My list of pros and cons for those thinking about a Surface Book

[Snoke]

I have never seen a guy like in this post. Who owns a product and then goes on and on about how people aren't very smart if they buy the same product. If he was so smart and his opinion was worth listening too, he might have been smart enough not to make the purchase in the first place.
The Surface Book is a good if not great product of premium quality, all be it with a few issues still to be ironed out. Its not for all and quality and price and what is worth what is to each his own. Some people don't think a premium car (BMW, Lexus, etc.) is worth the price tag when a cheaper car will do the same job. That doesn't mean its not worth the price to those that want that premium quality. You each need to decide if its for you or not.

I have one and I am enjoying it.

Happy New Year.

 

[Lethal_NFS]

I have never seen a guy like in this post. Who owns a product and then goes on and on about how people aren't very smart if they buy the same product. If he was so smart and his opinion was worth listening too, he might have been smart enough not to make the purchase in the first place.

You are the first person to use the word "smart". I am smart enough however to actually have a product before giving my opinion on it. Because people want to hear things from people who actually own the product.

An opinion is an opinion buddy. You may have a different opinion, but that does not mean I am telling you that you are stupid for having it. A smart person understands the difference...

MacBook*Air - Features - Apple

12 hours of battery life for the 13" MBA. Wow.

That is great! I think the longest battery life I have had is more like 8 hours. I think that was with my ASUS Q500A laptop.

 

[Snoke]

And yet that Alienware laptop can run The Witcher 3 on high settings. It can do video editing without a hiccup. It can out perform the Surface in every single task.

You own this laptop as well do you ?

 

[Lethal_NFS]

You own this laptop as well do you ?

I didn't do a review on that laptop did I? But I did own a similar Alienware laptop a year ago so...

 

[Dush Ku]

Can someone comment on "real world" battery life. MS said you can get 12 hours on a charge, but that was a video rundown test which is irrelevant to using Chrome and apps. Some people have reported only getting 5-6 hours, which is atrocious considering the price.

I've seen a fairly consistent 10-15% drain for an hour of doing normal web browsing and Office use.
The screen is so bright I don't ever put it over 35% brightness so that probably helps too.

3 hrs of use, down to 68%