1
00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,480
we actually liked microsoft's surface pro 5

2
00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:11,679
but none of our complaints about the surface pro 4 ended up being addressed

3
00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:16,320
so we actually didn't end up making a video about it like seriously guys

4
00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:19,680
how does it not have Thunderbolt 3 but you know what

5
00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:25,279
maybe none of that matters meet the ev

6
00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:29,279
a crowd funding and crowd sourcing

7
00:00:25,279 --> 00:00:33,280
success story that on paper has created

8
00:00:29,279 --> 00:00:35,200
a surface-like device with amazing specs

9
00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:41,280
not to mention better i o and at a lower price

10
00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:46,160
today's video is brought to you by mac weldon mac weldon believes in smart

11
00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:53,770
design premium fabrics and simple shopping use offer code tech tips to get

12
00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:56,819
20 off your next order at the link below

13
00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:06,880
we don't normally talk about the packaging much but the evs box features

14
00:01:04,559 --> 00:01:11,040
the names of everyone that contributed to its creation that is over a thousand

15
00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:16,880
people and we thought that that was pretty cool as for the tablet itself it

16
00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:20,240
both looks and feels very similar to the

17
00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:22,560
surface pro which is a really good thing

18
00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:27,520
the whole device is completely free of branding with a stealthy black aluminum

19
00:01:25,119 --> 00:01:31,200
finish and we are definitely fans of the aesthetic

20
00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:35,680
on the right side we have one usb type a connector and a micro sd slot and then

21
00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:39,200
on the left we've got wait really

22
00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:45,280
holy crap okay so we mentioned Thunderbolt 3 already but there is a

23
00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:47,920
second type c port another type a port

24
00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:52,960
and a headphone jack for good measure i mean this thing's got as much io as some

25
00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:58,240
decent sized laptops and then on the subject of things included the keyboard

26
00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:00,960
and the stylus both come bundled so you don't have to worry about buying them

27
00:01:59,759 --> 00:02:07,680
separately for internal hardware our model sports a

28
00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:12,000
dual core Intel core i7 7y75

29
00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:14,160
gigs of ddr3 memory and a 512 gig SSD

30
00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:19,760
the heat from all of which is dissipated by a passive heatsink that's built into

31
00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:22,879
the chassis now at first our CPU turbo

32
00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:25,040
boosted all the way up to 3.3 gigahertz

33
00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:29,680
then it got very hot very fast and decided that that was a

34
00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:35,280
bad idea and dropped to just under 2 gigahertz with temps in the mid 60s so

35
00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:40,239
what this means is that bursty loads like web browsing will feel really

36
00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:45,040
snappy but you won't get the full power of your processor for longer tasks like

37
00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:49,360
rendering video some people may find that the core i5 model with eight gigs

38
00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:56,080
of RAM is more appropriate since it's less expensive and should throttle less

39
00:02:53,280 --> 00:03:01,360
the keyboard is a little quirky there's an eve logo on the v key and oops

40
00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:06,560
instead of a backspace but that shouldn't take away anything from the

41
00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:09,120
damn nice typing experience and 7 color

42
00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:13,760
RGB backlighting is a nice little bonus it isn't quite on the same level as the

43
00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:17,519
surface pro i don't trust the durability of eves alcantara quite as much as

44
00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:22,640
microsoft's polyurethane-coated alcantara and the keycaps feel a bit more

45
00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:27,920
plasticky but it still retains the excellent key feel and travel distance

46
00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:31,120
of the surface and while you're typing that's what matters most putting it

47
00:03:29,599 --> 00:03:35,920
right up there then with the best notebook keyboards that we've used

48
00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:40,959
the trackpad isn't quite as amazing it's a little small and although the tracking

49
00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:45,680
is good the click becomes stiffer and then stops clicking at all as you get

50
00:03:42,879 --> 00:03:49,920
towards the top of the pad so b minus execution there but fortunately you'll

51
00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:53,599
be using the touchscreen a fair bit since it's fantastic

52
00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:58,000
find things like selecting mistyped words or navigating web pages work

53
00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:02,720
exactly like you'd want them to and the panel looks great its anti-glare coating

