Microsoft Surface Studio

Beautiful design ; Simple, intuitive hinge ; The best PC touchscreen, ever ; Respectable performance, for an all-in-one ; Solid bundled peripherals

Extremely slow hard drive ; Last-generation graphics hardware ; Dial is a $100 add-on, of questionable use

Falling in love with the Studio is easy, and it happens at first glance. The beautiful display, elegant design, and featherweight hinge make for instant appeal.

Powerful for most creative tasks ; Gorgeous display ; Screen tilting function is genuinely useful ; Responsive stylus ; Dial has the potential to be very useful

Limited to mobile graphics ; Expensive for the hardware you get ; No upgradeability

The Surface Studio is both familiar and new. It empowers us to work the way we always have, while also giving us entirely new modes of productivity. Personally, that's a philosophy I can get behind -- especially when you contrast it with Apple's habit...

Seamlessly transitions between modes ; The best and biggest digital drawing board ; Impeccable build quality

All rearward ports ; Pricey proposition for most

The Surface Studio is a most impressive desktop that has already shaken up the all-in-one PC landscape. However, its exorbitant price makes it an extravagant investment for everyone but artists and illustrators.

A simply gorgeous 4.5K touchscreen ; Microsoft's optional Surface Dial significantly improves the experience ; Eliminates separate drawing tablet by letting you ink on the display

Placing all expansion ports on the rear of the base is inconvenient ; Massive display reflects quite a bit of light ; A premium experience with a premium price attached

The Surface Dial is the Surface Studio's most innovative accessory. Some Mac users might consider it Microsoft’s $100 version of the control knob, an accessory which debuted about four years ago as a wired controller for the Mac. (Griffin has anytime...

Stunning design. Elegant all-in-one digital creation solution. Fast performance. Super-thin display with fantastic image quality. Responsive, accurate touch screen for art and design work.

Doesn't use the latest components. Lacks expandability options.

You might want to wait for version 2.0 with newer parts if you're concerned about performance. But I can assure you that in its current form, the Microsoft Surface Studio is a joy to use and work on. It's a beautiful, innovative marriage of form and...

Stunning display with 3:2 aspect ratio ; Thin and handsome industrial design ; Pen, touchscreen, and Dial support

Old CPU and GPU ; Can't use as a monitor ; Dial needs more apps and a better base

Touch, pen, and Dial all in one display

Powering that many pixels takes significant hardware , and the Surface Studio doesn’t disappoint. Microsoft’s all-in-one packs a quad-core Core i7 processor, a 2TB “Rapid Hybrid Drive,” an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M, and up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM—a crucial...

The price on the Surface Studio is going to deter many people, but the Surface line seems to be more about offering a product that showcases the best of Windows 10, and Microsoft is leaving enough room for other manufacturers to come into the category...