The battery life is exceptional, the screen is beautiful, and it has always been fast enough & powerful enough for everything I use it for
Besides that, the SB2 had great promise as it has decent performance and great battery life (requires keyboard as I discovered there are batteries in the keyboard as well as the pad).Overall 1 star, I wouldn't recommend purchasing this as it doesn't last and you will get nowhere fast with Microsoft's customer service and worthless warranty.
Awesome device, super long battery life, really fast, and the nvidia 1060 in the 15in model far exceeded my expectations.
really love the way this works, ready to use out of the box, great product, 8hr battery life
Battery life is great, but I also expect the worst from all portable devices.
The keyboard is a little better than the first gen but its not the perfect keyboaard
Perfect battery life (15 hours~) and great keyboard and mousepad
The keyboard was nice and responsive as well as the touchscreen.
I really liked the look and feel and weight of the macbook, but I hated the keyboard, and the screen size is a tad too small for extended biz trips
Some minor shortcomings: Charger may be under powered, the SD card slot is short, card sticks out & could be damaged & the keyboard feels cramped, no dedicated video out, also Surface team needs to adopt Thunderbolt, USB-C is so yesterday on an otherwise VERY today device
I personally don’t care about aesthetics as much, but this is a beautiful machine
I'm really starting to believe I have a faulty machine and will contact Microsoft to inquire about repairs (which I'd gladly do myself if Microsoft didn't make this in a way that's only safe for them to work on) or possibly a replacement device.
This machine is impressive, its very responsive and fast for my daily tasks
Beautiful machine but wonky like many of Microsoft’s products
Coming from a Surface Pro 3, I love this versatile machine.
This is a well-built device that feels like a premium product should.
I've had no issues thus far and this device performs like a champion
Here's why I blame the device - it's only on this device that I get the error, specifically if I try to use the feature of teaching Cortana how I speak.
you are engaged in a program the device deems too intense for the tablet, but there is now way of telling what that may be
The other downside is that the device is on the heavier side - it's comparable to a laptop but a lot heavier than an iPad so if you are using for travel just beware.
This thing gets really freeken hot and placing on a couch or
At first, things were solid, no problems, fast and powerful
(I usually have 2 or 3 Adobe apps open at the same time & work with fairly large files)—the thing brings some significant scaling issues if you intend to use it with an external monitor
My previous laptop (MST Ghost Pro GS60) is still great, but from day 1 I always felt like things were a little slower than they should be, and upgrading to Windows 10 give it audio driver issues that force me to restart occasionally
There has been a time already where I had to hard reboot my computer and a couple of times where windows was doing windows things, but the most important thing for me is
I am ashamed of this American company 'Microsoft' putting out a terrible product that supports this laptop
The product itself is fantastic, but I have to give a poor rating because I ordered a core i7 and received a core i5 and this was done in a misleading way
A cheaper product like a Surface Pro 3 or 4 would probably due if you don't need the same power.
Overall a very well made 2 in 1 laptop with a lot to give, i highly recommend this product.
really love the way this works, ready to use out of the box, great product, 8hr battery life
As a creative, however, I need and prefer fast computers and I am very happy with the Surface in that department.— The camera
I purchased this to upgrade from a Yoga Pro 2, which was a really great computer for me
Maybe that's not an issue for some, but I don't like knowing that my expensive computer can't sustain itself and is slowly taxing its non-replaceable batteries even while plugged
The removable full size keyboard allows for this computer to be convenient like a tablet.
I would be lying if I said I didn't love the computer mostly
The over heat on the system was ridiculous so much that I was concerned about it being a fire hazard
I will try to evaluate the Microsoft Surface Book 2 from the perspective of someone who has other devices already, as well as from the perspective of someone who wants one unit to do it all
Not bad!Heat generation and fan noise were surprisingly light while playing both Arkham Knight and Forza
no heat issues
I took my time to write this review, so that I spend enough time to use it thoroughly, as well as get feedback from my wife and my elementary school daughter
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All in all, I think the device is great and the technology is great.
Lastly, I purchased a cheap USB-C to HDMI adapter for my external monitor and it has worked fine also.
And I'd forgotten to buy the USB-C adapter, as well, so had to go running around to find the proper adapter for my monitor (HDMI to USB-C)
She never likes technology and I've never seen her rave about anything except her
I bought it is about its support to the Intel thunderbolt, unfortunately this device doesn't support this technology but in the same time it's not a big
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Data transfers from local storage to SD or any USB 3.0 storage device won't surpass 10MB/s
They made sure it was fully updated (it was, it's set to update automatically) and gave me three options: get a blank-slate, brand new device; let them attempt to fix mine; let them image my device and transfer the data to a new device (assuming it was a hardware issue and not a software issue).
I took my time to write this review, so that I spend enough time to use it thoroughly, as well as get feedback from my wife and my elementary school daughter
Unless its related to a hardware issue in power draw when connecting and disconnecting the tablet from the keyboard.
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Get one of the dozen other touchscreen laptops on the market for a third of the cost and without the battery issues and poor design.
Data transfers from local storage to SD or any USB 3.0 storage device won't surpass 10MB/s
The updated drivers are suppose to fix some battery issues and some screen detachment issues, and "increase stability"
On top of that, the Surface Book 2 has battery issues: Even when plugged it at lowest power settings, your computer will slowly deplete its battery while doing anything moderately intensive (e.g. gaming)
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Get powerhouse performance and amazing graphics with the new Surface Book 2, a robust laptop, tablet, and portable studio in one with up to 17 hours of battery life and 2 times more power than before
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