Any experiences with dual booting in to Linux on the Surface Book? I can imagine some things, like detaching not working optimally, but does it work at all?
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Introducing Surface Book 2
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#52Nvidia 1060 and 1050? Nice. I assume it is 4GB and 6GB respectively? This really makes it incredibly powerful. I run with dual 4k monitors off of a Dell XPS with an Nvidia 1050 with 4GB. Feels like a desktop. (Does this also support 32GB of RAM? That is required for development these days with multiple containers running locally. My Dell XPS 15" supports 32GB of RAM.)
> Nvidia 1060 and 1050? Nice. I assume it is 4GB and 6GB respectively?
6 and 2. The 1050/2GB is for the 13", the 1060/6GB for the 15".
> Does this also support 32GB of RAM?
No, since Intel still only supports LPDDR3.
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#53Hopefully they improved the wobbly hinge/upper half and the sharp scratchy corners.
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#54Why do no pics show the USB-A side of the system clearly? It's like they only want to talk about USB-C. Also I can't tell if it does USB-C Power Delivery or not? Or would I still need a separate charger for this? Would be really nice to only carry one charger for phone and laptop...
What phone charges with USB-C? From here: https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-book-2-tech-specs "Microsoft is still using its proprietary Surface Connect for power and the optional Surface Dock." aaah.. at the end: "Users can also recharge the Surface Book 2 with a USB Type-C charger as long as it is powerful enough. Devices can be charged from the Surface Book 2, such as a phone using USB Type-C."
USB-C is pretty standard on Android now. Most newer Android phones have moved to USB-C, including Samsung's S8 and Note 8. All of Google's own branded phones have used USB-C for a coupe of years now.
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#55Can I wipe out Windows and put a better OS on it?
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#56Why do no pics show the USB-A side of the system clearly? It's like they only want to talk about USB-C. Also I can't tell if it does USB-C Power Delivery or not? Or would I still need a separate charger for this? Would be really nice to only carry one charger for phone and laptop...
What phone charges with USB-C? From here: https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-book-2-tech-specs "Microsoft is still using its proprietary Surface Connect for power and the optional Surface Dock." aaah.. at the end: "Users can also recharge the Surface Book 2 with a USB Type-C charger as long as it is powerful enough. Devices can be charged from the Surface Book 2, such as a phone using USB Type-C."
It's good to see that Type-C is becoming the standard laptop charger on new laptops!
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#57Interesting. Does anyone here actually use the dial, or know someone that does? Otherwise, it doesn't look like a compelling upgrade to my Surface Book (1) though. Even though I paid an arm a leg for it, I've grown to love it over time. Glad they are providing both 13" and 15" options though.
Are you comfortable with the touchpad of your Surface Book 1?
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#58Finally, USB-C in a Surface product!
I'm actually really glad they have up until now left USB-C out. We're at a point in USB-C's life I'd consider it an anti-feature, and the Surface Book 2's no exception: This particular USB-C port is really only useful for adding a second display. It's more or less fine as an extra port, but anywhere it takes away a Type A port, or even the Mini-DP it replaced is a little sad. Marco Arment posted this a couple days ag…
We had a discussion stemming from that article at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15473777
My take (it's not positive): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15474131
It certainly has its quirks and limitations.
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#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where do you see that the i5 doesn't support 16GB? The specs list on microsoft.com seem to just say "i5 or i7, 8GB or 16GB RAM"
Check the bottom section of this page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-book...
Might still be a configuration option, that just looks like base specs (but also, maybe not)? They're hardcore trying to push the i7 upsell on that page
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#60Can I wipe out Windows and put a better OS on it?
You could try out Hackintosh/Linux but not sure how compatible would it be in the beginning.
Issues will need to be tinkered with and fixed.