Microsoft has announced that the Surface Studio, the all in one machine that allows creators to transition from a regular PC to a drawing surface will be released in Australia on April 27 and will start at $4698.

For those who are keen to check the machine out before taking the plunge, it is on display now at the Microsoft Store in Sydney, but people can purchase the unit either direct from Microsoft or through JB HiFi or Harvey Norman.

Each machine comes packed with the Surface Studio unit, a keyboard, mouse and the Surface Pen, in addition, you can also buy the Surface Dial, which will allow faster and more natural use of various programs. The good news there is that the Dial can be bought on its own and as long as your computer has bluetooth, you can use it.




Here are the tech specs for the unit, of course, each of the three models will be different, depending on cpu, memory, storage and video card options.

Display	Screen: 28 in PixelSense Display Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (192 DPI) Color settings: Adobe sRGB, DCI-P3 and Vivid Color Profiles, Individually color calibrated Touch: 10-point multi-touch Aspect Ratio: 3:2 Surface Pen Zero Gravity Hinge
Processor	Quad-core 6th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GPU GDDR5 memory or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GPU GDDR5 memory
Storage	Rapid hybrid drive options: 1TB or 2TB
Memory	8GB, 16GB, or 32GB RAM
Wireless	Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology Xbox Wireless built-in 3
Dimensions and weight	Display: 25.09 x 17.27 x 0.44 in (637.35 x 438.90 x 11.4 mm) Base: 9.84 x 8.66 x 1.26 in (250.00 x 220.00 x 32.20 mm) Weight: 21.07 lbs max (9.56 kg)
Connections and expansions	4 USB 3.0 Full-size SD card reader (SDXC compatible) Mini DisplayPort 3.5mm headset jack Compatible with Surface Dial onscreen interaction 1
Cameras	Windows Hello 2 face sign-in camera 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
Audio	Dual microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby Audio Premium 3.5mm headset jack
Buttons and keyboard	Physical buttons: Volume and power Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse
Security	TPM chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello 2 face sign-in
In the box	Surface Studio Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse Power cord with grip-release cable