So this raises the question: why has Microsoft created another heavy, gimmicky, yet powerful Surface Book? The answer lies in who the Surface Book is for, and it’s certainly not for everybody. The best match for Microsoft’s new Surface Book 2 is Apple’s MacBook Pro. Providing an an...
Although the MacBook Pro – and Microsoft’s own Surface Book 2 – are formidable opponents, the Surface Book remains hugely powerful and flexible for the creative professional. You do need to want the flexibility of the tablet part to make it worthwhile, though (and you’ll need ). For...
Surface Book 2 13 i7-8650U 4,862 14,694 Surface Book 2 15 i7-8650U 5,036 14,237 GPU Geekbench 4.0 OpenCL (higher is better) LaptopGPUScore Surface Go HD 615 16,490 Surface 3 Intel HD 8,055 Surface Pro 4 (m3) HD 515 14,650 Surface Pro 4 HD 520 17,395 Surface Book HD 520...
Like Apple's MacBook Pros, the Surface Laptop 2 runs onIntel'slatest eighth-generation chips. They're more powerful than the prior generation, at least on paper, but I didn't really notice much difference while working throughout the day in a web browser. Most things felt fast, and I ...
You see, Surface Laptop Studio was the successor to the Surface Book 3. The problem with Surface Book was always that it needed to keep the CPU in the display, since it was detachable. This very much limited how powerful of a CPU could be included, so it always had a 15W processor (...
The Surface Book is hardly the first device to do this, but it is one of the few that has tried to tackle the balance problem with 2-in-1 devices where the screen detaches, and the hinge is a key component to that. Microsoft calls it a Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge, and it extends the ...
As Surface Pro 2 is rather thick by Ultrabook standards, you get the full performance of the 4200U. I ran a multithreaded Cinebench 11.5 test on Surface Pro 2, comparing it to Apple’s 13-inch 2013 MacBook Air under Windows 8. The two deliver identical performance, just in different for...
Review: Microsoft Surface BookDavid Pierce
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 has one of the most eye-catching designs on the market, including a snazzy display that can be pulled forward, landing on top of the deck between the keyboard and touchpad. Sure, the Microsoft laptop can crush the MacBook Pro from a design standpoint, but perfo...
In making the Surface Book, Microsoft built a kick-ass laptop, then figured out how to turn it into a convertible hybrid PC.