Gadgetory

Microsoft has a new surface and rather than a tablet with a clip-on cover or screen that plugs into a keyboard dock it's something completely unexpected a good old-fashioned clamshell laptop it's also the flagship for new version of Microsoft's operating system called Windows can s the students or anyone who wants something a bit simpler or more secure this is basically Windows 10 but can only install pre-checked software from the Microsoft App Store so it's harder to brick your system want something more open with a few button clicks it can upgrade to traditional Windows 10 Pro which basically just brings back the ability to download and install your own software on most Windows 10s laptops that'll be a $50 upgrade in this case it's free until the end of 2017 which is good because for something pitched as a student laptop it's on the expensive side starting at $9.99 you do get a very thin light premium filling laptop which weighs less than three pounds and comes in four colors each with a durable matching fabric cover over the keyboard tray battery life is said to be more than 14 hours and Microsoft says by students they actually mean college students as in this is a laptop you could buy for a freshman orientation and use until you graduate of course since it's a surface all the cool extra tools like the surface pen and the surface dial still work with it but it's designed to run a strong keyboard and touchpad experience above all else that's important because while surface got its start with 201 hybrids and people always love talking about tablets and 360 degree rotating hinges sometimes you just want a really nice laptop