On April 17th Microsoft had an event at Steelcase in New York to share details on the Surface Hub 2. There will be a Surface Hub 2S 50” and 85” (in 2020) and later a 2X in 2020 (probably late 2020).
The 2X will be the version that does the fancy dynamic pivot you may have seen in the early promotional videos. You can upgrade a 2S to a 2X by changing a “compute cartridge” which also will push a pin in the 2S housing that enables the pivoting of the screen.
Some details from the event a great Windows Weekly coverage.
- 2S 50” starts shipping June, starting at $8,999 (goes up to about ~$12,000 depending on the options you pick)
- 50” greater than 4k display, 92dip, 3 by 2 aspect ratio. Local Dimming. Matt finish.
- “Tablet class” pen and touch
- 4k camera, 90 degree field of view
- 8 element mic array
- Front speakers and built in subwoofer
- Optional battery pack to move it around and use without a power plug for about 2 hours
- The 2S runs a specific custom edition of Windows, “Windows 10 Team” (not to be confused with Microsoft Teams”).
- For the first time, Microsoft will support customers loading regular Windows 10 onto the device, essentially turning it into a giant standard PC
Teams meeting join demo:
In the demo the they say “because we have a greater than 4k screen, we can see each of these 4 faces at up to 1080p”. That’s interesting, I wonder if Teams will be pushing 4 x 1080p streams?
2X processor cartridge will look something like this (thanks to The Verge)
Youtube – Panos Panay unveils new details about the Microsoft Surface Hub family
Windows Weekly – It’s Pronounced XBox One “Sharday” – Windows Weekly 617
The Verge Microsoft Surface Hub 2 hands-on: a $9K PC on wheels
