Microsoft shows off it's first laptop, the Surface Book

Finally Microsoft makes a laptop to control the hardware and software. A Surface with a built in keyboard.

Microsoft is changing up the Surface line today with the introduction of a Surface laptop called the Surface Book. It's the first laptop ever built by Microsoft. It includes a 13.5-inch display with a pixel density of 267PPI. It's an optically bonded display, which means it appear very close to the glass.

Microsoft says the device is for someone who wants a bigger screen and "the perfect typing experience" of a laptop. For one, that includes a backlit keyboard. The keys themselves have 1.6mm of travel. Microsoft is kind of freaking out about this keyboard. It's calling it "perfect" and saying they'll type almost silently. Beneath that, the Surface Book includes a glass trackpad with five points of touch sensitivity.

On the inside, the Surface Book has the latest Intel Core processors. There's also an Nvidia GeForce GPU with GDDR5 memory. It's all supposed to keep running for 12 hours on a single charge. "Ounce-for-ounce, pound-for-pound," Microsoft claims, "this is the fastest 13-inch laptop ever made anywhere on any planet." Microsoft says it'll actually be twice as fast as the MacBook Pro.

The laptop will go on sale October 26th with prices beginning at $1,499. Preorders will begin October 7th.

Surface Book demo: