Surface Book 2

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12:42p, 11/18/19

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I've been looking for a new laptop and I really like the 2 in 1s. I currently have an older 13 in HP spectre. I really like it but the fans required to cool it are pretty loud and one has eventually stopped working. So, ive been kicking around the idea of a Surface book 2

Anyone have any experience with these especially compared to the regular surface pro?

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1:34p, 11/18/19

I love mine, but the screen cracked early on, and I hear that is a common problem. The keyboard is great and I find myself using the trackpad more than my mouse. It's powerful enough for most games, but it doesn't come with either display port or HDMI output. This has been the most glaring inconvenience. The Microsoft Docking station has been hit or miss as well, sometimes it will charge the laptop, sometimes it won't.

I also don't use the touch display or the pen, but I've heard good things for people using it for engineering.

Overall, it's fast and does what I need it to do.

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In reply to aggietoombs01 • 2:37p, 11/18/19

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but it doesn't come with either display port or HDMI output

Yikes, really? That seems like a pretty massive oversight for any sort of pro intended laptop.

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3:02p, 11/18/19

I think Microsoft's phasing out the Surface Book now that they have the Surface Laptop. If you really want a 2-in-1 and don't want another HP Spectre, take a look at the new Dell XPS 2-in-1, it got a huge upgrade this year.

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In reply to MGS • 10:13a, 11/25/19

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MGS said:
I think Microsoft's phasing out the Surface Book now that they have the Surface Laptop. If you really want a 2-in-1 and don't want another HP Spectre, take a look at the new Dell XPS 2-in-1, it got a huge upgrade this year.

They just released brand new versions. One of which they designed their own processor with Qualcomm on. Doubt it's going anywhere.

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In reply to mts6175 • 1:31p, 11/25/19

mts6175 said:
MGS said:
I think Microsoft's phasing out the Surface Book now that they have the Surface Laptop. If you really want a 2-in-1 and don't want another HP Spectre, take a look at the new Dell XPS 2-in-1, it got a huge upgrade this year.
They just released brand new versions. One of which they designed their own processor with Qualcomm on. Doubt it's going anywhere.

That's the Surface Pro. The Surface Book was last updated in 2017.