Microsoft Surface Book 2 coming to India in 13 and 15 inch versions

The Microsoft Surface Book 2 laptop is coming to India in both 13-inch and 15 inch versions later this year.

Microsoft had launched the Surface Book 2 last year in two variants - 13-inch and 15-inch, but only the 13-inch variant was available till now in select markets, including the US. The 15-inch model will be available for pre-orders in 17 markets, but not in India. Later this year however, the Surface Book 2 will become available both in its 13-inch and 15-inch versions in all Surface markets, including India and 16 other markets. An exact date for the second phase of rollouts is yet to be announced, but pricing of the 13-inch model of Microsoft Surface 2 starts at $1,499 (roughly Rs95,800), and 15-inch model at $2,499 (roughly Rs1,60,000)

According to Microsoft's blog, the pre-orders for Surface Book 2 (15-inch) will open Wednesday in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

Meanwhile, countries like Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the UAE will get both the 13-inch and 15-inch Surface Book 2 later this year.

Meanwhile Microsoft said in its blog, ''Surface Book 2 is the most powerful Surface we've ever built, and customers love that they can run their most demanding applications from anywhere. For those of you who have been waiting for Surface Book 2 to come to your market, the wait is over. Surface Book 2 is coming to all current Surface markets in both 13'' and 15'' sizes, and pre-order for Surface Book 2 15'' begins today in 17 markets.''

''Surface Book 2 is a portable powerhouse with up to 17 hours of battery life. Since the product first launched in November, we have been hearing from customers and fans about what sets Surface Book 2 apart. They love that it delivers the processing and graphics power required to run demanding applications, but gives them the freedom to work away from their offices when projects demand or inspiration strikes.

"Featuring the latest 8th Generation Intel Core Processors and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and 1060 discrete graphics, it runs the high-performance applications customers rely on, the PC games people love, and Windows Mixed Reality experiences. Surface Book 2 also supports  Surface Pen with tilt and 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity for amazing inking as well as Surface Dial on-screen. Like its predecessor, Surface Book 2 can instantly transform from a laptop to a digital canvas to a sleek tablet, unleashing your creativity.''