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Yesterday, the Microsoft event unveiled the Surface Studio and Surface Book i7.

Surface Studio is sort of like the iMac except you can draw on it. And you can tilt the screen down to an angle comfortable for you. It looks like Microsoft is targeting designers specifically with this new product, and it's certainly a worthy Cintiq alternative.

It's quite pricey though at USD $2,999. That's like targeting designers with deep pockets. If they had separated the screen from the computer, they could have reduced the price and reach more people. Mac users are always on the lookout for good monitors and unfortunately they won't be able to buy this screen at any price.

The screen is a 28-inch display with 4500 x 3000 resolution with a 192PPI. That's 3:2 ratio. It says there are 13.5 million pixels which is very close to 5K resolution of 14.7 million pixels. There's no confirmation on the exact Adobe RGB gamut supported yet.

The big question is whether the Surface has managed to solve the problem with slow wavy diagonal lines. If it has not, then, I don't suppose it has met that professional standard yet despite how beautiful everything is.

The new Surface Book with i7 is nice too. They have added twice the graphics performance and 30% more battery life. But what I'm interested in is the battery life of the tablet itself. Again, no information on that. It's best to wait for reviews before rushing to order one.