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In closed state, the surface book has a giant gap between screen and keyboard (https://goo.gl/n5B7Te https://goo.gl/n5B7Te). I think, it can easily happen that
by s3nnyy 11y ago
In closed state, the surface book has a giant gap between screen and keyboard (https://goo.gl/n5B7Te https://goo.gl/n5B7Te). I think, it can easily happen that things in your backpack slip between screen and keyboard and damage the screen. That is why the old Thinkpads used to have a "click" mechanism.
- vmarsy 11y agoGood point, this is a touch screen with 'gorilla'(or whatever name they give for strong quality) glass though, so it might be less of an issue.
- stronglikedan 11y agoI would imagine that they're using some pretty strong magnets to hold it closed, although I can see small sharp objects, like keys, sliding in from the sides.
- JustSomeNobody 11y agoNeoprene sleeves are pretty inexpensive and would afford a little more protection.
- rplnt 11y agoIt's an inconvenience though.
- RobotCaleb 11y agoHow would you rather treat your $1500+ piece of technology? I don't throw that sort of money around lightly.
- barrkel 11y agoFor something that's disposable in a couple of years, yeah, I throw it around with fair abandon. That's a large chunk of the reason I bought a macbook air to run Windows on; I didn't want any moving parts (apart from fans) and I liked the solid aluminium design for strength when mixed with a lot of other random objects in a bag. I still have an impression of the keyboard on the glossy screen (from compression), but it's perfectly liveable for a device I only use a few weeks of the year.
- rplnt 11y agoI would rather get the $1500 piece of technology that would not need the extra protection (not entirely sure this one does to be honest).
- 51Cards 11y agoNot really? My VAIO Z has lived inside a sleeve in my back-pack its entire life. I just slide it in and out of the sleeve at the same time as putting it away.
- Cakez0r 11y agoA better image of it: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2015-10-06-at-11.33.14-AM.png https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scree...
- lostsock 11y agoThat isn't fully closed. Look at the promo video posted elsewhere.
- paradite 11y agoThat is a design to allow for accessories. Like a pouch or a surface-book-empty-space-between-screen-and-keyboard-cushion.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> I think, it can easily happen that things in your backpack slip between screen and keyboard and damage the screen. Most laptop-designed backpacks have a padded compartment designed to hold just the laptop; if there aren't other things in that compartment, then that shouldn't be an issue. (If there are, and they aren't the kind of small, loose things that could slip between the screen and keyboard, same thing.) > That is why the old Thinkpads used to have a "click" mechanism. I always thought the click-locking mechanism on most older laptops (not just old Thinkpads) was there to reduce the wear on the hinge.
- joelgrus 11y agoDamage or no damage, that gap really bugs my inner obsessive-compulsive.
- afro88 11y agoNot sure why people are sticking up for this design. Even in a neoprene sleeve or backpack pouch it looks much easier to damage with downward force on the top or bottom than a normal laptop where the force would be distributed through the entire chassis. Bendgate 2.0?