Recent content by psh_vt

I just noticed this conversation. A while back I tried using a Vive with my Surface Book 2 and didn't succeed. The SB2 works so well with Windows MR, alas. (I still have my gear but don't want to commit to a now-discontinued technology.) Maybe I'm remembering wrong, but my memory is that my...

I'm very curious about "coil whine." I have a fairly new Surface Book 2 15" and started hearing a sound that seemed to meet that definition. It actually sounded a little like a hard drive noise, although with a ssd that can't be it. I've heard it rarely, maybe 3 times in 3 months, usually when...

In my view, there are no advantages to a laptop. I've been using hybrids since the original Lenovo Yoga (2012) and now have a Surface Pro 3 (2015). I use a "traditional laptop" in my office because my employer gives me a MacBook Pro, and there is literally nothing i like better about the laptop...

The simplest answer for me is -- would the cost keep me from buying it? And the answer is, no. I'm a college teacher and musician -- I use my computer for hours a day and don't want any compromises. There is no benefit for me to cut corners, get an under-performing computer that doesn't do what...

I have a Surface Pro 3 and love it. I like the looks of the Surface Laptop but I'm hooked on the hybrid form. Here's what I'm interested in for next fall: 1). SP5 if the battery life is improved, or; 2). Surface Book if the weight can come down a little (I'm a pedestrian commuter -- 3 lbs. is...