54
00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:06,400
makes it look a little less sharp than the surface

55
00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:12,799
even though its resolution is marginally higher but we actually didn't mind this

56
00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:14,879
trade-off since tablets with less glare

57
00:04:12,799 --> 00:04:19,280
is something that the world actually needs more of and with the out of the

58
00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:25,199
box display calibration any kind of content looks fantastic no best buy tv

59
00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:28,720
syndrome here and it sounds good too the speakers are louder than you'd expect

60
00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:32,720
which should help set the mood for netflixing with a friend

61
00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:39,040
but they don't but the ev is not without its trade-offs

62
00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:43,040
all that extra i o takes up the space where the stylus attaches to the surface

63
00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:47,520
pro meaning that you're left with a fairly flimsy magnetic mount that falls

64
00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:53,120
down quicker than a southern kid taking his first step into the canadian winter

65
00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:55,759
and while we're at it the stylus is good

66
00:04:53,120 --> 00:05:01,120
but not great it's fine for note taking but it fails to achieve that pen to

67
00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:07,360
paper feel of the surface pro so if your primary use is going to be using the

68
00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:09,600
stylus or art creation an ev gen2 or

69
00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:15,039
something might be worth waiting for the webcam on the ev lacks ir emitters and

70
00:05:12,479 --> 00:05:18,560
therefore Windows hello support but it's above average and for most people

71
00:05:17,039 --> 00:05:22,880
the fingerprint sensor and the power button is a very reasonable alternative

72
00:05:21,039 --> 00:05:27,600
i actually don't understand why more pc makers haven't done this it's a great

73
00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:31,759
idea as for battery life well it's not the best we've seen but we've

74
00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:36,639
also got the top spec model and you can still be productive for a pretty long

75
00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:38,720
time without a wall outlet so

76
00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:44,880
this is a really great machine and that is ignoring the biggest selling

77
00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:48,000
point the price the surface pro does

78
00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:49,919
feel like the more pro option of the two

79
00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:54,560
with the webcam and the stylus in particular setting it apart but given

80
00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:58,720
that the i5 model of the ev which comes with a stylus and the keyboard cover is

81
00:05:57,199 --> 00:06:02,720
370 fewer us dollars than the equivalent

82
00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:07,360
surface pro unless you are heavily relying on the stylus something that i'm

83
00:06:04,479 --> 00:06:12,319
sure many of you do not we think the ev is kind of a no-brainer so great job

84
00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:18,840
guys projects like this show us how crowdsourcing and crowdfunding can

85
00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:21,280
be good things in the right

86
00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:25,919
hands speaking of things that are good in the right hands tunnelbear let

87
00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:31,440
tunnelbear take care of keeping your internet connection private and secure

88
00:06:29,759 --> 00:06:36,160
now one of the things to look for when you're shopping for a vpn is a feature

89
00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:40,240
called a kill switch because before your device connects to a network it actually

90
00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:44,479
starts to send information about itself and what it wants to do and it tries to

91
00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:48,160
establish connections with all sorts of things and there are lots of devices

92
00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:53,759
trying to connect to yours well a kill switch stops this from happening before

93
00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:57,280
you connect to your vpn all the traffic is actually unencrypted so in the few

94
00:06:55,840 --> 00:07:01,360
seconds that it takes to connect you've probably already broadcast your ip a few

95
00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:05,759
dns requests or even a search query vigilant bear from tunnelbear stops all

96
00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:09,440
of this from happening and what's great is that if your connection goes down for

97
00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:14,080
some reason vigilant bear will kick back in and stop all outbound and inbound

98
00:07:11,759 --> 00:07:17,680
traffic till the connection comes back so for a free trial of tunnelbear go to

99
00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:22,160
tunnelbear.com LTT we've got that linked below

100
00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:27,120
so thanks for watching guys if you disliked this video you can hit that button but if you liked it hit like get

101
00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:30,000
subscribed maybe consider checking out where to buy the stuff we featured at

102
00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:34,400
the link in the video description and while you're down there you can check out our merch store which has cool

103
00:07:32,319 --> 00:07:38,639
shirts like this one

104
00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:42,599
as well as our community forum which you should totally join