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[Doctor Doom]

Might get but not going for anything below 256 GB16 GB, depends on price

BTW, any word on charging cable, is it standard new usb, or custom connection?

 

[Alucrid]

Would be perfect if it had a pointing stick

 

[CTLance]

So we've come full circle and genuinely arrived back at the laptop, at apple levels of remuneration to boot? Neato.

Just joshing y'all. I'm kinda weirded out by this chimera. I'm sure it's very neat to be able to transform your pad into a notebook and back, obviously, but I kinda question the need for such a complex docking mechanism. I have a run of the mill Bluetooth keyboard for my tablet. Granted, it's not really the same, and in actual usage there is probably a case to be made for a better integration of "base station" and "screen", but still.

 

[Funky Papa]

Forgive me for this but,

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

The Pro 4 doesn't require you to depart from your first born.

 

[SigSig]

Tablet has a wacom digitizer, right?
This looks neat.

 

[GK86]

That looks great. Well done, MS.

 

[Weetrick]

Nice, will buy. I've been without a laptop or tablet for a while so I've been itching for one. I was planning on getting the Surface Pro 4 but my mind has changed.

 

[kutthoat5150]

that hinge is insane, I'm really liking the new direction MS is heading. SP4 for me

 

[Divvy]

Tablet has a wacom digitizer, right?
This looks neat.

It's probably N-trig since MS owns them now

So we've come full circle and genuinely arrived back at the laptop, at apple levels of remuneration to boot? Neato.

Just joshing y'all. I'm kinda weirded out by this chimera. I'm sure it's very neat to be able to transform your pad into a notebook and back, obviously, but I kinda question the need for such a complex docking mechanism. I have a run of the mill Bluetooth keyboard for my tablet. Granted, it's not really the same, and in actual usage there is probably a case to be made for a better integration of "base station" and "screen", but still.

Well for artists and anyone working with a stylus, the reversible screen is a godsend.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Microsoft just built the exact laptop I've been looking for. I wish this was around when I bought my current one. I'm going to have to find an excuse to ditch the current one to get this. One year isn't too soon to upgrade, right?

 

[DMczaf]

It's....perfection.

 

[Funky Papa]

Title of thread aside, is this really that amazing?

On paper, it's easily the most powerful and most innovative laptop of the past couple of decades or so.

It won't be a game changer because that price is like, damn, but it's an incredible piece of kit.

 

[soco]

neat! like the idea of a better gpu being in the keyboard.

 

[TheSlySoul]

So we've come full circle and genuinely arrived back at the laptop, at apple levels of remuneration to boot? Neato.

Just joshing y'all. I'm kinda weirded out by this chimera. I'm sure it's very neat to be able to transform your pad into a notebook and back, obviously, but I kinda question the need for such a complex docking mechanism. I have a run of the mill Bluetooth keyboard for my tablet. Granted, it's not really the same, and in actual usage there is probably a case to be made for a better integration of "base station" and "screen", but still.

Hybrids have kind of struggled because most of them tend to be a tablet with a keyboard.
This is the first thing I seen which might be able to pull off laptop/tablet capability seemlessly. Surface Pro has the problem of being too much like a laptop with loud fans and such.

 

[jon bones]

looks super dope - seems like Windows users will finally have a macbook-quality premium laptop to use!

 

[Viewt]

Damn, this thing looks dope as fuck. I'm an OSX guy, but if I was on Windows, this would absolutely be my next laptop. Great work, Microsoft.

 

[djplaeskool]

Intel Skylake Processor (upto i7)
(upto) 16GB RAM
(upto) 1TB SSD

A lot of "Up To"s for having a "Starting at" price.
What's the damage for the whole kit and caboodle?

 

[Victory Red]

This presenter is great.

https://youtu.be/2Q2gf8ue5WQ

 

[SigSig]

Wait, $1900 with GPU?

Ehhhhh

 

[Rion]

I have a couple of questions:

Is there a fingerprint sensor on this?
Is the clipboard part really a full surface without any port?
Can you charge only the clipboard part?

 

[DopeyFish]

A lot of "Up To"s for having a "Starting at" price.
What's the damage for the whole kit and caboodle?

If the SP3 is any indication ... $2500-3000+

 

[SigSig]

If the SP3 is any indication ... $2500-3000+

Hype deflated.

 

[FallingEdge]

Wait, $1900 with GPU?

Ehhhhh

where do you see this?

 

[DopeyFish]

Hype deflated.

That's for an i7, most storage and ram

My question is... does the laptop screen have a windows button?

