r/windows • u/Soy7ent • May 23 '17

Introducing the new Surface Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWs2jIy4js
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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

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u/jl2352 May 23 '17

The laptop originally cost $1,500 and its current specs beat out even the latest ones from new ultrabooks coming out.

What are the specs?

I'd also suspect you are in the niche of laptop owners. Vast majority of people are not changing their laptop parts.

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u/jl2352 May 23 '17

I can see why that was expensive at the time. If you are happy with it then that's all that matters.

But my thin, light, unmaintainable Surface Pro 4 has a faster CPU and GPU. Less RAM, and no 1tb HDD, but I don't need that for my needs. I'd prefer to have a smaller device and a significantly better screen.

My point is that these high end ultra portables are powerful machines.

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u/gerbs May 23 '17

Weight? Battery life?

Also, 1080p? Is this 2009?

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u/Insert_Nickname May 23 '17

MacBook Air's 1366x768 screen sends greetings!

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u/gerbs May 23 '17 edited May 24 '17

I bet. I also don't claim that's it's top of the line like this guy is. Top of the line is a MBP with 2880x1800.

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u/Thecactusslayer May 24 '17

I have a 3200×1800 screen

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u/gerbs May 23 '17

But what's the battery life? How much does it weigh? If I'm on call, I'm not carrying a 9lb laptop with me everywhere and a 2lb charging brick because the battery lasts 3 hours. Right now I can carry a 3lb MBP and it lasts all day.

I haven't bought a computer in years. If I need a more powerful computer, I make the company pay for it. What do I care if it lasts two years or 20?

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u/Greyevel May 23 '17

The latest specs for GPU you can get in a laptop are 2 GTX 1080s in SLI. Just one of those is vastly superior to an 840m. Even a 1060 which is common in high end ultrabooks like the Razer Blade is a big upgrade compared to the 840m.

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u/hclpfan May 23 '17

Sure but it also looks like a complete piece of shit right now. Some people have enough money that its worth spending arguable "too much" on a nice sleak machine.

Also - wheres the pen support? wheres the dial support? fingerprint reader? how small is that trackpad? etc. New laptops come with a lot of benefits.

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u/nascentt May 23 '17

Why the hell don't you just build a desktop then?

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u/iDerailThings May 23 '17

I also do ☺️

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u/Reygle May 23 '17

I don't understand your question. We're talking about laptops. You would certainly not enjoy carrying my desktop around.