![]() ![]() As it turns out, I can forgive the weight, largely because the battery life is so phenomenal (much more on that in a moment).Īlso, getting to test the new MacBook Pro recently has reaffirmed my preference for laptops with actual ports (i.e., ones I can use without an adapter). That's because it is - the second-gen model comes in at 3.68 pounds, up from 3.34 pounds on the original, and a good deal more than, say, the new three-pound MacBook Pro 13. If you're going to use a Windows PC in tablet mode, then, it may as well be like this.īut back to the total weight for a minute: The Surface Book feels heavier than I remember. Meanwhile, as it stands, the tablet portion weighs a scant 1.6 pounds, and that's despite having a 13.5-inch screen and Core i7 processor inside. ![]() ![]() But the answer is obvious: At 3.34 pounds, the Surface Book and dock would make for one heavy tablet. Indeed, I've wondered at times why Microsoft didn't just rip Lenovo's "Yoga" design and go with a 360-degree hinge that allows the screen to flip back into tablet mode. Pressing the button to release the display still makes for a neat party trick, though lining up the docking guides when it's time to reattach it to the base can feel slightly clumsy. From there you can use it as a tablet, or reattach the display facing outward and then fold it back to use as a sort of tabletop surface. But it sure is pretty.Īs ever, there's a button on the function row, right next to the Delete key, that allows you to detach the screen from the keyboard base. Two generations in, I maintain that the chunky hinge doesn't offer much of a functional advantage over conventional hinges - in fact, it makes the machine look fatter when shut. To its credit, the Surface Book was always a striking piece of machinery, with its solidly built magnesium case, backlit keyboard and snake-like "fulcrum" hinge. In this case, the exterior design is identical to the original, with none of the improvements visible to the naked eye. ![]() Like so many other second-generation devices, the refreshed Surface Book isn't so much a "new product" as a refinement of the original that came before it. ![]()
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