Microsoft Surface Book Long Term Review: 2.5 Months Later

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Lisa Gade revisits the Microsoft Surface Book, Microsoft’s first laptop that’s also a tablet with pen. When we first reviewed the Surface Book at the end of October 2015, it had early release issues since it was the first Intel Skylake laptop to ship with Windows 10. We look at how the Core i7 with NVIDIA graphics and the Core i5 without dedicated graphics have progressed as Microsoft has released driver and firmware updates. Lisa covers battery life, display driver stability, MS Edge web browser, Connected Standby/sleep and more. She also compares it to a four competitors currently on the market. If you’d like to see the Surface Book smack down a laptop that we haven't yet done, drop a line in the comments section.
The Surface Book starts at $1,499 for the Core i5 model and the dedicated graphics option and Core i7 bring the price closer to $2,000. The NVIDIA dedicated graphics are in the base of the machine and they offer double the performance of Intel HD 520 graphics, but as an NVIDIA 940M equivalent, fall short of higher end gaming GPUs like the GTX 960M. If gaming is one of your goals, go for the dedicated graphics, otherwise save some cash and go with integrated-only graphics.
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@garycoombs797 8 лет назад

You do such a great job with your reviews, Lisa. Nobody does it better! I've had my Surface Book i7/16GB/512GB since the day it was introduced and after the Dec 2nd video driver fix, it has been error free. I love this thing! For photography I love having a resolution of 3000 x 2000, the same aspect ratio as my cameras. Using the pen for photo retouching with Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop CC is fabulous. I've had literally dozens of computers since my first IBM PC in 1982. This is the best, most fun to use PC I've ever owned.

@adam999444 8 лет назад

That's exactly why I want this /the SP4. Any thoughts on i5 vs i7 and 8 vs 16gb of ram? I'm solely planning on editing 24 megapixel RAW photos

@mobiletechreview 8 лет назад

+adam999444 Honestly, the Core i5 with 8 gigs of RAM works very well for 24MP RAW files.

@adam999444 8 лет назад

+MobileTechReview Thanks for the reply! I ask because my daily driver, a Haswell MBA core i7 , 8gb RAM is starting to struggle tbh. I have faith in skylake though

@YanLuo 8 лет назад

This is awesome!!! The type of video I like to watch the most but so rare to find....

@asmallbabby4205 8 лет назад

Now this is a first: reviews that actually tell you how a thing still is after you've used it for more than a a couple minutes!!!

@808GT 8 лет назад

Thanks Lisa. Great to see you gave it another review with some time to test it more.

@mathuetax 8 лет назад

I guess what I like most about Lisa Gade's reviews is the fact there's none of the subjective non-technical puffing I see in sooooo many reviews*. Articulate, factual, nicely technical when needed and enthusiastic. *(Other than the term "Smackdown" used in other reviews, can we please retire this phrase? It's just so 'Jr. High')

@subodhnagrale5268 8 лет назад

design is good, features are good.. Microsoft sure did a good job here.. loved your video

@ralexand56 8 лет назад

Love you! Unbiased and in depth. This was just the video I was looking for because my SB has been bluescreening at least once a day, mainly when using the surface dock or a program like Photoshop that uses the gpu. Thanks again!

@designanthology12 8 лет назад

great review please do more of this!

@ejje4395 8 лет назад

Great as always, really interesting. Would love this type of video about the XPS 15 :) The more in depth, the better! Best regards from Sweden

@smooth111012 8 лет назад

Excellent review, well done, you do an amazing job

@bredner94 8 лет назад

love this series keep doing then!! cheers

@psdesign1 8 лет назад

i love this review!! Great Job!!!!

@tomo0086 6 лет назад

Wow she’s the coolest reviewer I’ve ever seen! And I’ve been watching reviews as long as I can remember. Good job, very straightforward and down to earth !

