An under-the-hood power issue with the Surface Dock, a USB-C port, and the Surface Book 2 charger is the only flaw in Microsoft's new convertible tablet laptop.

Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) The Surface Laptop 2’s billboard new feature isn’t a feature at all. It’s a colorway: You can now get the device in a severe matte black that manages to be deeply ...

The Surface Laptop 2 is Microsoft’s nod to the tried-and-true clamshell mechanism. Take one look at the Laptop 2 and you’ll see, though, that it’s anything except usual.

The Surface Laptop 2 is also available in the glorious matte black, and it looks fantastic. In a shake-up from previous years, both systems ship with Windows 10 Home rather than Pro.

The good news is that Surface Book 2 and the budget-friendly Surface Go both use USB Type-C 3.1. While they equally lack the more powerful Thunderbolt 3 specification (more on this below) they can ...

No, Microsoft hasn’t messed with the gloriously tall 3:2 aspect ratio touchscreen that’s a Surface trademark now. But you’ll be able to buy an even larger 15-inch Surface Laptop instead of ...

Rounding out the features, the Surface Laptop 2 also includes a TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Windows Hello for secure sign-ins via the front-facing 720p webcam, and Bluetooth 4.1.