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    Anyone decided to buy Surface book?

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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403
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      Someone has gotta try šŸ˜›

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      • AmbarishrhA
        Ambarishrh @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        First I've even heard of it!

        You mean haven't heard of Surface book? Thats surprising

        Youtube Video

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        • Deleted74295D
          Deleted74295 Banned
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          It's not quite fully baked, I reckon book 2 will nail it on the "I want one" factor.

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          • AmbarishrhA
            Ambarishrh
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            Yes, been waiting for Surface Pro and i had almost decided to get the 4, and then MS dropped the book and i am confused! šŸ™‚

            Its a high power beautiful machine, and the reviews seems to be good except some reporting the battery time. Still confused if i get a Pro 4 for now and later on may be get the book on the next version

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              First I've even heard of it!

              Have you been under a rock?

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @Ambarishrh
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                @Ambarishrh said:

                Yes, been waiting for Surface Pro and i had almost decided to get the 4, and then MS dropped the book and i am confused! šŸ™‚

                Its a high power beautiful machine, and the reviews seems to be good except some reporting the battery time. Still confused if i get a Pro 4 for now and later on may be get the book on the next version

                Do you have a mint in your back pocket? lol

                Sure if money was no issue, I'd get a Book and a Book 2 when released.

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                • AmbarishrhA
                  Ambarishrh
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                  When it comes to the UAE, we have a plan on our credit card, for an islamic bank, any electronics you buy, you get 0% instalment plan for 6 months, I am not using my cards for anything, and this is a good deal for me, most of my devices when i buy i used this šŸ™‚

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
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                    The flaws as I've heard them so far on the Surface Book:

                    top heavy, this causes it to not balance well on your laptop making it near unusable on your lap.
                    Battery life of tablet piece is only 3 hours
                    other minor glitches, being fixed through software updates.

                    All this said, I really like the look and wish I had the $2K to drop on one, but my 2 year old Yoga Pro 13.1 really does everything I need it to today, so it would only be spending money for a new toy.

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                    • AmbarishrhA
                      Ambarishrh
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                      I really don't have a laptop now, at work i have a massive Lenovo W540 for my SP works, its 32GB RAM laptop. At home i have an iMAC and use iPAD mini. There are times where i wanted to have a laptop but been waiting for Surface pro 4 šŸ™‚

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        $1500 to start? Um.... no.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          $1500 to start? Um.... no.

                          yeah, sadly I think they are trying to pull an Apple. šŸ˜ž

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                            TAHIN
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                            It's interesting that they're so verbal about it being a Macbook competitor, but I understand it because the Mac market is that giant piggy bank that PC vendors want to bust open. I see it more as being a Helix, or a HP Spectre x360, competitor. Powerful, full of ports, detachable. The discrete graphics in the base is very cool. If you have that base the battery life will shoot down to the 4 hour range.

                            I think MS is really hitting a niche market here. I've conducted heavy trials with 4 other hybrid machines and each one had its flaws; you have to pick your two most important features and sacrifice the rest. This one, even at its price-point, could take the cake.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                              @Dashrender said:

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              $1500 to start? Um.... no.

                              yeah, sadly I think they are trying to pull an Apple. šŸ˜ž

                              That's exactly how I felt when I saw it.

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                              • nadnerBN
                                nadnerB
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                                I'm not going to buy one but I would not be opposed to the idea of them sending me one just because.
                                Ā 
                                I once emailed Microsoft (years ago) if they could give me a copy of Windows 7 in exchange for a hug, they politely declined.

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                                • garak0410G
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                                  Our owner has given a lot of management promotions and since I am the one and only IT Director, I get a Surface Book. So, I am an owner of Microsoft Surface Book (512 GB, 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce graphics).

