Microsoft recently announced that both the Surface Studio and Surface Book will launch in most markets around the world, giving another indication that a spring appearance of the second-generation PC is indeed unlikely.
The Surface Studio all-in-one PC is available for pre-order in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, with shipments starting on April 20 in all of these markets.
What's surprising, however, is that the Surface Studio has not yet launched in Europe, although there are indications that the company is already looking at the largest markets on the Old Continent, such as the UK, Germany and France.
On the other hand, the Surface Book is arriving in Austria, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, where customers can already pre-order the device while sales are once again expected to begin on April 20.
The version of the Surface Book that Microsoft will launch in these countries is the Performance Base, with pricing details expected to be announced at a later date.
“Surface Studio has captured people’s imaginations with a whole new way to create their office. And Surface Book with Performance Base is expected to have an unprecedented combination of performance, battery life and portability. We’ve heard from engineers, developers, Silicon Valley startups, designers and photographers that Surface devices have not only helped them get more done but also that they’ve helped them interact with their work in new ways,” Microsoft in a statement today.
