Microsoft Surface Book 2 Core i5-8350U 8GB 256GB 13.5in
$899.00
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8 years ago
Typing at work on Microsoft's new 15-inch Surface Book 2 , I can't shake the feeling that this thing's not for me. Don't get me wrong, it's a powerful laptop, it's beautiful, and the workspace its giant screen affords made me completely forget I wasn't seated at my desk with my usual 34-inch...
Pros:
- Great performance
- beautiful display
Cons:
- Big ideas that are more ambitious than useful
8 years ago
Microsoft's Giant Surface Book 2 Is Very Powerful, Very Fast, Very Pretentious
Pros:
- Great performance
- beautiful display
Cons:
- Big ideas that are more ambitious than useful
8 years ago
Microsoft Surface Book 2
Given that, unless you're an Apple loyalist or simply need macOS software for work, it's hard to argue against a touch-enabled, gaming-ready system with fantastic battery life that can also become a tablet at the press of a button.
Pros:
- Premium alloy construction
- Elegant convertible design
- Sharp high-resolution touch display in new larger size
- Discrete Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics
- Very long battery life
- Multiple configuration options
- Xbox wireless controller receiver is integrated
Cons:
- 16GB RAM maximum
- Surface Pen is an additional purchase
- Adding SSD storage is pricey
- Some finicky issues required troubleshooting in our tests
8 years ago
This is an exceptional laptop and I have been so pleasantly surprised by it.
This is an exceptional laptop that I have been completely blown away by how capable it is in relation to its size. Microsoft hows outdone themselves and created their best product yet. The screen is spectacular and I love the 3:2 aspect ratio, it works great for both tablet mode and laptop mode.
8 years ago
The Surface Book was an odd fish in a sea of 2-in-1 Surface wannabes. It was Microsoft's first attempt at building a proper laptop and it was good if a tad expensive. Now that the Surface Laptop is here, you might have forgiven Microsoft for conveniently shelving its ambitious detachable and...
8 years ago
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (13.5", i7, GTX 1050) Convertible Review
Microsoft promises a lot with the new Surface Book 2. The 13.5-inch convertible is a really good device in some respects, but we are sometimes wondering why the manufacturer ignores known issues or waives modern standards. Let us begin with the good things.
Pros:
- high-quality case
- very good screen without PWM
- high performance
- despite passive cooling
- very long battery runtime
- comfortable input devices
- decent camera
- often silent
Cons:
- very loud GPU fan (depending on the power setting
- power adapter not always sufficient
- no Thunderbolt 3
- Surface Pen not included anymore
- considerable throttling (especially CPU) on battery
- display bounces during touch inputs
- no LTE connectivity
- basically impossible to maintain
- long charging...
8 years ago
Microsoft Surface Book 2 review: a powerful yet pricey laptop-tablet combo
With prices starting at £1,500, this isn't a casual purchase – but with its detachable screen, this could be the best Windows 10 power-user laptop going
Pros:
- excellent keyboard
- great trackpad
- brilliant screen
- great stylus
- 9-hour battery
- fancy hinge
- great 2-in-1 compromise
- USB A
- full-sized SD and USB-C
- Windows Hello
- Surface Dial support
- 8th generation Core i7 chips
- discrete GPU
Cons:
- Windows still has tablet app gap
- very expensive
- relatively heavy
- still a bit of play in the hinge
- no Thunderbolt 3
8 years ago
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Commercial Model) - Intel Core i5 / 13.5" / 8GB Ram / 256GB SSD / Intel HD Graphics 620 Integrated GPU
Fantastic machine. Very pleased with the hardware and performance. One issue though, Microsoft's fault, is there is no printed visual accompanying the laptop showing what each connectors is. As a result, we bought the wrong connector to connect this to an external Monitor.
8 years ago
Microsoft Surface Book 2 review: Undone by its own ambition
As a showcase of Microsoft's technological prowess, the Surface Book 2 is an unqualified marvel. The screen is near-flawless, and is a dream for artists, editors and cinephiles alike.
Pros:
- Excellent performance
- Superb screen
- Great keyboard
Cons:
- Expensive
- Surprisingly bulky
- Poor battery life
8 years ago
Microsoft Surface Book 2
After a somewhat shaky start (excuse the pun), Microsoft's Surface Book has found its stride. The new and improved Book 2 retains all that was good about the original - including beautiful design, a versatile Clipboard and an excellent keyboard and trackpad - while introducing a handful of...
Pros:
- Beautiful design
- Clipboard works a treat
- Excellent keyboard and trackpad
- Gorgeous 3:2 PixelSense display
- Chart-topping battery life
- Fanless base specification
- Good range of accessories
Cons:
- Doesn't support Thunderbolt 3
- Surface Pen not included
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