@brushrunner 8 лет назад

Things to note, i have had it for a month, the hello feature, works 50% of the times. Had trouble fixing pre-cc photoshop with wintab drivers, broke the pen in the process, be carefull when you open the pen, it is fragile! Battery might be a shot in the dark, i'm at 25% brightness watching this vid and i only have 6 hours left of battery(just unpluggeed at 100%). I also never put it to sleep, it completely drains the battery And the most annoying problem is that sometimes it will not turn on! You have to replug and hold the power button for 10 secs for several times for it to restart, that might be a bug because of this tablet 2-1 (WHICH IS AMAZING) i use alot of the gpu on games and editing video, and when i get tired i just want to undock, press a button and lay on the couch( TOTALLY WORTH IT!) never expected it to feel so good! On gaming side, i play heroes of the storm 30-70 fps on medium(1080p), csgo runs smooothhh(1080p), all other indie games runs really well, and i'm going to try to play MGO that is coming out this week! Other things to note, the resolution causes alot of problems, be it in programs or games, but it is quickly solved, the pros of this machine, far outwheight its con! LOVE MY SURFACE BOOK

@kimandreasheroy 8 лет назад

Didn't know you guys did follow ups. Nice work :)

@kenspencerbrown 8 лет назад

This is a great idea. I wish every tech site did these follow-up reviews.

@YananoBere 8 лет назад

I just love your reviews!

@LittleAmyHe 8 лет назад

Thank you so much for the video! Now I know what to watch out for just in case. I got my Surface Book (i7/16GB/512GB/dGPU) early this month and it was hilarious watching it get set up because the new driver updates weren't on there yet. In the beginning we had I think 3-5 issues, then it was perfectly fine when I updated it at home. I'm really enjoying it so far. I was impressed that it was able to play Skyrim and Elite: Dangerous on high graphics settings. (I had really low expectations for the dGPU.)

@AbsoluteAstronaut 7 лет назад

Another great video! Thanks so much.

@Contreramanjaro 8 лет назад

Really love the idea behind this PC. I wanted just a little more from the dedicated GPU so hopefully the next version will be a little more flexible there. I love that screen ratio. Playing with one in the store, I'm finding myself playing out this tug of war in my head between this and a MacBook Pro.

@kiwikat7259 8 лет назад

I'm practically in love with my SP4. My macbook pro has been finding itself sitting on my desk a lot more lately.

@ChristopherMartone 7 лет назад

I had a Dell XPS 12 that just died the other day. The lights won't come on, the repair shop said the motherboard is DEAD. I have been looking at laptop deals because luckily it "tis the season" to buy a new laptop. By just searching for "xxx laptop review" I have watched 5-10 videos and all of them (once I realized it) are actually your videos. I just wanted to drop a note to say you are doing an excellent job and I appreciate your videos! With a name like +MobileTechReview I expected one of those spammy sites that just post pictures of the laptop in a slideshow with a computer narration voice reading the CNET review honestly, but your videos are the complete opposite: interesting, in-depth, well-thought out and presented, excellent quality, and in my case, EXTREMELY helpful. Please keep doing what you are doing! You are an excellent reviewer and the videos you make are excellent! You've helped steer me in a direction and I am now between the Surface Book, Yoga 910, and Dell XPS 13.

@DadiocolemanOfficial 7 лет назад

Just wondering, but what did you end up going with?

@ChristopherMartone 7 лет назад

***** I went with the Surface Book, I got it on sale for Black Friday from Amazon. I liked the idea of the pen, and because on Black Friday the mid-range Yogas were sold out. I won't buy a Dell ever again. So much better than the XPS was. And the pen works really well. The price is the only downside but if you can get it on sale again I got the $1,800 model on sale for almost $500 off on Black Friday making it around the same price as most of the others. Definitely recommend it!

@motologan140 6 лет назад

Christopher Martone how are you liking your SB 2 years later? Amazon has a great deal right now and I’m thinking about getting one... hopefully you see this

@USCtrojans26 8 лет назад

Wait you suggested people not watch your much longer initial review for the reason you did? You just gained one more follower :)

@BastianHodapp 8 лет назад

This is the kind of review we need more of :)

@fabulousalenore56 7 лет назад

I just got one yesterday and I love the Microsoft laptops c:

