we actually liked microsoft's surface pro 5
but none of our complaints about the surface pro 4 ended up being addressed
so we actually didn't end up making a video about it like seriously guys
how does it not have Thunderbolt 3 but you know what
maybe none of that matters meet the ev
a crowd funding and crowd sourcing
success story that on paper has created
a surface-like device with amazing specs
not to mention better i o and at a lower price
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we don't normally talk about the packaging much but the evs box features
the names of everyone that contributed to its creation that is over a thousand
people and we thought that that was pretty cool as for the tablet itself it
both looks and feels very similar to the
surface pro which is a really good thing
the whole device is completely free of branding with a stealthy black aluminum
finish and we are definitely fans of the aesthetic
on the right side we have one usb type a connector and a micro sd slot and then
on the left we've got wait really
holy crap okay so we mentioned Thunderbolt 3 already but there is a
second type c port another type a port
and a headphone jack for good measure i mean this thing's got as much io as some
decent sized laptops and then on the subject of things included the keyboard
and the stylus both come bundled so you don't have to worry about buying them
separately for internal hardware our model sports a
dual core Intel core i7 7y75
gigs of ddr3 memory and a 512 gig SSD
the heat from all of which is dissipated by a passive heatsink that's built into
the chassis now at first our CPU turbo
boosted all the way up to 3.3 gigahertz
then it got very hot very fast and decided that that was a
bad idea and dropped to just under 2 gigahertz with temps in the mid 60s so
what this means is that bursty loads like web browsing will feel really
snappy but you won't get the full power of your processor for longer tasks like
rendering video some people may find that the core i5 model with eight gigs
of RAM is more appropriate since it's less expensive and should throttle less
the keyboard is a little quirky there's an eve logo on the v key and oops
instead of a backspace but that shouldn't take away anything from the
damn nice typing experience and 7 color
RGB backlighting is a nice little bonus it isn't quite on the same level as the
surface pro i don't trust the durability of eves alcantara quite as much as
microsoft's polyurethane-coated alcantara and the keycaps feel a bit more
plasticky but it still retains the excellent key feel and travel distance
of the surface and while you're typing that's what matters most putting it
right up there then with the best notebook keyboards that we've used
the trackpad isn't quite as amazing it's a little small and although the tracking
is good the click becomes stiffer and then stops clicking at all as you get
towards the top of the pad so b minus execution there but fortunately you'll
be using the touchscreen a fair bit since it's fantastic
find things like selecting mistyped words or navigating web pages work
exactly like you'd want them to and the panel looks great its anti-glare coating
makes it look a little less sharp than the surface
even though its resolution is marginally higher but we actually didn't mind this
trade-off since tablets with less glare
is something that the world actually needs more of and with the out of the
box display calibration any kind of content looks fantastic no best buy tv
syndrome here and it sounds good too the speakers are louder than you'd expect
which should help set the mood for netflixing with a friend
but they don't but the ev is not without its trade-offs
all that extra i o takes up the space where the stylus attaches to the surface
pro meaning that you're left with a fairly flimsy magnetic mount that falls
down quicker than a southern kid taking his first step into the canadian winter
and while we're at it the stylus is good
but not great it's fine for note taking but it fails to achieve that pen to
paper feel of the surface pro so if your primary use is going to be using the
stylus or art creation an ev gen2 or
something might be worth waiting for the webcam on the ev lacks ir emitters and
therefore Windows hello support but it's above average and for most people
the fingerprint sensor and the power button is a very reasonable alternative
i actually don't understand why more pc makers haven't done this it's a great
idea as for battery life well it's not the best we've seen but we've
also got the top spec model and you can still be productive for a pretty long
time without a wall outlet so
this is a really great machine and that is ignoring the biggest selling
point the price the surface pro does
feel like the more pro option of the two
with the webcam and the stylus in particular setting it apart but given
that the i5 model of the ev which comes with a stylus and the keyboard cover is
370 fewer us dollars than the equivalent
surface pro unless you are heavily relying on the stylus something that i'm
sure many of you do not we think the ev is kind of a no-brainer so great job
guys projects like this show us how crowdsourcing and crowdfunding can
be good things in the right
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