Microsoft Surface Book

Microsoft Surface Book - The Ultimate Laptop

Microsoft Surface Book is the first Microsoft laptop which fits what you are looking for, other models released such as The Surface Pro 4 which designed to be tablet first then laptop second, but The Surface Book designed as a laptop first then tablet second and The Surface 3 which the smallest and compact model.

Microsoft Surface Book Price

Prices range Starting at $1,499 up to $2,499 so it’s not an excessive budget but it’s really more expensive than some other laptops such as the MacBook Pro which will cost you $1199 for the 13" model with 8GB of RAM, 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 and 128GB storage.

Although the Surface Book Price is high but it’s features worth, so it comes with the surface pen also the ability to detach the screen from the keyboard to be used as a tablet. The keyboard also has an extra battery can be used separately from the main power.

Microsoft Surface Book Design

Microsoft Surface Book - The Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge

Surface book has a little unusual shape and it’s screen has a 3:2 aspect ratio. The surface book outer case is made from magnesium alloy, which is lighter and durable than aluminum. The surface book comes in two parts, the tablet element 724g and the keyboard dock 860g so it weighs a 1.58kg.

The Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge is the most fantastic part of the design which supports the surface book balance also the hinge is stiff enough to prevent the tablet section wobbles when using the touch screen. The surface book can be shut securely using some magnets which attach the tablet to the keyboard firmly also the device can be opened up with one hand. There’s a gap between the screen glass and the keyboard keys to prevent any scratches or marks on the screen by the keys. The Tablet is cooled by a small gap around it’s edge. Unfortunately there are no USB ports on the tablet section. The surface pen can be attached to the side of the Surface Book magnetically.

Microsoft Surface Book Performance

Microsoft Surface Book "Tablet section"

The surface book screen size is 13.5in PixelSense display has a resolution: 3000x2000 pixels It’s a fantastic screen with perfect viewing angles. The devices uses a “negative photo-aligned liquid oxide Display” technique which increases contrast and image quality and already used in TVs and the iPhone 6, but the display unfortunately is very reflective on the surface book.

Core i5 & Core i7 models

Mainly Core i5 models come with 8GB of RAM and you can double the storage and the video card “nVidia” GPU by paying extra $350. On Core i7 you can get the discrete graphics for any model you choose, so you can get 8GB of RAM with 256GB or doubled to 16GB and 513GB.

Microsoft Surface Book Ports

You get two full-size USB 3.0 sockets, an Ultra-High Speed Full-size SD card reader and Mini-Display Port, but all of these ports on the keyboard dock and the only port on the tablet section is the Headset jack, also offers an 8Mp rear camera and a 5Mp front facing webcam, 11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0., dual microphones and the front-facing speakers with Dolby audio, which sound great at normal sound level.

Microsoft Surface Book GPU

The Surface Book when used as a laptop then the custom GeForce GPU is supporting, but when the tablet detached away from the keyboard then the integrated Intel HD Graphics will be using. Surface book supports gaming, heavy workloads and video editing.

Microsoft Surface Book’ Surface Pen

Surface Book Tips

The Surface Pen has a place to call home by forcing it in a fabric loop on the keyboard side. Surface Pen has a good pressure sensitivity sufficient for most users, also has a right-click button on it’s side and an eraser on the end. Pressing and holding on the top brings help assistant. Surface pen has different tips according to the application such as writing, drawing & shading, sketching and note taking.

Verdict

Microsoft Surface Book is amazing efficient piece of technology but expensive.