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Microsoft Surface Book : A laptop being made - $1499, Oct 26th
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Funky Papa
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That's a lot of moolah for a first gen device.
Wait for a little to see if it has any kinks.
Shining Sunshine
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Geforce GPU... verrryyyy descriptive.
Funky Papa
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I can't wait to see dat European pricing.
JacksUsername
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Doesn't look like they're customizable. The Surface Pro 4 has some customization options (Processor, Memory, Storage), but there's no such option on the Surface Book store page.
Zantetsuken
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Too pricey for me unfortunately. 
I'm not too worried. The resell value on Surfaces are pretty decent...
Why is it gross?
Funky Papa
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I imagine that'll be next year, although a 15.4" might be too big for a tablet.
How much were you expecting it to go for?
I'm surprised some people are shocked by the price. Can you even get a dual gpu 13-inch MBP?
Dreams-Visions
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I suppose it all hinges on the capabilities of the tablet. If it offers the capabilities and features of the SP4, the prices are justifiable. IMO, the model without a dedicated GPU is a waste of time and money. It's the entire selling point of the system. So the real starting price is $1900, or more than $2,000 after taxes. For a 13" laptop.
That's still too much to spend for a 13" laptop IMO, but again...if the tablet section is a performance equivalent to the SP4, one could justify it. If it's anything less, it's a non-starter. It's just too much.
And I hate to go back to it, but I am rather offended that they spent 30 minutes upselling me on how cool this dedicated gpu system is and associating that performance with a $1500 price tag only for us to find out that said price tag doesn't even get you a dedicated gpu of any kind at all. It's completely out of nowhere. Say what you will about Apple, but that info would have been laid plain on a single slide with every price point.
Just a bit disappointed. At first because 15" is really where I think I want to be on my next laptop (coming down from 17"), but now because I got fed some bullshit with a smile.
also a concern. PC makers know PC buyers want the real details. Its absence here is conspicuous.
Elitist1945
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Yeah I was really excited for it until I realized in Canada it'd almost 4 months worth of rent.
a secret-boss
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the only thing I would go with this is the tablet is thinner compared to SP4 and the GPU
but I might just go SP4
but I might just go SP4
Always-honest
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That's not unreasonable, is it?
badcrumble
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Those upgraded build-to-order options are outdoing even the Apple Tax. $600 to go from 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM? LOL.
EazyWeazy3
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After seeing the prices, I can see the main difference between the two.
Looks like I'll be going Pro 4.
Funky Papa
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At very least we can all agree that Panos utterly nailed its unveiling. The mic drop with the Surface Book reveal was so strong it cratered the entire room. I cannot believe how far things have gone since the ugly, typically businessy Microsoft Surface 1 reveal.
And the Fedora Hype Man was amazing.
And the Fedora Hype Man was amazing.
I'm gonna have to go with yeaaaah no.
vagabondarts
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Its out of my price range for now. If I can get some good contracts next year I'll consider it.
djplaeskool
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Not unreasonable, but it certainly takes the air out of the room.
Dreams-Visions
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We don't have anything to compare it to at the moment. Skylake is fresh off out of the factories. we'll know more when the Skylake wave of 3rd party systems from Asus, Samsung, Dell, Lenovo, HP etc. come out. with their own convertibles and tablets. What we do know is that the competitor it was comparing itself to the most (MacBook Pro) performs less but also costs less and has yet to receive its Skylake updates.
This is most certainly a "wait", no?
sixteen-bit
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I kinda wanna get one
RurouniZel
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This, sadly. :-(
Funky Papa
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They will have to be convertible AND come with an excellent pen to be remotely comparable.
Seeing how mediocre have been the vanilla Surface competitors, I'm not holding my breath. Shit may be expensive, but Microsoft is definitely doing what others don't.
I loved fedora man.
He was like a late night shopping channel hard sell guy.
Was waiting for him to throw in a 5 piece kitchen knife set FOR FREE.
Always-honest
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It's a wait, yes. But for people who use a laptop like this for work, it's a bit what i expected.
But yes, wait. It will be interesting to see the differences in a couple of months
It could be great quality though.
Dreams-Visions
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Sure, and they probably will. Probably at some lesser quality for 70% of the price of this device before discounts.
I suppose the question is: how big is the audience that's ready and willing to spend $2,000 for a 13" Microsoft/Windows convertible with unknown specs in critical areas (CPU, GPU)? And how reasonable is it to assume that Asus, Lenovo, HP, Dell and others will fail to put out an extremely competitive product for much less?
Again, it's a "wait", no? Unless money is burning a hole in your pocket and you're desperate for a new 13" laptop.
TimeEffect
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Anyone think the hinges look funky?
Like, in 10 years, it will look like retro 80s space tech.
Wonder if that design will improve in future generations. I'm also bothered that the keyboard is the same colour as the laptop.
At least my research for finding a new laptop is easier:
either I go with another Macbook pro (which has served me so well for like 7 years), or I go with this Windows Surface Book. That Dell XPS laptop is still a frontrunner right?
I just want the Surfacebook to have the same build quality as a Macbook. My Macbook is going 7 years and hasnt fallen apart like my last HP laptop.
Like, in 10 years, it will look like retro 80s space tech.
Wonder if that design will improve in future generations. I'm also bothered that the keyboard is the same colour as the laptop.
At least my research for finding a new laptop is easier:
either I go with another Macbook pro (which has served me so well for like 7 years), or I go with this Windows Surface Book. That Dell XPS laptop is still a frontrunner right?
I just want the Surfacebook to have the same build quality as a Macbook. My Macbook is going 7 years and hasnt fallen apart like my last HP laptop.
TheSlySoul
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Yep, prices is fair for what you get.
Outside of the budget of 90% of consumers though.
Shining Sunshine
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I don't see how this is even remotely of good value.
I can get ultrabooks at the $1000 usd range with the same specs for a $1499.
And $1800-2000 i7 ultrabook with a GPU compared to that ridiculous $2699.
I can get ultrabooks at the $1000 usd range with the same specs for a $1499.
And $1800-2000 i7 ultrabook with a GPU compared to that ridiculous $2699.
Pegosaurus
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Anton Sugar
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Think I'll just go with the SP4 and hold out for 2nd gen Surface Book. Just a bit more than what I can justify at the moment.
Although I'm curious if that Nvidia card is CUDA--would love to be able to grade video in Resolve using this.
Although I'm curious if that Nvidia card is CUDA--would love to be able to grade video in Resolve using this.
MatrixMan.EXE
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This is exactly the type of device I was looking for to replace my 5 year old Macbook Pro...but not at this price. Will probably go with a Surface Pro 4 instead.
gundamkyoukai
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That looks really good.
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