That was an epic launch. Docking the phone and using desktop apps, and then the removable Surface Book screen, wow. It eclipsed the Surface Pro 4 launch, which is what I expect most people were most hyped about. I have to go back and remind myself what changed there...
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#42I think the Surface Book is finally something that can give the MacBook Pro line a run for its money, this should be interesting.
If I can put Archlinux on that (and keep Windows for tablet mode), I think I've found my next laptop
XMonad, or any other tiling WM, would be lovely for tablet mode too, but probably requires some work.
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#43I think the Surface Book is finally something that can give the MacBook Pro line a run for its money, this should be interesting.
I spent about 1 hour in the Microsoft Store playing with the SP3. I loved toying with it, but I knew that if I wanted to use it for serious software development I would probably dock it with a real keyboard. The Surface Book seems to be the answer. Truly amazing.
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#44In closed state, the surface book has a giant gap between screen and keyboard ( https://goo.gl/n5B7Te ). I think, it can easily happen that things in your backpack slip between screen and keyboard and damage the screen. That is why the old Thinkpads used to have a "click" mechanism.
Good point, this is a touch screen with 'gorilla'(or whatever name they give for strong quality) glass though, so it might be less of an issue.
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#45In closed state, the surface book has a giant gap between screen and keyboard ( https://goo.gl/n5B7Te ). I think, it can easily happen that things in your backpack slip between screen and keyboard and damage the screen. That is why the old Thinkpads used to have a "click" mechanism.
I would imagine that they're using some pretty strong magnets to hold it closed, although I can see small sharp objects, like keys, sliding in from the sides.
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#46The Lumia 950 docked into a screen and keyboard was pretty interesting
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#47How much adoption of windows phones do you think it will take for google to start releasing dedicated apps like they do on iPhones?
Not sure where I read about it (a couple of days ago) they are already working on them.
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#48I think they've pulled the rug from under other HW vendors, and that is well-deserved (for the vendors). MS essentially made the ultimate Windows PC (tablet, pen, long battery life, powerful GPU if needed), after waiting for the partners for years.
I guess moving to USB-C is asking for too much?
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How do they prevent the Surface Book from toppling over, given that all internals must be in the screen part? It seems this would either double the system weight (due to counterweights) or require an extra stand in the back.
Not all the internals, apparently the GPU is in the keyboard (there's an Intel GPU on the CPU die that's used in tablet mod).
If it's anything like Asus does, it probably also has an extra battery in the keyboard.