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I bought a SurfaceBook
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You tired to discredit his / her experience but throwing out a claim that it was written by someone from MS...
Same here waited patiently for the 2016 MBP refresh of the MBP; My 2014 13" rMBP is now replaced by a Microsoft i7 Surface Book. 2016 MBP is; too little, too late, and too expensive for the value it currently represents. My systems are employed professionally so they must deliver, Apple is too far off the mark, catering for a different target audience. Personally I never thought that I would opt for a Windows system as my primary portable, let alone one produced by Microsoft, I find it all most ironic.
As I depend on my hardware for my living, it "must" be relevant & current, in many serious engineering streams Apple`s Wireless & USB C only world is little more than a pipe dream. As for, comparing a touch enabled dynamic hot key bar to displays that are fully Touch & Pen enabled, no just no, even Steve Job`s famous Reality Distortion Field fails miserably to generate one iota of the suspension of disbelief required to think this paradigm is remotely believable.
What Apple doesn't get is that frequently the professional user is a catalyst for many other sales; bottom line is if I don't "buy" into the Mac, nor will my business`s, family or some friends. I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who is a professional designer, her first words were expressing interest in the upcoming Microsoft Surface Studio and she has exclusively used professionally Mac`s for years, and so it spreads Core Rot...
I did consider holding off and waiting for the new i7 with Performance Base (Nvidia 965M), however it adds up the cost of the 256 model significantly, oddly not so much with 16Gb RAM & 512 model. My rational being; that SB2 will launch in 2017 with Kaby Lake and numerous other improvements, possibly Nvidia`s 10 series dGPU, as Microsoft are now aggressive in this area, listening and working to meet their customers needs. Therefore I didn't want to invest in the current model too heavily; I will plan to keep it for a year then look at the 512 SB2 with Power Base, passing my original on to my daughter.
Surface Book is a very impressive notebook, very much hiding it`s hardware, allowing the user to focus on the work at hand. All in all a very nice notebook if not one of the best I have owned/used, who would have thought of such a paradigm working; listening to your customers
Check here for more MR members now on the Surface Book
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As I depend on my hardware for my living, it "must" be relevant & current, in many serious engineering streams Apple`s Wireless & USB C only world is little more than a pipe dream. As for, comparing a touch enabled dynamic hot key bar to displays that are fully Touch & Pen enabled, no just no, even Steve Job`s famous Reality Distortion Field fails miserably to generate one iota of the suspension of disbelief required to think this paradigm is remotely believable.
What Apple doesn't get is that frequently the professional user is a catalyst for many other sales; bottom line is if I don't "buy" into the Mac, nor will my business`s, family or some friends. I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who is a professional designer, her first words were expressing interest in the upcoming Microsoft Surface Studio and she has exclusively used professionally Mac`s for years, and so it spreads Core Rot...
I did consider holding off and waiting for the new i7 with Performance Base (Nvidia 965M), however it adds up the cost of the 256 model significantly, oddly not so much with 16Gb RAM & 512 model. My rational being; that SB2 will launch in 2017 with Kaby Lake and numerous other improvements, possibly Nvidia`s 10 series dGPU, as Microsoft are now aggressive in this area, listening and working to meet their customers needs. Therefore I didn't want to invest in the current model too heavily; I will plan to keep it for a year then look at the 512 SB2 with Power Base, passing my original on to my daughter.
Surface Book is a very impressive notebook, very much hiding it`s hardware, allowing the user to focus on the work at hand. All in all a very nice notebook if not one of the best I have owned/used, who would have thought of such a paradigm working; listening to your customers
Check here for more MR members now on the Surface Book
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Apple brings this upon itself for not offering what many people want. I know its always been that way, but recently, the decisions Apple makes are straying too far from what many professionals want.
I've tried explaining this over and over again, and the ardent defenders ignore me every time. Likewise, I have an extended family who have all transitioned to the Mac, since 2006-ish. I can't in good faith advise them to continue on with a Mac. For me, the main factor was having everything glued in, to force customers to upgrade at the time of purchase.
