Removing from keyboard

[njdev1k]

Just curious as I haven't seen it mentioned but anyone know if the tablet portion can be removed from the keyboard while powered off?

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[watchaa]

On what?
Which device?
If this is a surface that you're talking about the answer is yes, absolutely.

 

[njdev1k]

The surface book. I would expect it would but just didn't hear it or see it.

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[watchaa]

This is a good question!
As there is a GPU in the base...

 

[Racing Snake]

You can remove it whilst switched on.
In one of the promo video's for it, they do exactly that

edit, ah, you ask about it being switched off - I assume because it's a keyboard button to activate it... interesting question!

 

[Cotswolds]

So my local store got a book in for display. The employees there got the screen STUCK on it backwards. They tell me that the screen locks on and the button actually actuates the lock via software. So because of this, I'm going to guess that you won't be able to remove the screen when the unit is powered off.

 

[njdev1k]

Thanks for the info. Not a big deal. Slightly inconvenient in certain scenarios though.

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[enixon]

You can detach the keyboard from the tablet while the power is off. You CANNOT detach it if the battery is completely depleted.

So in short, if the Surface Book is 100% turned off, you can hold the "detach" button and the green light will pop up signaling it's ok for it to come apart.

 

[njdev1k]

Cool, that makes sense. Thanks for the info.

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[Dush Ku]

One review said it didn't work unless the battery had at least 10%. That sounds kind of excessive. How much power does it take to activate muscle wire anyway?