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there's a lot going on with the new surface book too it's a big powerful laptop with Intel's latest 8 gen core processors it's also a hybrid with a detachable screen which works with Microsoft sold separately surface and it also has a new 15 inch screen size option in addition to the original 13 inch version and that 15 inch surface book comes with nvidia geforce 1060 graphics card which is more than powerful enough for most games finally it's got the hardware of software needed for both new augmented reality experiences and for VR gear like the new Windows mixed reality headset this giant grab bag of features leaves the surface book to feeling like it's trying to be everything for everyone I happen to think it's more compelling as a laptop than a tablet the hinge connection isn't as simple as on other hybrids the tablet half takes several seconds to unlock and detach and you lose access to the GPU in the process overall battery life however is amazing 16 hours when you use both batteries one in the keyboard base one in the tablet app but just this habit alone ran for about 4 hours still playing games on this big high-risk screen was great even though the surface book 2 isn't explicitly pitched as a gaming machine it certainly works as one it is being pitched however as an alternative to the 15-inch MacBook Pro just with a lot more features packed in I'll say this it matches up perfectly in one area it starts with a similar sky high price 2500 bucks