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Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by exodust »

inerte wrote: post #844

Does anyone have more details on the "NVIDIA GeForce"? I can't find the model, memory or any other info. What I really want to know is how powerful the GPU really is, and some benchmarks, but for now just some model-number or series-letter would be fine.

They originally had "NVIDIA GeForce 8G" on the product page, but have since removed the "8g" bit. Either a typo, or something strange and controversial is happening behind the scenes!

8 gig of gpu memory seems unlikely. You'll find that in bigger gaming laptops, but probably not the surface book.

Perhaps because NVIDIA haven't officially announced the new GPU, Microsoft can't mention it.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by Veedrac »

owenversteeg wrote: post #790
Veedrac wrote: post #488

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I know someone who uses a TWM on a tablet, and it works fairly albeit as clunkily as you might expect.

Oh, that's exactly the person I'm looking for! (I'm considering a similar setup) Do you know what software they use/where the touchscreen works best? Thanks a ton!

Not quite how I remembered it. Hopefully it's still useful information. In his words:

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I was using ArchLinux from within an Android setup using a chroot. The X server ran under Android an was called XSDL, which handles keyboard and allows me to simulate rightclick. I was using Awesome. I bound volume keys to right click and Super (my WM controlling key).

The setup wasn't particularly ergonomic. Problems included the clumsiness and limitation of the X server's controls, the keyboard oriented nature of my Awesome setup, And the general lack of benefit from using a TWM. As far as I was concerned, there was limited merit in having multiple windows active at once when screen space was limited, and other WM with touch in mind would probably work better.

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It was around 10 inch, but the resolution was about 1280 or lower, and touch wasn't that accurate. (1280x800)

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Note that this was a while ago, and XSDL has undergone changes.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by criddell »

munchbunny wrote: post #877
freehunter wrote: post #857

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't have a choice, this is what all of my coworkers have as well. Some of them found it so hard to work with that they used their own money to buy a Macbook then gave it to the company so they could use it for their job. My last job, I had a Thinkpad T520, which was just as thick but a bit lighter and smaller footprint. At home I have a T420, again same thickness but slightly smaller footprint yet. I'm no strang…

I'd still disagree on many of the hardware aspects if we're talking about some of their latest X series or slim T series laptops, but you have a point. I only continued to buy Thinkpads because I knew how to remove all of the Lenovo crapware the moment I got the computer. Especially with the latest privacy issues, Thinkpads are no longer the computers you buy when you just want a solid computer without frills. The W…

> I knew how to remove all of the Lenovo crapware the moment I got the computer

Except for the crapware they've embedded in the firmware. That isn't as easy to get rid of.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by exelius »

Bud wrote: post #880
exelius wrote: post #359

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Depends on how you build it out, but yeah I do agree that Lync/SfB is the weak point in the suite. But the Exchange/Outlook combo is the gold standard for corporate communication.

No. It does not depend on how you build it out. Lync sucks, period, and has for a long time. Similarly, Sharepoint sucks irredeemably. It looks and acts like bad 1990s software. It's consistently the most painful, frustrating part of my workflow, and I use it as little as I can possibly get away with. Next time you want to defend the full Microsoft software suite, just don't mention Lync and Sharepoint, and your argu…

Sharepoint is a core part of it; and while I agree that Sharepoint is awful, it's a necessary evil that's better than the alternative.

Sharepoint just generally sucks because it's a platform for building one-off custom apps that part of your accounting department uses. Any platform with that use case is going to suck. But maintaining a Sharepoint environment is a lot easier than maintaining 30-40 individual web apps running on separate Linux machines, and it's a lot more maintainable of a business process than doing everything in an Access database or a shared Excel file.

It's also just flat-out ubiquitous. It really doesn't matter how much Sharepoint sucks because nearly every company uses it in some form.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by jpatte »

thoman23 wrote: post #894

Why on earth is it so hard to find video of the keynote? Here we have a genuinely exciting product announcement with a brilliant "one more thing" hook, and I can't find the video. Microsoft should have it plastered over every news outlet in the world. I found the video below (with 97 views!?), which makes me really want a Surface Book...and then it cuts off RIGHT BEFORE the big reveal! Microsoft seems to have caught…

Here [1] is the second part of the presentation, featuring the complete video (which you can find here [2]). I actually think the way they presented the device during the keynote was brilliant: present it first as a "regular" laptop, then revisit the presentation immediately and reveal the device as what it actually is (a tablet pc with a base). Even if you could rather easily see it coming, I think a lot of minds were blown at that moment.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UAvdxEjns0

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVfOe5mFbAE (1.6M views in about 22 hours)

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by TurboHaskal »

bluecalm wrote: post #795
lqdc13 wrote: post #662

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The DPI is really a software problem. More DPI should only be better except for battery use. IMO Touchpads/clickpads on those are a deal breaker. They are so bad that it is almost impossible to be nearly as productive as with a mouse. On the other hand, Apple really got the clickpad right.