@Dori_1111 8 лет назад

Great review! I can't wait for you to review the HP Elitebook Folio G1 2016 model with 4k display. I just bought the HP 1020 G1 months ago, and I just love it. It's the best notebook I ever had, I don't miss my Surface Pro 3 (which I hated as a laptop: runs hot, fan runs constantly, and hard to use in your lap) or the Vaio Z's I also have. The 1020 G1 became my main business laptop because the screen is perfect for software development (2560x1440) and business in general, and it's completely quiet (no fan). Once you use a notebook with no moving parts like this, it's impossible to go back (at least for me as these are normally personal preferences). So, I hope the industry continues to invest in these 'noiseless' notebooks. I can gladly give up a bit of power of an i5 or i7 model for the comfort of no vibration or noise (I use my desktop if I need power). On a side note, this notebook is solid like a rock, I can drive my truck over it, and I feel it will not damage it. I'm surprised the media didn't notice it. Hopefully the 2016 model will attract more attention.

@hdy8792 8 лет назад

Your camera is amazing the way it picks up the devices display.

@lanadelrey3821 8 лет назад

I recently got the Surface Pro 4 and I love it so much.

@pellegew 8 лет назад

Lisa, it's easier to detach the clip board if you raise one side before the other. Like detaching a type cover (Pulling from one side more than the other).

@CR7Ashley 8 лет назад

I just love the aspect ratio on that display, seriously i hope it will become a standard in the coming years!!!

@blueyhills 7 лет назад

Great video, useful information. Can you comment on the screen colour calibration and if it needs re-calibration over time?

@markharwood 8 лет назад

Great video as usual. Please do more of these follow up reviews. Anyone who has been in IT for the long haul will agree I'm sure that reliability of products is decreasing, primarily due to poorly tested software (including firmware, drivers, OS and applications) which makes these follow up videos all the more important.

@konsextus 8 лет назад

+Mark Harwood I haven't got my hands on a Surface Book yet, but being in IT I can safely say that the quality of software (Windows & drivers for the most part) have degraded significantly over the last 5-6 years. OS X has been tuned very well over the same period of time, and Linux derivatives were always stable and they catch up with the built in features. So, for these reasons (and a few deeper ones actually) I decided to buy a 15" Macbook Pro 9 months ago, and I can safely say that I didn't waste one of the many euros I spent buying it. It's the only computer I ever owned that has been without even the slightest of OS/drivers problems for that long. I die to try the surface book because of the dev stuff that I do, but looking at where it stands in the market it's not appealing enough for me to replace my much more powerful (yet cheaper) macbook.

@terrytigner9600 8 лет назад

Nicely done. Two upcoming devices that emphasize slim & light tablet form factor for Windows 10 with a pen: 12" Toshiba DynaPad (Wacom AES) (ships on Jan 19th) and Samsung TabPro S (pen tech TBD) (ships in late Feb). Individual reviews and then a smackdown of these two would be great!

@daniellougin3636 8 лет назад

I currently own a Surface Book (typing this review on it) and I could not be any happier! It is everything I could dream of! At the beginning of owning this laptop, I was a little shaky about it and was considering to return it to Best Buy, but I decided to stick around for a little while, and I am so thankful I did! I got no more bugs! I love its keyboard, trackpad, battery (12+ hours), screen (I don't mind it's not 4k, it's still gorgeous) , hardware, speed, design, and stylus! It makes me so productive and has even inspired me to draw! I had a MacBook Pro and I can fully declare that this is 100% better! I can also play call of duty black ops 3 on low graphics! It is truly the ultimate laptop and the most productive device. The one complaint I have is that there is only 4 hours of battery life detached but I mostly clipboard and I only need the lightness if I have to show someone something quickly! I cant wait for the Surface Phone and hopefully the Surface watch in my modern house! AMAZING! :)! It is in my opinion the best laptop and convertible! The money isn't a problem because it is like an IPad pro and MacBook pro together! So if you can buy it, GET IT!!!

@motologan140 6 лет назад

Daniel Lougin 2 years later... how is it holding up to date? Amazon has a great deal on the I5 with the nvidia card but it’s 2 years old. Would love to hear what you think about your SB to date..

@creamcheese6236 5 лет назад

@@motologan140 that's personally giving me more reason to buy it. Cheaper

@HRco1976 8 лет назад

Great video, Lisa.

