Surface Laptop 2/3/4 Discussion Thread

I had no idea. So Windows 10 S installations are truly normal Windows 10 with parts cut out or disabled.

 

Just like surface studio, I think they finished the Surface laptop and hold it for like 1 ~ 2 years.

It could be an abandoned surface book design. Surface team just brings it back since MS needs a Windows S laptop.

 

Pricing goes up pretty steeply..



Looks like most models ship 6/15, but the i7 16GB/512GB ships 8/15 for some reason.

 

Maybe supply restraints?

 

Maybe, still seems a little odd. It's not like those are niche components or anything. And they probably wouldn't need too many of those in stock either, especially at $2199!

 

My thoughts.

-With an SD card slot and a yoga style hinge... this would have been incredible... (although I understand them not wanting to incorporate this to not detract from surfacebook. A switch to a yoga hinge would almost seem to say... yeah that surfacebook hinge was a bad idea.)

-Not seeing why anyone would buy this over the surfacebook from a practical perspective, except maybe if they want fancy colors. I'd spring the extra few bucks to have a sd card slot / detachable reversible screen / dgpu options.

-I understand the surfacebooks high price due to unique features... the suface laptop... not so much.. seems like it should be ~$800

Macbook killer... would have been even more effectively so if they included a sd card reader and a usb-c port.

I don't know how the rest of you feel about it, but the slow but sure progression locking down the application ecosystem is... troubling.

 

Random thoughts:

• Form factor - the retina MacBook Air that Apple users BEGGED FOR
• Pricing - top model is $100 MORE than SP4 with pen
• Touch on a regular laptop is a great third input choice (pinch, zoom, select targets and text)
• No USB-C is DUMB - at least replace mini-DP with USB-C or better still USB-C compatible Thunderbolt 3
• What happened to Panos' i7/16gb/1TB SKU
• Windows 10 S (please, no scatological jokes)
  • Sounds like it is at least part of the magic (smoke & mirrors) behind the 14.5hrs
  • Would (will) be interesting if full desktop versions of Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, etc. work inside it
  • Free upgrade to Win 10 Pro for six months - who's to complain (even at $50 thereafter)
• Fuzzy keyboard
• Colors (well, at least in th main SKU of 8gb/256gb) is good for the young crowd
• IT IS NOT A CHROMEBOOK PIXEL
• Overall value

 

Final thoughts:

• Give me back those two hours! I could have gone hiking before it got too hot and windy!
• At least the comments here (from the peanut gallery) made the wasted hours more entertaining.

 

I think it's just dumb. They should have included Yoga-style hinges & USB-C instead of making yet another craptop.

 

Eagerly awaiting comments by @spinedoc77 after he's calmed down a bit from his initial rant on macrumors