Microsoft Surface

Find Microsoft Surface tablets, laptops, and 2-in-1 laptops for professional, school, and personal applications. They come in various sizes with features, such as long battery life, touch screens, pen support, and pre-installed operating systems, ready to use straight out of the box. Surface laptops and tablets are available in various designs and color choices. At Staples, you can find a wide selection of laptops and desktop computers for different applications, such as gaming, design, engineering, and education.

Choosing the right Microsoft Surface processors for different tasks
Laptops and tablets come with various central processing units (CPUs) suitable for handling moderate to heavy day-to-day tasks. Opt for tablets and laptops with Intel Core Y and Core i3 CPUs for browsing, watching movies, and document editing. For work applications, such as programming and accounting, consider options with a Core i5 CPU. These support more multitasking and have higher cache memory up to 6MB. Laptops and tablets with Core i7 CPUs offer excellent speeds with cache memory over 6MB suitable for light gaming, video editing, and intensive multitasking.

Select laptops come with AMD Ryzen series CPUs. These processors support multitasking and heavy applications. When choosing laptops for light gaming and creative applications, consider those with discrete graphics cards. Such options also come with extra cooling features to enable consistently high performance.

Compact Microsoft Surface laptops and tablets for portability
Tablets with small screens measuring 10 inches can fit into small bags and provide a screen large enough for working, browsing, or watching movies on the go. Additional features, such as kickstands and keyboard covers, let users work faster when typing or multitasking. Other tablets come with larger 12- and 13-inch screens to offer large screens while keeping a lightweight design weighing less than 4 pounds.

Laptops are available in various screen sizes ranging from 12 to 15 inches. Larger screens allow better multitasking and creativity. Microsoft tablets and laptops have high-quality displays that show accurate colors. Select devices come with 4K displays that show a high level of detail in pictures and videos.

What are the benefits of hybrid Microsoft Surface laptops?
Hybrid laptops allow users to detach screens from keyboards. This feature enables you to use the devices in tablet mode when traveling or in compact spaces. In a regular work setting, use the laptop in its traditional form factor with the keyboard attached for fast and convenient typing, video calling, and other tasks.

What are the available storage options?
Tablets for lightweight use start at 4GB of RAM, which enables some multitasking capabilities and 64GB of storage to hold personal files. Laptops and tablets with 128 to 500GB storage and over 6GB of RAM are suitable for both work and personal uses. Go for options with over 8GB of RAM and more than 500GB storage to play games and use multiple applications together, or for creative, engineering, and other heavy productivity applications.

Can you connect Microsoft Surface laptops to external 4K displays?
Yes. Select options have USB-C ports that support connection to external 4K displays at refresh rates up to 60 Hz for gaming, watching movies, or, photo and video editing. Some tablets and laptops also have USB-A ports that support connection to external storage drives, printers, and many electronics, such as cameras and phones, for fast data transfer. Opt for laptops and tablets with LTE connection if traveling regularly or working off-site. They enable a consistent and fast connection to the internet when away from fast Wi-Fi networks.