@likha2010 7 лет назад

Hi Lisa, thank you for your wonderful work! You make tech accessible to all types of consumers! I would like to request if you can do a smackdown of msb with the new hp spectre 15" as they are close in price point, power, and tablet features! Thanks!

@jeremieleclerc7381 8 лет назад

are there more issues with keyboard backlights? every display I have seen at best buy, microcenter, and Microsoft Stores have very uneven backlights?

@stevejones5999 8 лет назад

Can't wait to see a review of the Vaio Z Flip! Any prospects of one those soon?

@BrokebackBob 8 лет назад

Hi Lisa, I've lived with the Dell Venue 8 7840 and I like it so much I got the Dell Venue 10 7040. Dell hit the ball out of the park twice!

@rajivsayeeprasad1549 8 лет назад

Hey Lisa! Just wanted to ask about a review for the hp envy 34! Hope you can do one soon

@jdperry4018 8 лет назад

I have watch so many videos I have re-watched some because I can't even remember all the reviews I've watched. My opinion: Lisa is the best reviewer out there right now. She does a really good job and appreciate her efforts. I like Fstoppers as well. Between the two, you're covered nicely.

@WarzSchoolchild 8 лет назад

Great review, thanks Lisa. I do a lot of graphics work, so the pen feature looks very interesting. 50 years ago the big buzz was Brian Josephson's Quantum Tunnelling. Dr Brian shared a Nobel Prize for it. My Mathematics Tutor, Mr Waghorne at Wellington College, excused me to get on with investigating Quantum Computing. (Think Japanese "Chop-Sticks' Multiplication.) Google have invested in D-Wave, but we all hope that room temperature (+ Peltier Heat Pump and HTS tunnelling superconductors) coupled to ballistic 3D Architecture peripherals (Rochester Uni 2006) will help introduce a paradigm shift in portable computing. ... 50 years is a long time to wait, but it's been well worth it all the same. Terahertz processing is the next level.

@therealkevinleee 8 лет назад

Im happy with almost any macs color calibration...how close is the surface book color being 75% to the newer macbook pros? what counts for 75%? highlights? blacks?

@tbird113 8 лет назад

I'd like to see how the Surface Book compares to the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 460, since it also is a 2-in-1 with dGPU and a pen. There's a single model being sold by Best Buy now, but hopefully configurable ones will be available from Lenovo soon. I'm particularly interested in how well the pen works, since it doesn't have the eraser on the end like the Surface pen. I also feel like the 360 hinges used by the Yoga and HP Spectre x360 are a much less awkward way to quickly convert to tablet mode than the Surface Book detach/reattach method, especially if you are in a lecture taking notes or something.

@ackam521098 7 лет назад

Whatching this on my Surface Book. Its amazing product!

@cupgaming8680 7 лет назад

Milan Manojlović would recommend?

@fed4561 7 лет назад

Hi, thanks for a great review :) any idea whether I can dual boot Surface book with Ubuntu ?

@TMJ32 8 лет назад

There's a couple of quirks, but overall this is a fantastic laptop. I love it. I haven't had any problems with it since the latest update, I had a few recovered driver crashes before but nothing serious. My only reoccurring problems have been with Edge.

@NeonVisual 7 лет назад

it's very easy to pull the screen off if you simply pull from a corner, instead of trying to pull the whole thing up and away from the magnet's full strength. I believe we've been doing it all wrong..

@petehoram8342 7 лет назад

i can't decide between power and usability - dell xps 15 vs surface book. It seems like you can't really use the touch screen extensively on the dell but it's smashes it for power. I wish I could have flexibility and power as I want it for producing music using touch screen. 14000 vs 7500 geekbench.

@cwbh10 8 лет назад

Hows the light bleeding and display quality on the Surface Book? I've been through 2 Surface Pro 4's and along with my personal friend group have pretty bad issues. Especially for the price

@KentSpain85 8 лет назад

As with every new device on the market. There are generally issues. I was debating returning my SP4 but in reality it works very well and I get good battery life. I recommend the surface line in general.

