	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
cannot	O
be	O
opened	O
without	O
destroying	O
it	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
repair	O
or	O
upgrade	O
by	O
anyone	O
except	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
models	O
used	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
S	O
,	O
a	O
feature-limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
with	O
restrictions	O
on	O
software	O
usage	O
which	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
S	O
Mode	O
;	O
users	O
may	O
only	O
install	O
software	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
system	O
settings	O
are	O
locked	O
to	O
only	O
allow	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
as	O
the	O
default	O
web	O
browser	O
with	O
Bing	B-Application
as	O
its	O
search	O
engine	O
,	O
since	O
third-party	O
web	O
browsers	O
using	O
custom	O
layout	O
engines	O
are	O
banned	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
may	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
these	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
