Microsoft Surface Book Thread

Cosimo · 19 Nov 2015 at 11:31

MonkeyMan said:
How's the weight balance when connected to the keyboard base?

Tried a few 2in1's but they always seem top heavy

Rock solid on a desk and quite stable on your lap. The tablet is a little lighter then the base.

Cosimo · 19 Nov 2015 at 12:05

Pin tips now available for a tenner:

ic1male · 19 Nov 2015 at 17:44

Jesus. The thing should be pretty good for £2,500!!!!KL!!*)!()!()O!IH

I'll stick to me iPad mini.

Glaucus · 19 Nov 2015 at 17:57

Which isn't even comparable.
The base model is basically comparable to the MacBook, and the 2.5k is way above what the MacBook can offer.

ic1male · 19 Nov 2015 at 18:57

Glaucus said:
Which isn't even comparable.
The base model is basically comparable to the MacBook, and the 2.5k is way above what the MacBook can offer.

Did you leave your sense of humour outside?

Glaucus · 19 Nov 2015 at 19:24

That was humour. Dont give up the day job.

Puzzled · 20 Nov 2015 at 01:16

Cosimo said:
Rock solid on a desk and quite stable on your lap. The tablet is a little lighter then the base.

Good to hear, I really like the look of this but if its not going to be in the UK until April then I might just wait for the second generation.

craig_t · 20 Nov 2015 at 01:27

I'd not heard of these until now and wondered what them pen tips were in the 'what have you bought today' thread! Makes sense now...

It is a very nice looking piece of kit.

Cosimo · 20 Nov 2015 at 12:08

The Surface Dock comes in two parts, power brick and the dock itself:

The security lock is on the left and two more USB 3 ports on the other side.

The power lead could be a little longer but otherwise it is nice to have such a small dock on the desk.

bledd · 20 Nov 2015 at 12:44

^Would you buy a Surface Book yourself? Nicest laptop ever?

Cosimo · 20 Nov 2015 at 13:26

bledd. said:
^Would you buy a Surface Book yourself? Nicest laptop ever?

That is my Surface Book and it is the nicest laptop I have used.

Cosimo · 25 Nov 2015 at 06:46

128gb.i5,8GB RAM SB is now available to import from Mygsm, the place we've been getting our Galaxy Note 5s from.

Skidder · 25 Nov 2015 at 09:34

I had a play with one in a Microsoft store in the US last week. It is a lovely piece of kit. I am content with my Surface Pro 3 for this generation but when that is at the end of its life (or gets nicked like my Pro 1) I will be looking at whatever generation Surface book is out. I am going to get a Pro4 keyboard for my 3 though as it is much better.

Cosimo · 1 Dec 2015 at 08:57

i5/i7 256GB now in at Mygsm.

jonneymendoza · 1 Dec 2015 at 09:50

Cosimo said:
i5/i7 256GB now in at Mygsm.

any actual UK distributors selling it yet?

Cosimo · 1 Dec 2015 at 10:21

jonneymendoza said:
any actual UK distributors selling it yet?

Not yet and there are a few on Ebay. It won't be here until next year.

Cosimo · 3 Dec 2015 at 15:15

Firmware update:

The following update will be listed as “System Firmware Update – 12/3/2015” or “System Hardware Update – 12/3/2015” within the Windows Update History..

•HD Graphics 520 driver update (v20.19.15.4326) improves display stability.

•Surface Display Calibration driver update (v1.1.381.0) supports compatibility with the updated graphics driver.

Cosimo · 12 Dec 2015 at 17:27

MS apologizing to buyers of Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book...

First, a big thanks to all of our customers for your open and candid feedback on Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. For those of you who've had a less-than-perfect experience, we’re sorry for any frustration this has caused. Please know that we're reading your comments and hearing you loud and clear. Your input is incredibly valuable in helping us address your questions with timely updates and fixes. Since launch, we have aggressively pursued the most pressing feedback. We have already issued a number of updates via Windows Update and are working to issue additional updates and fixes as soon as possible to further improve the overall Surface experience. To ensure that you have received the most recent updates, we recommend you check out our support page with instructions on how to download and install the latest Surface and Windows updates. Surface Book update history can be found here

https://www.microsoft.com/surface/e...ate/surface-book-update-history?os=windows-10

and Surface Pro 4 update history can be found here.

https://www.microsoft.com/surface/e...te/surface-pro-4-update-history?os=windows-10

Thanks again for your feedback. We’ll continue to communicate as updates and fixes become available via moderator posts to http://answers.microsoft.com/forum/surface. If you have any additional support questions, please visit our main support page.

-The Microsoft Surface Team

Cosimo · 18 Dec 2015 at 08:26

Incoming Firmware Update:

Surface Base Firmware Update (v1.1.421.0) improves the touchpad and keyboard experience.

Rroff · 20 Dec 2015 at 15:59

Had a play with one at work as I could get a pretty decent discount - but ended up walking away with a Toshiba Click 10 instead - while its pretty amazing what specs they've fit into the size it just pushes over the weight threshold for me with that kind of device (atleast for my use).

IMO these kind of devices are the future though - easily replace pretty much everything except my gaming PC and with an upgradeable GPU could probably even replace that (lol heat displacement - though some brands are experimenting with putting an additional higher spec GPU into the base now).

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