@AD-zc2ug 8 лет назад

Hi Lisa, Which one you recommend to buy SB i7 256GB or i5 256GB the ones with GPU ?

@Ghettofinger 8 лет назад

Zenbook Pro Smackdown :o. Honestly, the only thing that would have made the Surface Book perfect, was to have a quad-core in the base with the same thickness and with at least 2 hours battery life when not plugged in the keyboard. I am sure the Surface Book (2016) will be amazing with the Nvidia Pascal GPUs and Kaby Lake processors (hopefully quad-core :P).

@vkamlove 7 лет назад

Does the i5-128GB model run Lightroom and Photoshop well ? I bought an HP Spectre x360 recently and while it ran both the applications well, it tends to get really warm (almost hot). I am thinking of returning that and buying the Surface book but can only get the base model now.

@The_ClayDayz 8 лет назад

Hi. Did the newest firmware update issued other day by MS help squash those bugs? Please let us know.

@mkmourad 8 лет назад

Hi Lisa are you going to review the Microsoft Lumia 950xl anytime soon? Thanks

@arenadevelopers1996 4 года назад

Please always include boot up test in laptop reviews and mention the laptop weight.. Thanks.

@Friemelkubus 8 лет назад

Hey Lisa, My last laptop was a Macbook Pro 13" 2011 retina, cheapest model. I'd like to get something eventually with great battery life, screen, keyboard and trackpad. Fast SSD would also be nice. Games are a nice plus but absolutely not required. Should I wait a little bit more? If so, in what direction should I look? Ativ seems to have low battery life. Sometimes afraid of switching back to windows purely because of trackpad which I've fallen in love with. Oh and one more thing I've been thinking about: robustness. How long before battery's turn bad? One thing I liked about the macbook 2011 was that I still get about 2,5-3 hours at full brightness. A lot more at lower brightness settings. I've seen a lot of computers have batteries turn bad in a very short amount of time.

@gz6616 8 лет назад

Hi Lisa, could you give a review on the thinkpad P40 when it comes out? I think it is quite a powerful model and a good match to surface book. can't wait to get one.

@Asgeir_W 7 лет назад

with the new surface latop, at least until the surface book 2 comes out, would you still consider this in the i5/8gig? "normal" photoshop-use, no over the top-editing. I think maybe the screen on this surface book is a little better then on the laptop?

@stevenjames1138 8 лет назад

Hi Lisa. Great review! Can you please do some more reviews on tablets with active digitizers and styluses (styli?) Personally, I love using a digital stylus for note-taking and sketching, and I have long felt that a tablet was the sweet spot size for a stylus. What do you think? Do you agree? (I still don't understand why more companies - like Samsung - don't agree with me.) I recently bought an Asus ZenPad S 8.0 with the optional Z-stylus for just that reason. If you could review that device, especially with the optional stylus, that would be great! A Galaxy Note is nice, but too small for extended note-taking or sketching. And I personally feel that anything over 10 inches is too big to be used comfortably as a notepad/sketchpad. So while I think that the Surface Book is a great device, I'd personally use it most of the time as simply a laptop, in which case I don't need the detachable display and can buy another laptop with similar/better specs for less money.

@ItsPBUH 7 лет назад

Does it support your hand when youre drawing, or does it fold in on itself?

@MajorKdramafan 8 лет назад

Good review! Can you please do a long term hp spectre x360 review please? :)

@mobiletechreview 8 лет назад

+MajorKdramafan That one has been in so many of our smackdowns in the past year, I don't think it needs a follow up review.

@michaelseeds4221 8 лет назад

+MajorKdramafan I honestly think the x360 beats the surface book. It least when you factor in cost, plus its hinge is better, you get better spec for the money and I think it looks better too.

@The_ClayDayz 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@robc5740 8 лет назад

Thank you ☺

@rmaha1965 8 лет назад

Have you done a "smackdown" between the Surface Book and MacBook Pro 13" or 15"?

