Beyond all of that, the SLS offers enough power to be good enough to forget the specs and speed comparisons in everyday use. The SLS can also serve as a mini theater for kids when on the road and hotel TV just isn't cutting it. The SLS also has the added bonus of being a viable tool for first time graphic designers, long time graphics designers who are looking to consolidate hardware or anyone who can make use of a digital pen or stylus. As I said up top, the SLS is a keenly crafted set of intentional compromises that work in the favor of someone in the Microsoft ecosystem, specifically used to using Surface devices.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Review: Microsoft rethinks Windows workstations with Surface-level power Source: On MSFT EN→FR The conversation surrounding the SLS has typically devolved into how it under performs due to its integration of the RTX 3050 Ti GPU, and in head-to-head comparisons, it does get roundly trounced, but few reviews detail the types of workloads, lifestyle use cases the SLS excels at or acknowledge the shortcomings of using a beefier GPU on competitive alternatives.

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