                                  Impressions after one week? I'm impressed. I am a long time Surface user, having used every version, including both RT iterations. My "dream" was to have a top of the line ultrabook that was also a 2-in-1 and had a GPU. This fits the bill. All of my favorite STEAM games run perfectly on it. Some need a tad lower resolution (ALIEN: Isolation) but still plays and looks great. Battery life is decent. The screen is amazing to look at. I don't pop off the screen much but I like having the option. It is a great developer machine and all around daily driver.

                                  If I had any concerns, I've seen a tad bit of screen flicker but nothing to get alarmed about yet. The hinge is great but I do question longevity. But that's really it.

                                  The Windows store is still a wasteland and universal apps are still not taking off. So my solution? Use Chrome and it's SAVE TO DESKTOP option and OPEN AS WINDOW and it is like having "apps" when saving certain websites.

                                  If purchased for you, I say go for it. It is pricey, even for a very quality product.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    What GPU does that have?

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                                    • garak0410G
                                      garak0410 @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      What GPU does that have?

                                      It is a custom GPU along the lines of a Nvidia GeForce 860M. So it isn't a gamers dream, but that said, I CAN game and game well on the go. I've not loaded GeForce Experience on it since this is a custom GPU and before the last firmware update, there were many unstable issues with both the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4.

                                      I've played ALIEN: Isolation with details maxed but but a much lower resolution. Video Rendering speeds with Adobe Premiere have been quite impressive.

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                                      • MattSpellerM
                                        MattSpeller @garak0410
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                                        @garak0410 said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        What GPU does that have?

                                        It is a custom GPU along the lines of a Nvidia GeForce 860M. So it isn't a gamers dream, but that said, I CAN game and game well on the go. I've not loaded GeForce Experience on it since this is a custom GPU and before the last firmware update, there were many unstable issues with both the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4.

                                        I've played ALIEN: Isolation with details maxed but but a much lower resolution. Video Rendering speeds with Adobe Premiere have been quite impressive.

                                        Does it have dedicated vram or does it sneak around like a thief in the night, hungry for some delicious ram

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                                        • garak0410G
                                          garak0410 @MattSpeller
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                                          @MattSpeller said:

                                          @garak0410 said:

                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          What GPU does that have?

                                          It is a custom GPU along the lines of a Nvidia GeForce 860M. So it isn't a gamers dream, but that said, I CAN game and game well on the go. I've not loaded GeForce Experience on it since this is a custom GPU and before the last firmware update, there were many unstable issues with both the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4.

                                          I've played ALIEN: Isolation with details maxed but but a much lower resolution. Video Rendering speeds with Adobe Premiere have been quite impressive.

                                          Does it have dedicated vram or does it sneak around like a thief in the night, hungry for some delicious ram

                                          It has 1GB of dedicated, GDDR5 video RAM.

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                                          • bbigfordB
                                            bbigford @garak0410
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                                            @garak0410 said:

                                            @MattSpeller said:

                                            @garak0410 said:

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            What GPU does that have?

                                            It is a custom GPU along the lines of a Nvidia GeForce 860M. So it isn't a gamers dream, but that said, I CAN game and game well on the go. I've not loaded GeForce Experience on it since this is a custom GPU and before the last firmware update, there were many unstable issues with both the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4.

                                            I've played ALIEN: Isolation with details maxed but but a much lower resolution. Video Rendering speeds with Adobe Premiere have been quite impressive.

                                            Does it have dedicated vram or does it sneak around like a thief in the night, hungry for some delicious ram

                                            It has 1GB of dedicated, GDDR5 video RAM.

                                            That is the only reason we got them. Sales wanted Surface Pro 4's, but lacked the video to support certain services. Got Surface Books and they faired a little better. Keep in mind, $350 of the cost is going into the keyboard whereas I think the Surface Pro 4 keyboards are a bit cheaper so the price difference is something to consider. If you don't need the VRAM, the Surface book isn't a much better device in my trials. The kickstand on the Surface Pro 4 (without the keyboard attached) essentially turns the Surface Book into using the keyboard as a flexible stand. I prefer the kick stand but using either device on your lap, I prefer the Book.

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