@mindbalance_cc 8 лет назад

Hi Lisa, As ever a great review and nice for UK based viewers such as myself to see this 2.5 month review. Due to be available here Feb 18th. I am please to here that a lot of the bugs have been squashed. As I have yet to see a Surface Book in the metal - only played with the Pro 4, can you let me know if the Book's screen flexes (a small dip surrounding the pen that almost distorts the panel) a bit with the pressure of using the pen. I noticed this on the Pro 4. Doesn't look like a fault as such, just the thinness of the glass I guess, but this did leave me with a weary feeling re durability. Be pleased to know if the Book exhibits this - issue - or - design attribute or if the screen over all is solid as with the iPad Pro. Thanks in advance.

@mobiletechreview 8 лет назад

+Uni MindBalance I have a very light touch with the pen, but the Book display flexes less than the Pro 4. And you're correct, it's not a defect, simply a result of the design and glass used.

@trungdang6950 8 лет назад

Hey Lisa I have a question. I am using Edge on my Spectre x360 because Chrome makes it a toaster and the fan goes crazy everytime I go to facebook. However Edge for some reasons, crashes alot too and doesnt have the most important feature I want - THE BUILT-IN TRANSLATOR. Is there any way this can be solved?

@digitald0m 8 лет назад

cool 🚴 i like revisiting the products.

@A_guan 8 лет назад

Its be awesome if you guys had more long term devices! I'd love for you guys to get a phone like the future S7 and keep it for a year because most people don't just keep their phone for a couple months

@AgentZeroNine1 8 лет назад

Really hope you get a Elitebook folio to review

@missingspartan778 8 лет назад

is the surface book good with gaming ? what nvidia card does it use!

@thomasstaubli4278 8 лет назад

please do a smack down between surface book vs mac book pro

@KellyKels23 8 лет назад

My pen has stopped working. I have replaced the battery but its not working with the screen. The one click note start works but that's it. I've unpaired & re paired it but still nothing. Any suggestions?

@joshuascoulou1208 7 лет назад

i have the surface book its amazing! highly recommend

@kiattipoomkiatkawsin9823 8 лет назад

how would you rate this keyboard compared to the thinkpads. I think the surface book should be compared to the T4XXs.

@andyhanson7290 7 лет назад

Does the pen work on other products?

@waqarz 8 лет назад

+MobileTechReview at CES lots of new laptops now with OLED screen, even our favorite specter x360 :) I understand surface book has a good screen as well. But except for price, is there any advantage for traditional screens vs. OLED? Or are they on their way to extinction?

@dawgcanjumphigh 8 лет назад

I have problems with premiere pro on these new Windows machines. I have the pro 4 since I did an upgrade and I had those issues.

@joeynichols8207 8 лет назад

Excited for a smackdown between X1 yoga and surface book

@breakingrain9660 8 лет назад

Is video editing better with the GPU for the surface book ? Or do you feel like the Surface pro 4 is pretty much the same feel ? I just want to know because I'm looking at both but can't find a good video on RU-vid comparing the two. Hopefully you see this and get back to me thank you

@mobiletechreview 8 лет назад

+MrGamer The dedicated GPU helps speed up some rendering tasks a bit. It's not night and day different though.

@breakingrain9660 8 лет назад

+MobileTechReview thanks, so you think the I5 SP4 will do just fine then right ?

@user-eh8gp 8 лет назад

The lack of 2d gen usb c (ala razer blade stealth) pretty much makes the sb and sp4 a no go for me.

@brandonharden2184 8 лет назад

Lisa ditto on the Tab pro S and I want a review of Razor Stealth and Xps 13 iris graphics model

@magrudergrinder23 8 лет назад

I'd like to see a review of the new Razer Blade Stealth vs the Surface Book. I want the convertible features of the Surface Book, but the GPU Core that you can buy for the Razer has got me too.

@anders.tapper 8 лет назад

I'd like a smackdown between the surface book and the HP Spectre X360 (skylake)!

@MySavageDynasty 8 лет назад

Hey Lisa, when the Galaxy tab pro S is available, could you review that?

@mobiletechreview 8 лет назад

+Jay Bugatti Yes I will, and I can't wait :)

@jevonrodgers4599 8 лет назад

Yeah I definitely want to see what samsung will bring to the table. I may buy that too just because lol

@terrytigner9600 8 лет назад

+MobileTechReview Lisa, don't forget the Toshiba DynaPad (ships on Tuesday). It is even lighter than the TabPro S and the pen tech may be much better!