I am surprsied reading those comments. A touchpad on my x250 is fantastic and very customizable. I hate touchpads in general but after customizing it to be very sensitive and proper dead zones (to avoid clicking on accident in areas I often put a part of my hands) even started to like it. I customized to very low sensitivity and I use only for clicking these days as trackpoint is just much better an interface.

Lenovo should simply stop shipping touchpads on their X series.

Anyone that doesn't like the trackpoint can buy a MacBook clone instead.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by Aldo_MX »

ciupicri wrote: post #693
Aldo_MX wrote: post #620

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> I've missed the part whre Windows was announced open source. Can you give me a link? Sure: http://blogs.msdn.com/windows/announcing-windows-10-open-sou...

> Group Not Found > The requested Group cannot be found.

Exactly, the status of FOSS Windows is 404 ;)

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by TurboHaskal »

Some tips and common sense to combat the hype train:

- Never buy "iteration 0" products. If you do, at least wait a few months for long term user reviews.

- Never buy non upgradeable ultrabooks, unless you plan to sell it right before the warranty expires. If that's the case, then get a product that doesn't depreciate like crazy after a few months (stick to MacBooks and nothing else really).

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by nogridbag »

MagnumOpus wrote: post #923
nogridbag wrote: post #769

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I'm a fan of Mazda. Your analogy would make more sense if instead of Mazda offering a choice of compact (Mazda 3), sedan (Mazda 6), or sports car (Mazda Miata), instead Mazda decided to build a lineup of: * Mazda6L (Our most green Mazda 6) * Mazda6 Yoga (Our Mazda 6 that transforms into a Miata) * Mazda6W (Our power version) * Mazda6T (Our version which includes more gizmos) * Mazda6X (Our version which includes even…

Oh, you mean like having a * Mazda 6 SE Saloon * Mazda 6 SE-L Saloon * Mazda 6 Sport Saloon * Mazda 6 SE Tourer * ... ... and then within each trim level, with or without nav ... and then within each, auto or manual transmission ... and then within each, petrol or diesel engines (sometimes several power levels) ... and then of course colours, paints and fabrics and alloy wheels and all that cosmetic stuff. Admit it,…

I admit that other makes allow more customization and there's regional differences too (Mazda USA offers far less customization than Mazda Japan or Europe specifically because their research determined us Yanks like less choices).

But I think your example is way off. You're showing Trim Levels which are equivalent to prepackaged options list like CPU, memory, Red type cover vs Blue type cover, black stylus vs silver stylus. It's still the same model (Mazda6), still the same chassis, same body, same car! And cars are far more complicated than laptops! Buying a car in the USA for 99% of the general public basically comes down to choosing the Model (Mazda6), choosing the trim level (Grand Touring), choosing the color, and then settling for whatever your nearest dealers have on the lot :)

In comparison, the ThinkPad T models have different chassis, different physical sizes, different weight before you even start customizing things like CPU, memory, batteries, etc. And remember we're only talking about the T series.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by macspoofing »

ladzoppelin wrote: post #714
nogridbag wrote: post #701

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That's what all the Dell XPS reviews said 2 or 3 years ago too. So I thought I would surprise my wife with a Dell XPS Signature Edition laptop for Christmas. Everything from the touchpad, to the display, to the flexing keyboard, to the cheap looking hinge was truly awful and no where near the quality of the equivalent Macbook of the time. A few months later she got a Macbook Air from her company and the XPS has been…

I own a Dell XPS 15 and comparing it to a Macbook air is complete nonsense.

I own a Dell XPS 13(2015) and it's a damn good laptop. I would absolutely put it up against any MacBook.

(I also like the touch-screen more than I thought I would, and I wouldn't go back).

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