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    Microsoft's new Surface Book reportedly enters production.

    Discussion in 'Microsoft' started by Vistar Shook, Mar 16, 2017.

  1. Vistar Shook

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    What I found interesting is the rumor that it might come as a clamshell model instead of the hybrid. I definitely like the clamshell models more than hybrids, since I don´t use that functionality. I doubt very much that they will drop the hybrid model completely, if there is any truth to the rumor then perhaps they might offer a clamshell at a cheaper price.
    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Micros...duction-might-be-announced-soon.207226.0.html
     
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    Hope it will still be a convertible with active digitizer, otherwise that's just stupid IMO.
     
    Starlight5, Mar 28, 2017
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    Surface series imo is the best experience of mobile computing that one can buy into.
     
    Mobius 1, Apr 25, 2017
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    Looks like this rumor turned out to be the Surface Laptop
     
    hiddensanctum, May 5, 2017
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    ThatOldGuy, May 6, 2017
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    As mentioned elsewhere, I hope the new book keeps the detachable screen etc, but uses the hinges from the new laptop instead of the rollie hinge of the current model.
     
    kojack, May 7, 2017
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    I just hope it has an optional 32GB ram. Fed up with the 16GB ram
     
    chukwe, May 23, 2017
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    What are you doing that needs 32GB of ram on a ULV laptop?
     
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    I need 32GB ram to comfortably run Microsoft sharepoint and dynamics ax for my development on vmware workstation.
     
    chukwe, May 26, 2017
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