{"id":224,"date":"2015-10-19T19:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T02:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/?p=224"},"modified":"2016-05-08T20:09:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T03:09:46","slug":"surface-book-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/surface-book-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Book: First Look"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I finally got my hands on a Surface Book. It\u2019s a work of art and it looks like the device that could actually replace everything else around here.<\/p>\n

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I was hesitant to pre-order it until I could see it first hand, experience detaching the clipboard (tablet portion), holding, standing, walking, writing and doing all the things I do with my Surface devices.\u00a0 I was concerned that it might be too big, too bulky, too heavy.\u00a0 It is none of these things. It may just be perfect.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re like me you spend a lot of time with your devices, and the experience is at least as much visceral as it is intellectual. And that\u2019s why didn\u2019t pre-order a Surface Book. I needed to see, feel and use it, especially the pen in order to being to understand how it would fit into my lifestyle. After all, it\u2019s going to a near constant companion.<\/p>\n

And now that I\u2019ve had some time with the demo unit (Core i7 16 gig) at a local Microsoft store, I can\u2019t wait for my Surface Book to arrive. Yes I pre-ordered it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had laptops and tablet PCs from 17\u201d down to 7\u201d and as time has gone by, I\u2019ve struggled with the conflicting needs: power, portability, screen size, battery life. The Surface Pro 3 (Core i7 8 gigs 512). is as close to perfection as I\u2019ve found up to this point. As a tablet it is brilliant, on a desktop and in the docking station it does most of what I need, and the only places that it felt wanting were screen size, and the laptop experience. And yes, I\u2019ve wished for more RAM memory. I think that 16 gigs will do fine thank you.<\/p>\n

Looking at the Surface Book, it hits all the points on my wish list with at big bright screen, and an overall form factor that will still fit into my lifestyle. It\u2019s a little heavier than the Surface Pro 3 with keyboard, but think that I can forgive that if I really can leave the power adapter behind.<\/p>\n

The Surface Book does not lean back as far as the Surface Pro 3, but since you can flip the screen around the writing on a desk experience is fine.<\/p>\n

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I prefer a little angle with I\u2019m writing or drawing on a desk and this looks like it will work just fine.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a nice video review that lets\u2019 you see the Surface Book from all sides.
\nSurface Book – It really is this good<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Surface Book at the Microsoft Store<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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