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How do they prevent the Surface Book from toppling over, given that all internals must be in the screen part? It seems this would either double the system weig
by devit 11y ago
How do they prevent the Surface Book from toppling over, given that all internals must be in the screen part?
It seems this would either double the system weight (due to counterweights) or require an extra stand in the back.
- cwyers 11y agoNot all the internals, apparently the GPU is in the keyboard (there's an Intel GPU on the CPU die that's used in tablet mod).
- bsharitt 11y agoIf it's anything like Asus does, it probably also has an extra battery in the keyboard.
- codeulike 11y agoMost of the battery mass is in the keyboard. Not sure what battery life is when you detatch the screen - they didn't say.
- newjersey 11y agoI was hoping you could bend the screen all the way back but I guess that'd make the tablet too heavy?
- masklinn 11y agoYou can just invert the screen and bend it over the stand. I'm guessing the problem would have been making the hinge solid and rigid enough more than a weight problem.
- moron4hire 11y agoIf it's anything like other convertibles I've used that stand upright, the hinge is usually stiff enough to keep everything standing.
- IkmoIkmo 11y agoWell the keyboard is in the stand, part of the battery is probably in the stand, all of the ports are in the stand, the dedicated GPU is in the stand, plus the stand actually lays flat while the screen is mostly upright so in any normal position the stand could only be a fraction of the screen and still not cause it to topple right? I guess the combination of all of that and perhaps a little extra counterweight if necessary makes it work out okay. A quick comparison, Microsoft cites 1.6 pounds as the weight. I'm assuming it's the screen only as the Surface 4 Pro (the tablet computer) alone is 1.73 pounds, and the Macbook Pro is 3.48 pounds. If the stand held the GPU, a battery pack, keyboard (and possible counterweights) and weighed as much as the screen, it'd be 3.2 pounds and still a fair bit lighter than the MBP.
- nogridbag 11y agoFrom: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/devices/surface-book#techspec-block http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/devices/surface-book#... Starting at 3.34 pounds (1,516 grams) including keyboard
- mozumder 11y agoVery disingenuous of them to not include the full weight spec with the keyboard. my big worry with the MS hardware is its flimsy plasticky nature.
- spyder 11y agoIn mobile devices the batteries has a lot of weight and it looks like the keyboard part has more batteries than the top part: http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Microsoft-Surface-Event-113-1280x720.jpg http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Micr...
- blakeyrat 11y agoThe keyboard contains the nVidia GPU and another battery-- surely enough weight to hold the screen securely.