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Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by ragestorm »

Ecstatify wrote: post #98
farawayea wrote: post #75

This is the same company which puts ads all over the OS, can't stop trying to upsell people into using onedrive, forcefully signs you into onedrive, syncs your local files into their cloud without consent, tries really hard to not let you sign in with a local account and most likely does other shady things. Their hardware is more or less garbage. My Surface had a swollen battery which killed the device. It had other…

After getting a Mac I’ll never purchase a Windows device again. + Terrible battery + Terrible build quality + Terrible support + Noise of fan having a stroke

My macbook pro circa late 2000s would argue the last one. After switching completely to linux only windows I have is work issued.

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by ragestorm »

iknowstuff wrote: post #141
iinnPP wrote: post #118

When I purchased a laptop last year I went with MSI: 32GB RAM 1TB SSD 4080 12GB 3 USBC 2 USB3.2 $2100 CAD. My only complaint was Windows 11 which was immediately rectified. Though not before having a full screen Xbox Live ad that couldn't be closed through any means. Since removing MS the laptop functions perfectly, runs models locally without any fuss and powers any game I want at 4k60hz or 3k144hz(1440p). What is t…

With all due respect, the difference in looks between the Surfaces and your laptop is justification enough. I mean this sincerely. People are willing to pay for good design.

Apple has built their entire company with people paying for good design.

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by bitwize »

pge wrote: post #89
bitwize wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah... shitty ones. Microsoft just doesn't have the will to make top-performing mobile gear. Or the oxygen in that space has been sucked out by Apple.

Isn’t the issue there a software issue, not a hardware issue, in that a lot of windows apps don’t run well on ARM yet?

The issue is twofold:

1) Windows on ARM's x86 emulation sucks;

2) Apple Silicon are the only ARM parts that aren't dogshit slow compared to desktop processors.

This is why Apple is building the future and virtually no one else is: Apple controls the entire hardware and software stack from the silicon on up. A hybrid hardware-software solution, in the form of Rosetta 2 plus special modes in the M1 and later chip to enforce x86 style memory access, allowed Apple to emulate x86 apps at acceptable speed.

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by iinnPP »

iknowstuff wrote: post #141
iinnPP wrote: post #118

When I purchased a laptop last year I went with MSI: 32GB RAM 1TB SSD 4080 12GB 3 USBC 2 USB3.2 $2100 CAD. My only complaint was Windows 11 which was immediately rectified. Though not before having a full screen Xbox Live ad that couldn't be closed through any means. Since removing MS the laptop functions perfectly, runs models locally without any fuss and powers any game I want at 4k60hz or 3k144hz(1440p). What is t…

With all due respect, the difference in looks between the Surfaces and your laptop is justification enough. I mean this sincerely. People are willing to pay for good design.

Makes sense. I like how mine looks (dark grey with purple lit keys) so that was never a thought for me.

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by luyu_wu »

jjeaff wrote: post #143
farawayea wrote: post #75

This is the same company which puts ads all over the OS, can't stop trying to upsell people into using onedrive, forcefully signs you into onedrive, syncs your local files into their cloud without consent, tries really hard to not let you sign in with a local account and most likely does other shady things. Their hardware is more or less garbage. My Surface had a swollen battery which killed the device. It had other…

You need to get windows 11 pro. the home versions or anything less than pro is subsidized by ads.

Not sure where this info is coming from? Untrue from my experience.

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by tcfhgj »

noworriesnate wrote: post #149
codeulike wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Surface is pretty well regarded as I understand it. Microsoft set out to make 'the sortof macbook equivlaent for windows' and largely succeeded. Although obviously macbook remains the champion overall I guess. I'm sorry you had a battery problem. For some of the best Windows hardware on the market, look no further than Microsoft’s Surface brand - WIRED Also: I dont ever see ads in Windows, but I guess somone must be…

The new Windows mail app has ads in it that look almost exactly like normal emails. They pushed me to adopt it from the old mail app and I'm regretting the decision. Apple's mail apps never do that.

Checkout Winomail

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by pjmlp »

goosedragons wrote: post #114
codeulike wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Surface is pretty well regarded as I understand it. Microsoft set out to make 'the sortof macbook equivlaent for windows' and largely succeeded. Although obviously macbook remains the champion overall I guess. I'm sorry you had a battery problem. For some of the best Windows hardware on the market, look no further than Microsoft’s Surface brand - WIRED Also: I dont ever see ads in Windows, but I guess somone must be…

Just swipe left to right on Windows 11. The widget page is like 60% ads disguised as news by default. It's so easy to trigger accidentally on Windows tablets. I feel like Windows 11 is the Windows 8 for tablets. They took pretty much every gain and good thing Windows had as tablet OS and made it garbage.

Windows 11 grew up from the Windows 10X remains, thus there is some truth to it.

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by pests »

farawayea wrote: post #75

This is the same company which puts ads all over the OS, can't stop trying to upsell people into using onedrive, forcefully signs you into onedrive, syncs your local files into their cloud without consent, tries really hard to not let you sign in with a local account and most likely does other shady things. Their hardware is more or less garbage. My Surface had a swollen battery which killed the device. It had other…

The Windows division reports to the CEO of Advertising, of course it's gonna be like this.

Re: Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10

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Post by snom380 »

vizzier wrote: post #137
wiseowise wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never seen any iCloud “ad” outside of iCloud settings item. On windows I literally get annoying notification to use OneDrive.

That is because apple doesn't ask you, it just turns it on. If you don't accept changes to their terms of service (As I haven't) you'd get these notifications fairly regularly.

Granted, I have iCloud turned on (for syncing notes and calendar) but I have it turned off for everything else. I’ve never had it ask me to turn on any of the other iCloud features like iCloud backup or drive / desktop sync. (And I’d guess if it synced things without my knowledge it would show up in my iCloud storage usage?)
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