the surface name makes me think of
something that is flat but unlike every other product in
the surface lineup the surface laptop
cannot be laid down flat so then with
the ease of drawing and note taking removed can the surface laptop Stand Out
Among the other Plain Jane thin and light laptops on the market we're not
sure maybe you can help us
decide Rock cat's iscu plus Force FX
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Keys which can be configured in three different modes for multiple functions
check it out now at the link below so there are a handful of different color
surface laptops available but unexpectedly we actually really like our
burgundy one I wouldn't say that its design screams professional but when you
first meet it it definitely gives you a clear plastic binder with the arguments
for its professionalism laid out and a clear and convincing Manner and after
the interview every interaction with the surface laptop feels premium with
virtually zero chassis flex and a solid
screen hinge both of which are made even more more impressive by the fact that
they were achieved in a device that weighs in at only 2.76 lb the battery
life is also what I would describe as very respectable managing over 6 hours
in our work battery test although it should be noted that won't be quite
enough to completely free you from the charger like the over 9 hours recorded
with the second gen LG G specs wise our
model packs just enough punch to make not doing a whole lot feel nice and
snappy so don't expect to run games or
edit epic videos with the integrated Graphics but this middle of the road
Core I5 with 8 gigs of RAM and an entrylevel 256 gig NVMe SSD is well
suited to surfing the internet or writing up documents in office as well
as light multitasking a word of warning though make sure when you spec out your
surface laptop you've got enough storage and RAM when you buy since there is no
obvious way to open up the sealed chassis and therefore no easy way to
upgrade this thing once it leaves the factory the screen continues to be a
really strong point for the entire surface lineup Avid movie Watchers may
not appreciate the black bars that come along with the 3x2 aspect ratio but the
surface laptops high resolution and factory color calibrated IPS display
make it a treat to use for for daily tasks and even suitable for some light
photo work on the go the touch capabilities are excellent and the top
mounted infrared equipped webcam is great for Windows hello and while not
the most amazing looking or sounding on
a business call or in an emergency it would surely do you fine ezel a bomb
look come on look at this thing what do I do how do I get rid of this thing all
right calm down how can I calm down it's kill very clear view of this bomb
and you're going to have to snip the glue stick snip the glue stick where did
you go to ordinance disposal school what kind of a bomb is this anyway red wire
blue wire red wire blue wire I can see that there is no red wire
there there the day is saved but with that said fans of the
surface product line expecting a great stylus experience are going to be uh how
you say majorly bummed out because the
usefulness of the screen is hampered by not being able to fold the surface
laptop flat it's compatible with the
surface pen and dial for that matter but
while the hinge is easily strong enough to prevent screen wobble during regular
use it is not strong enough that I'd be
comfortable drawing on it and unlike the surface book it can't be flipped all the
way around the good news is that lots of
people who weren't fans of Microsoft's existing devices won't care about that
at all and for them a touchpad is a
perfectly good alternative and perfectly good it is it's glass topped with a very
satisfying click and almost no weird behavior during our testing in fact it's
so good that if it was between the touchpad and the arc mouse that
Microsoft also sent over I'd stick with
the touchpad the idea of having a mouse
with built- touch on the top for scrolling that
folds flat for portability is pretty appealing but it's uh again how you say
uh shockingly uncomfortable back to good stuff though
and boy is it good this keyboard has inspired us to start a laptop keyboard
Hall of Fame and put this in it I don't
know how they managed to make a keyboard This thin feels so darn good but it's
freaking amazing once I finished writing up this review on it
I just wanted to keep on typing to feel the keys their smooth but tactile feel
accentuated by the soft Alcantara Palm rest and the better weight distribution
for easy in-lap operation make this
machine with its keyboard possibly the best word on the-go device that I've yet
encountered but what if you want to use programs other than word
well funny story the surface laptop
comes preloaded with Windows 10s so as long as those other programs
are either the edge internet browser or
available in the Windows store then you're good to go because that's all
that runs on Windows 10s but hold on before you power users
out there free out Windows 10 Pro is a free upgrade that only takes a few
seconds so we did that on the subject of
freaking out the surface laptop stayed calm cool cool and quiet avoiding any
sort of thermal throttling even under synthetic loads aat again made all the
more impressive by the fact that we had a heck of a time even figuring out where
the darn air intake was and to round out
the good stuff the stereo speakers which are positioned under the keyboard are
great I mean they're not going to floor you but given how thin this guy is it's
impressive how much sound Microsoft was able to pack into it
okay so up until now this has been a
really positive review of the surface laptop because it's mostly pretty sick
but unfortunately there is one subjectively massive blemish the io IMO
really misses the mark then flies across a field and gets stuck in your great
an's horrible hairdo with only a single USB type A One mini DisplayPort and a
headphone jack don't expect to be connecting much to it at a time and
Microsoft if you're watching guys if
you're going to force people to dongle their way through life at least have the
courtesy to include a nonproprietary
USBC or Thunderbolt Port the surface
dock that connects to the power connector of the surface laptop does
greatly expand its IO but it costs a whopping 200 US doar money that could be
spent on a thin and light notebook with more IO or faster Hardware or both but
with that said you would be making other sacrifices the LG gram 2017 might be
more easily upgradeable and lighter with a bigger battery and more ports but its
build quality is vastly inferior at the
same price for the same spec so bottom
line then the surface laptop is a great
notebook that with the addition of a Thunderbolt 3 Port would be nearly
perfect as long as you can afford
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