Just found out from Microsoft that the Surface Book 2 that was delivered on April 16 was registered more than a month earlier, on March 11. This means the machine is either refurbished or was registered in bulk a month before purchase. So I can't buy a Microsoft extended warranty. Beware!

If I could I would give this laptop 4 1/2 stars. It is as close as I have ever come to finding the perfect laptop. First let me get it's problems out of the way.

This is a great device, very light tablet section.

We liked the original Surface Book on review here at T3.com. We loved its flexibility and do-anything capabilities - it was just so powerful and premium that, despite a few minor issues, it was not hard to wholeheartedly recommend. And here, with the new Surface Book 2, nothing has changed.

Massively powerful for a 2-in-1; Battery life is excellent; Lightweight despite size and spec; Screen is superb; Can play modern AAA games at high settings

Surface Pen is not included; Drab grey finish; Speakers are so-so

"... the Microsoft Surface Book 2 is a truly brilliant machine."

Microsoft have been striving to present a stark alternative to Apple's coffee-shop-ubiquitous Macbook line for a while now. In the past, their Surface range of (mostly) hybrid laptops/tablets have hardly been gaming machines, but that's now changed with current range-topper, the shockingly expensive...

2015 seems to have been a turning point for Microsoft's Surface hardware initiative. Despite the failure of Windows RT and the associated Surface RT, the Intel-powered Surface was beginning to gain some real traction and notoriety with the Surface Pro 3 in late 2014, but was still fairly niche.

Best 2in1 High Performance Laptop. Only had a problem with charger, which is not working from one side, but Microsoft store will replace that. It's working great.

Battery Life; Display Screen; Easy to Set Up; Easy to Use; Lightweight; Performance; Quality; value

An updated version of Microsoft's cool, if overengineered laptop.

Great performance; beautiful display

Big ideas that are more ambitious than useful

With prices starting at £1,500, this isn't a casual purchase – but with its detachable screen, this could be the best Windows 10 power-user laptop going

excellent keyboard; great trackpad; brilliant screen; great stylus; 9-hour battery; fancy hinge; great 2-in-1 compromise; USB A; full-sized SD and USB-C; Windows Hello; Surface Dial support; 8th generation Core i7 chips; discrete GPU

Windows still has tablet app gap; very expensive; relatively heavy; still a bit of play in the hinge; no Thunderbolt 3