Gadgetory

well Microsoft finally made a laptop and it's not just any laptop it's a surface laptop we've always won in Microsoft to make a laptop and at first glance that's exactly what the surface book is as a beautiful 14.5 inch display that makes colors really pop and it's noticeable what's also noticeable is the unusual 3x2 aspect ratio that Microsoft has picked for the surface book it's just like Google's Chromebook pixel it takes a little getting used to if you're watching a movie you'll get some letterboxing but if you're browsing the web and there's lots of vertical space to read sites if you use a browser all day you might fall in love with this weirdly tall screen while Windows laptops usually have terrible trackpads Microsoft Surface book looks and feels just like a mac books it's a joy to use for our windows thanks to the glass surface and the pure size of it typing on the keyboard at first feels like you have to press too hard because there's very little to keep track of here but once you get used to it it's actually a lot better typing experience I switch back to other laptops for their keys film machine comparison but spacing between the keys is really ideal on the surface book and it feels comfortable I really can't fold it Microsoft has done a good job the really intriguing part of the surface book is the new fulcrum hinge its next around the base and display of the surface book and it looks awesome like something out of an alien movie but it also reveals the weaknesses of the surface book when you close the book down the display doesn't sit flush with the keyboard says an ugly gap dust hair and all sorts of other nastiness now get Wrigley deposited onto the surface book keyboard because of it it's ugly but it's a compromise that allows for the biggest surprise on Microsoft's laptop it's also a tablet yes that's right it's a tablet that sounds insane but watch you press this little button here and it unlocks the screen from the base you pull it off and it's a tablet Microsoft has built an entire PC inches display that doubles as a touchscreen and supports a stylus while the base unit and display combine into a laptop that's not exactly lightweight the tablet by itself feels comfortably low because of the free batoo aspect ratio it also feels that you're holding a sheet of paper that Microsoft insists on calling a digital clipboard that actually kind of makes sense you're mostly you want to use it for notes because using it as a tablet to play games and watch movies is a little awkward without a kickstand or case to prop it up the fans of the surface books spin up occasionally when you use it as a tablet but it doesn't get warm as a result the new surface pain is greatly improved thanks to a new tip that has a nicer feel on the screen but there's still a slight lag that will rotate artists who want to draw on this professionally it's fine for note-taking though and there's pen snaps and magnetically to the site that's better than a pen loop but it still always falls off in my back once you're done using as a tablet you can simply dock the surface back in and it stays coupled together with magnets and a new muscle wire lock that secures it firmly in place Windows 10 does a good job of switching between the touch friendly mode and one more suited to a keyboard and mouse especially if you enable it to do so automatically there's still a lack of good touch apps for Windows 10 but it's still like switching between using a laptop and straight into a tablet it's pretty seamless and apps snap back to their positions so you can carry on working as a laptop and vice versa while it sounds like the ideal combination of a tablet and laptop there's still some drawbacks the hinge is a resistive enough like a regular laptop so it bounces a little if you're typing in your lap or you touch the display while you're using it as a laptop a lot of two-in-one Windows laptops have the same problem because they're trying to be a tablet and a laptop and Microsoft has probably done the best job yet but it's still not perfect it's also a little heavy as a 13 inch laptop at just over three pounds and that's mostly because the base unit the surface book is just pure battery mixed with ports on some models there's even a GPU in the base that will make the pro apps and games better even on the base model it's a fast laptop for the majority of desktop apps like Chrome Photoshop and basic games from the Windows Store while the tablet portion should last around three hours might have claims up to 12 hours if you're using as a regular laptop it's not lying during our own verge battery test we found the surface book lasts nearly thirteen hours for the base model without the additional GPU it's incredibly rare for a Windows laptop to have great battery life I'm amazed it lasts a full working day and more however if you're using lots of apps and really pushing it they expect around 6 hours of battery life so it's the surface book really the ultimate laptop that Microsoft claims is nearly I say that because sometimes I'm using the surface book and I really wish might have just made a pure laptop the display wobble is irritating and the weird gap when it's closed means I have to clean the surface book every day if Microsoft can fix the hinge in future versions and make it a little less bulky and lighter then this could be the ultimate laptop has a beautiful display amazing battery life and the keyboard and trackpad feel great if you really need a laptop that transforms into a tablet then this is probably the best one out there that I've used but it's not the ultimate laptop just yet