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I can't speak to the trackpad on the Surface but it's stellar on the Yoga 910.. Yes easily within 90%
Same here waited patiently for the 2016 MBP refresh of the MBP; My 2014 13" rMBP is now replaced by a Microsoft i7 Surface Book. 2016 MBP is; too little, too late, and too expensive for the value it currently represents. My systems are employed professionally so they must deliver, Apple is too far off the mark, catering for a different target audience. Personally I never thought that I would opt for a Windows system as my primary portable, let alone one produced by Microsoft, I find it all most ironic.
As I depend on my hardware for my living, it "must" be relevant & current, in many serious engineering streams Apple`s Wireless & USB C only world is little more than a pipe dream. As for, comparing a touch enabled dynamic hot key bar to displays that are fully Touch & Pen enabled, no just no, even Steve Job`s famous Reality Distortion Field fails miserably to generate one iota of the suspension of disbelief required to think this paradigm is remotely believable.
What Apple doesn't get is that frequently the professional user is a catalyst for many other sales; bottom line is if I don't "buy" into the Mac, nor will my business`s, family or some friends. I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who is a professional designer, her first words were expressing interest in the upcoming Microsoft Surface Studio and she has exclusively used professionally Mac`s for years, and so it spreads Core Rot...
I did consider holding off and waiting for the new i7 with Performance Base (Nvidia 965M), however it adds up the cost of the 256 model significantly, oddly not so much with 16Gb RAM & 512 model. My rational being; that SB2 will launch in 2017 with Kaby Lake and numerous other improvements, possibly Nvidia`s 10 series dGPU, as Microsoft are now aggressive in this area, listening and working to meet their customers needs. Therefore I didn't want to invest in the current model too heavily; I will plan to keep it for a year then look at the 512 SB2 with Power Base, passing my original on to my daughter.
Surface Book is a very impressive notebook, very much hiding it`s hardware, allowing the user to focus on the work at hand. All in all a very nice notebook if not one of the best I have owned/used, who would have thought of such a paradigm working; listening to your customers
Check here for more MR members now on the Surface Book
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I also depend on my hardware for a living, but I'm curious what your 2014 rMBP couldn't do that required an upgrade?
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Surface Book`s trackpad is easily 90% of my current Retina`s (12", 13," & 15") as yet I have not broken out the mouse which speaks volumes when working W10.
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Overpaying for apple latest MacBook Pro ( the names never change isnt it ), is the exact words. You are actually paying more for the brand name rather than the technology and the engine under the hood ?
Here, I'll do you a favor and spell it out for you... You can't possibly know what everyone's situation and requirements are, there for it's impossible to know if THEY overpaid for their laptop. Yes, for YOU it might be too much but don't assume you know anything about me or anyone else on here.
The real question is why you are so bent out of shape and making a fool out of yourself over other peoples choices and money? It's a little weird and kind of odd.....
If only 1 day (just one
) Apple would meet the REAL needs of their customers...One can only dream! Show me where I criticized your choice to buy windows and how you spend your money?
I systematically replace my primary systems every 24 months, this ensures reliability and relevancy of the hardware. Surface Book brings significant utility & functionality that will enhance my workflow, with longer battery runtime and the inclusion of the dGPU in a 13" class notebook. Sadly Apple made the decision very easy after the 2016 MBP event...
If the new 2016 MBP works for people, all power to them, personally I expect more, and Microsoft`s Surface book delivers..
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But there are people here complaining about the price of the new MacBook Pros. Microsoft charging THAT much for an old processor is suddenly okay?
I bought a Yoga 910....
7th Gen Core i7-7500U -v- 6th Gen Core i5.... And it was $500 less...
If only 1 day (just one
That`s down to Apple, all I know is there are now far better options for my needs, nor am I alone with this consideration, with others following a similar path. Apple is setting a dangerous precedent by disregarding so many of it`s professional community...
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