Microsoft store has them up for preorder, and the dgpu isn't in the base models... in CAD, it's $2500 for the first one that does

 

[strata8]

$1499 - 128GB/8GB, no dedicated GPU

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...2459594)(je6NUbpObpQ-N2znJluIwL9tfASmIWG6og)()

That kinda sucks.

 

[BlastProcessing]

Calling something the best laptop ever made minutes after it's announced...

 

[GSG Flash]

Looks fucking amazing, would definitely be a no brainer for me if I was in the market for a new laptop, the Surface 3 has been one of my best tech purchases ever.

 

[outunderthestars]

Nice laptop. That said, I can never imagine spending that much on a laptop.

 

[a secret-boss]

time to update that OP
1499 no GPU

 

[Radec]

 

[Palette Swap]

Depending on the specifics of pricing, this might be a cool Christmas gift for my wife.

 

[giga]

$1499 - 128GB/8GB, no dedicated GPU

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...2459594)(je6NUbpObpQ-N2znJluIwL9tfASmIWG6og)()

That kinda sucks.

So the weight and dimensions are misleading as well.

 

[TimeEffect]

Was wanting another Macbook.

There are never good laptops with the same hardware as a Mac, and the Mac OS I am running has been solid after so many years.

I want to believe this will be great.

 

[Boogalogist]

Didn't the Asus transformer do this like a few years ago?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Depending on the specifics of pricing, this might be a cool Christmas gift for my wife.

prices are out now. probably won't be a cool gift unless you're ready to drop $1900 minimum.

Didn't the Asus transformer do this like a few years ago?

Yes, it's not a new concept at all. Just done better. For a very high price.

 

[JacksUsername]

128GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB = $1499.00
256GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB = $1699.00
256GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB / dGPU = $1899.00
256GB / Core Intel i7 - 8GB / dGPU = $2099.00
512GB / Core Intel i7 - 16GB / dGPU = $2699.00

A little less enthusiasm after seeing the pricing, but still interested.

 

[kingocfs]

128GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB = $1499.00
256GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB = $1699.00
256GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB / dGPU = $1899.00
256GB / Core Intel i7 - 8GB / dGPU = $2099.00
512GB / Core Intel i7 - 16GB / dGPU = $2699.00

A little less enthusiasm after seeing the pricing, but still interested.

 

[TheSlySoul]

So the weight and dimensions are misleading as well.

Yeah, the first two models are really useless since you might as well get a Pro 4.
Ugh, so disappointed. But at least it isn't a huge iPad...

 

[P44]

eh, that's macbook pro tier pricing, but this does a fair bit more

I'm not over the moon, but, I expected something like this.

 

[VanquishUK]

Is this Bill Gates' vision realized?

 

[fuzzyset]

128GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB = $1499.00
256GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB = $1699.00
256GB / Core Intel i5 - 8GB / dGPU = $1899.00
256GB / Core Intel i7 - 8GB / dGPU = $2099.00
512GB / Core Intel i7 - 16GB / dGPU = $2699.00

A little less enthusiasm after seeing the pricing, but still interested.

Yeah, not surprising though. Same ball park as the Retina Macbook Pros which is the direct competition. Are they customizable at all? Silly that only that top comes with 16GB ram.

 

[Zanosuke]

You probably want to add this official video to the OP.

The New Microsoft Surface Book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=XVfOe5mFbAE

 

[RS4-]

Yeah fuck it, that dedicated GPU price means I'm not buying one. I'll just get a pro 3 or 4.

 

[Doctor Doom]

The microsoft store site says the pen works with other surface devices, does that mean you can get 1024 levels of sensitivity even on regular surface tablets and older surface pro tablets?

 

[Palette Swap]

prices are out now. probably won't be a cool gift unless you're ready to drop $1900 minimum.

Yeah, just saw that, it's starting to look pretty expensive.
My wife doesn't have any use for a dedicated GPU but 256GB SSD puts it at 1700 bucks.

 

[harSon]

I'm selling my Surface Pro 3 and Dell XPS 13 (2015) and purchasing one of these. I was on the fence until that shit detached.

 

[GeordieMark]

This was bound to be expensive, but then so are Macs and they are they obvious competition. If this is as well put together as the Surface 3, it will be a really great bit of kit.

 

[Saint Gregory]

I think I'll wait until BF to decide for sure but I may be in for that top model with 16GBs since I'm in the market for a new laptop anyway.

IIRC I payed about the same for my Envy 17 a few years back.

 

[teiresias]

Seems kind of odd to not have a dGPU-less option that uses an i7?

 

[Rion]

After seeing the price options, I just lost all my interest in the Surface Book, it's not worth it.