@DoktreSam 8 лет назад

Can you review Toshiba PORTÉGÉ Z20T-C-11C? I think it's the top leading portable device in terms of productivity, it's got everything in the weight of 3.3 lb ....

@samy24ar 8 лет назад

A Surface Book vs 13" MacBook Pro video?

@1111italia1111 8 лет назад

+Kumar Shubham yeah im wondering too !

@ralexand56 8 лет назад

+-.- Cat But it doesn't. It's hard to get a gpu into a 13inch device and that's the true genius of what MS has created here.

@ralexand56 8 лет назад

+-.- Cat True. I already have a non-retina MacBook and a sp3. Both get little use now. Can't go back to no touch and no pen on Mac laptops but they are top notch in terms of quality. Hoping upcoming updates will resolve my crashing issues. Don't won't to return it and have to reinstall all my software.

@MrDarren690 8 лет назад

+-.- Cat Or maybe they should implement AMOLED (like the ones in Samsung phones) into the Macbook 2nd edition. It would be nice.

@MrDarren690 7 лет назад

***** Yup. They sold an overpriced product, a block of metal. Yay.

@joshvassar 8 лет назад

For photo editing should I go with the Surface Book, SP4, Razer Blade Stealth, Dell XPS 15, Dell XPS 13 or Macbook Pro 13in. What's your opinion, for that type of task on these laptops.

@kiwikat7259 8 лет назад

+Josh Vassar I'd go with the bigger screen- XPS15, or perhaps the 15" macbook pro.

@mobiletechreview 8 лет назад

+Josh Vassar Any one of those would be excellent! If you want to use a pen for photo editing, the Surface models would be a better choice, and the 3:2 aspect ratio is nice for photo editing too. But if you don't care about the pen-- all would work well.

@abhiram_rev 8 лет назад

can you please do the alienware 17 R3 review?

@thomaswakefield3352 8 лет назад

I love Edge for pdf viewing.

@iReturnV1deotapes 8 лет назад

Would have been awesome to have the tablet portion retain the kickstand somehow for when it's disconnected from the keyboard dock.

@NeonVisual 7 лет назад

just put the screen on the keyboard back to front

@3212seis 8 лет назад

the VAIO Z 2016 is another laptop 2 in 1 with an active pen solution we will get in 2016. VAIO already has a placeholder on the site :) us.vaio.com/vaio-z-preview/

@guddaboi 8 лет назад

I don't understand where the Surface Book fits in. I mean .. I got the Core i7 Surface Pro 4 and it is absolutely the most awesome product ever. It is, hands down, the best laptop AND the best tablet I've ever had. Lightning fast, light, works as intended and looks sleek. Not to forget about the high quality feel and that amazing keyboard (I type really fast on it). So, the Surface Book has a slightly more powerful GPU, but the i7 SP4 has an Iris GPU and to be honest, it is surprisingly powerful for games. With that said, the SP4 is not for gaming, but it sure as hell is capable of it.

@mobiletechreview 8 лет назад

+Stian Eng Holtet I'd say the Book is for folks who want a traditional laptop design and ergonomics and also for those who find the Pro 4's display a little too small.

@Cithulu1 8 лет назад

+Stian Eng Holtet Im incredibly happy with the i5 model. Tried it out foremost as a study device for actuarial exams which are largely pdf papers. The one note and drawboard combination is fantastic. My only complaint so far due to no workaround or solution is lack of swipe writing for the onscreen keyboard.

@nbqs1097 7 лет назад

how about the battery life?

@M.V.P. 6 лет назад

Jose Torres you can now use swype or microsofts wordflow keyboard

@duskolo 8 лет назад

how to improve next gen surface book? clock down the CPU speed when used as a tablet to increase battery life and increase CPU clockspeed when attachet together with the keyboard + battery.

@bennettmagee6569 8 лет назад

I like my surface book ALOT but I am one of the people having an absloute TON of problems I have the i7 8g ram and dgpu model and I can hardly use it but when it works its a joy to use I guess I just need to take it back