Went to the MS flagship store in NYC and had fun time playing with it. I own a SB, SP4, and SS. So my perspective is from a Surface user.
Pro:
Solid feel, build quality.
Colors other than Platinum looks great, as well as Alcantara.
Touch pad and Alcantara material feels nice, similar to Signature touch cover.
Screen is nice, while lower res than SB, you won't notice it with casual use like web or video. Inking and touch on it are on par with SB/SP.
Speaker sound is pretty good for laptop, i turned it up to max and didn't hear any major distortions.
One finger to open. Has a dampered feel, not loose at all. Closes like a nice car door. Opening the lid turns on the device instantly, no appreciable lag. Power on/off is really fast. The power button and volume keys are on the keyboard.
Cons:
The keyboard flexes. This is not much different from SP4/3, but if you used a SB you will notice it.
Inking on it works, the max open angle is fine. The down side is you have to hold it with the other hand for support. Not really made for taking class notes like that, but good enough for marking up pages, clip art, etc.
The Alcantara edge where it meets the metallic base is well made. But i wonder if this will stand up to day to day use over years. Time will tell.
Overall, i like it. Buying one for my girlfriend. It doesn't replace the SP or SB. It simply fills the lineup for those that want a laptop, and not a tablet, and does occasional inking. Touch screen is the standard on any laptop in my opinion. The build quality and design is really nice, and that's what differentiate it from other oem machines. Win10S is the other thing, but i probably will take up the free win10pro offer before it ends.
Pro:
Solid feel, build quality.
Colors other than Platinum looks great, as well as Alcantara.
Touch pad and Alcantara material feels nice, similar to Signature touch cover.
Screen is nice, while lower res than SB, you won't notice it with casual use like web or video. Inking and touch on it are on par with SB/SP.
Speaker sound is pretty good for laptop, i turned it up to max and didn't hear any major distortions.
One finger to open. Has a dampered feel, not loose at all. Closes like a nice car door. Opening the lid turns on the device instantly, no appreciable lag. Power on/off is really fast. The power button and volume keys are on the keyboard.
Cons:
The keyboard flexes. This is not much different from SP4/3, but if you used a SB you will notice it.
Inking on it works, the max open angle is fine. The down side is you have to hold it with the other hand for support. Not really made for taking class notes like that, but good enough for marking up pages, clip art, etc.
The Alcantara edge where it meets the metallic base is well made. But i wonder if this will stand up to day to day use over years. Time will tell.
Overall, i like it. Buying one for my girlfriend. It doesn't replace the SP or SB. It simply fills the lineup for those that want a laptop, and not a tablet, and does occasional inking. Touch screen is the standard on any laptop in my opinion. The build quality and design is really nice, and that's what differentiate it from other oem machines. Win10S is the other thing, but i probably will take up the free win10pro offer before it ends.