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Surface Book
13.5" Display (6 million pixels / 267 ppi)
Intel Skylake Processor (upto i7)
Nvidia Geforce GPU
(upto) 16GB RAM
(upto) 1TB SSD
1.6 pounds
7.4mm thick
Detachable "fulcrum" keyboard
12 hour battery life
Starts at $1499
Pre-order starts today, ships on Oct 26th

Preorder:http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...25716000?icid=en_US_SurfaceBk_cat_modG_100615

 

[phaonaut]

You need some images.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Absolutely insane

 

[taranatar]

 

[slightconfuse]

wow that looks great. need to upgrade my current laptop

 

[a secret-boss]

Where's the pre-order button

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Holy crap - I think I will get this for my wife.

 

[DopeyFish]

I take it the surfacebook tablet doesn't have a kickstand

 

[Miles X]

MS is gonna make serious bank that week with this and Halo 5.

 

[kami_sama]

Fuck me, I want this like right now. But I'm like $1200 short T__T

 

[The Flash]

MS is gonna make serious bank that week with this and Halo 5.

And the Elite controller

 

[Lord Fagan]

I'm rock hard, right now.

 

[Byakuya769]

Gruber will claim this sucks.

 

[JacksUsername]

I wasn't impressed at first, since it looked like just a standard professional laptop like the Macbook Pro. But once they showed off the detachable Surface and the ability to reverse the hinge, it seems perfect for what I'd want to use it for (video editing and illustration on the go). Will be really interested to see impressions of the hardware.

 

[soco]

nice. looks oddly like a macbook pro.

So is the keyboard basically just a nearly weightless shell with a few cables for usb and sdcard and such?

 

[kami_sama]

I take it the surfacebook tablet doesn't have a kickstand

Yes, it doesn't have one per se, but you attach the tablet either way, so the keyboard can act as a kickstand.

nice. looks oddly like a macbook pro.

So is the keyboard basically just a nearly weightless shell with a few cables for usb and sdcard and such?

Nope, it has a Nvidia iGPU, and a lot of batteries.

 

[Doffen]

I'm buying this.

 

[Mufc1427]

I want one, but I just bought a surface pro 3 four weeks ago.

 

[diggmcbadass]

I wish I had use for a laptop, because this thing looks pretty cool.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

It's crazy that Microsoft, a software company, is putting out designs that eclipse most hardware companies.

 

[Vestal]

nice. looks oddly like a macbook pro.

So is the keyboard basically just a nearly weightless shell with a few cables for usb and sdcard and such?

No, the keyboard contains additional battery and the Nvidia GPU

 

[DopeyFish]

Yes, it doesn't have one per se, but you attach the tablet either way, so the keyboard can act as a kickstand.

Would be nice if it was a complete surface pro when detached

I assume the surface pro hinge is expensive to build

 

[Rose of Eternity]

The Surface Pro line is the best tablet line ever created, but I think I'll wait for the second iteration of this Surface Book. 12 hour battery though, fantastic.

 

[JacksUsername]

nice. looks oddly like a macbook pro.

So is the keyboard basically just a nearly weightless shell with a few cables for usb and sdcard and such?

I believe the GeForce GPU is in there, so it will need to be attached for any GPU intensive applications.

 

[GPsych]

Do we know what kind of dedicated GPU is in it? I assume not a 980m.

 

[The Omega Man]

what are the gaming capabilities of this?

 

[Phat Michael]

The screen is a fully functioning sp4 tablet isn't it? It's odd they don't put that in the brief?

 

[Not Spaceghost]

It's a weee bit small but damn that's a hell of a laptop. What are the specifics on the GPU? I'm guessing it's an 860m or something.

Looks fucking beautiful too.

 

[EazyWeazy3]

Forgive me for this but,

Can someone tell me what the difference is between this and a Pro 4?

 

[Anton Sugar]

I wasn't impressed at first, since it looked like just a standard professional laptop like the Macbook Pro. But once they showed off the detachable Surface and the ability to reverse the hinge, it seems perfect for what I'd want to use it for (video editing and illustration on the go). Will be really interested to see impressions of the hardware.

Yup, bingo. I use my Surface as a tablet too often to give that up, but this? I'm interested.

 

[BronsonLee]

What on earth
Where did this crazy shit come from

 

[Heysoos]

Coooommmmooooonnnn let me preorder

 

[Dreams-Visions]

It's crazy that Microsoft, a software company, is putting out designs that eclipse most hardware companies.

Microsoft has been making hardware for damn near 30 years.

Also, looks great. Need the details on the CPU and GPU options, though. On both the base and the tablet.

 

[Suite Pee]

Holy shit. I wish I had money.

 

[Rose of Eternity]

what are the gaming capabilities of this?

Same as each generation of the Pro. It will run shit. You'll be impressed it can run shit. But in the end it's not a gaming laptop.

 

[Slayer-33]

Inject it into my veins!

 

[strata8]

Tablet weighs 725g, same weight as the iPad Pro and lighter than the Surface Pro 3.

 

[giga]

1.6 lbs with or without the keyboard? I assume the latter. Same question for the 7.4mm thickness.

 

[mcrommert]

The screen is a fully functioning sp4 tablet isn't it? It's odd they don't put that in the brief?

Totally different tablet

 

[Phat Michael]

Forgive me for this but,

Can someone tell me what the difference is between this and a Pro 4?

I believe is sp4 + keyboard + gpu and 2 x usb3 ports and an sd card slot...

Edit: I'm wrong.

 

[pj]

nice. looks oddly like a macbook pro.

So is the keyboard basically just a nearly weightless shell with a few cables for usb and sdcard and such?

No, it has batteries and the GPU in it

 

[DopeyFish]

The screen is a fully functioning sp4 tablet isn't it? It's odd they don't put that in the brief?

It's bigger than an SP4

It has no kickstand

Probably doesn't come with the pen either

 

[Divvy]

Forgive me for this but,

Can someone tell me what the difference is between this and a Pro 4?

Dedicated GPU, full laptop keyboard. Slightly larger screen. More battery life I presume?

Same as each generation of the Pro. It will run shit. You'll be impressed it can run shit. But in the end it's not a gaming laptop.

It's got a dedicated GPU so it will run alot more things than the pro

 

[Jack Scofield]

I'll just wait three years until Apple does it and it's hailed as revolutionary.

But seriously, looks damn nice.

 

[Joe]

Does anyone know if the $1,500 model would run Oculus Rift?

 

[TheSlySoul]

I want one so bad. Seems to fix all my issues with the Surface.
Hope the fan doesn't randomly get loud.

 

[MisterAnderson]

Oh my.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Title of thread aside, is this really that amazing?

 

[fuzzyset]

The screen is a fully functioning sp4 tablet isn't it? It's odd they don't put that in the brief?

It's slightly different. He mentioned how they were able to make it thinner cause the USB ports are on the keyboard base. The internals may be the same, but the design isn't.

 

[Fox318]

looks fantastic