


It lets Microsoft make the keyboard dock lighter, with the hinge acting as stability for the heavier tablet. It’s an odd look, and it means loose items can wedge between the screen and keys to pose a scratch hazard.īut the strange hinge has a purpose. As it curls, it leaves a quarter inch gap between the screen and keyboard at the hinge when closed. It folds into a rounded edge, just like the spine of a novel, using a mechanism that’s similar to a metal watch band. The Surface Book sets itself apart with its dynamic fulcrum hinge, which makes it possible to detach the display to use as a tablet. Is the Surface Book’s neglect a sign of a change in tactic at Microsoft, or a case of not fixing something that isn’t broken? Same look, new tricks The Surface Book with Performance Base now has a true competitor in the form of the HP Spectre x360 15, which features a GTX 950M and speedy CPU. While Microsoft has not ruled out selling the Performance Base as an upgrade to previous Surface Book buyers, it’s not available on its own yet. The models that sell with the new Performance Base start at $2,400, and reach $3,200 with all the bells and whistles. Again, the tablet portion, which contains the display, memory, hard drive, and processor, remains the same. Opting for the Surface Book with Performance base gets you a GTX 965M and a 60 watt-hour battery (that’s in addition to the 18 watt-hour battery in the tablet). Fitbit Versa 3īing Chat: how to use Microsoft’s own version of ChatGPTĭell’s first Windows 11 ARM laptop is priced like a ChromebookĪMD’s integrated graphics might beat the most popular GPU on Steam
