
Indeed, PC World tested upgrading its mid-tier Surface Book with the base from the high-end model, and it worked without a hitch. Microsoft hasn’t given any indication it will sell its keyboard bases separately, but the company confirmed to me that even if you have the lowest-end i5 model without discrete graphics, you can simply swap in the base with discrete graphics to speed up your laptop for intensive applications and games. Zany design and detachable screen aside, one of the main reasons for that is that it manages to squeeze a discrete GPU into a laptop the size and weight of a 13-inch MacBook Pro.īut while the laptop has received a ton of praise, there’s one undisclosed feature most reviewers haven’t mentioned that will make many spec nerds happy: the Surface Book lets you upgrade your graphics card – and overall performance – on the fly.



Microsoft’s Surface Book is an awesome laptop.
