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The New Microsoft Surface Book(youtu.be)

almost 8 years ago from Hanu Man, Wizard & Divergent

  • Andy StoneAndy Stone, almost 8 years ago

    The comments on YouTube (and starting on here) are incredibly excited about this laptop. Hell, I'll admit that I started getting excited because of the music alone. But I don't quite understand what's making this such a great piece of hardware. Couple of reasons:

    1) I'm not excited about tablets in general, but a tablet in the Microsoft ecosystem is going to be pretty poor because of the app support. 2) The focus on the keyboard and the touchpad didn't make much sense to me (maybe I'm missing something). I would just expect these to be great. 3) Companies have already "perfected" what a laptop is and can be—I want this music and this production value to go into what's next for computers.

    3 points
    • Sam MularczykSam Mularczyk, almost 8 years ago

      I think your last two points can be answered by - Windows laptop makers haven't perfected the laptop by any stretch. There isn't one laptop you can point to and say "this is definitely a good buy, everyone will enjoy using this". This is a big deal, a powerful all-rounder that you can purchase knowing it has good support and great build quality.

      The focus on the keyboard is probably because the Surface line has historically had lesser quality keyboards than traditional laptops - they look to really be changing that perception this year.

      Windows trackpads have been woeful in the past (usually Synaptics-powered things). Microsoft taking the reins and making native touchpad support is a good sign. But yeah, it's another thing that we take for granted, Macbook trackpads are miles better than any Windows equivalents.

      2 points
      • Jesse HeadJesse Head, almost 8 years ago

        The focus on the keyboard is probably because the Surface line has historically had lesser quality keyboards than traditional laptops - they look to really be changing that perception this year.

        My thoughts exactly.

        1 point
      • Andy StoneAndy Stone, almost 8 years ago

        Ok, that makes total sense. I haven't used a Windows laptop for an extended period of time in the past few years, but I always notice the touchpad/keyboard not feeling as responsive as the Mac. It's interesting that they focus on this—at least they admit when they had a weakness.

        0 points
      • Josué Gutiérrez Valenciano, almost 8 years ago

        Well the new glass trackpad on the Surface book is almost the same as the Macbook, Windows 10 supports new gestures. Part of the cross license between Apple and MS. I can't stand a Macbook pro just because doesn't have a touchscreen, my toshiba has it and I am faster on doing this just by touch them.

        1 point