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How do you like the Surface Book? I'm very tempted to buy one.

azhenley 10y ago
Microsoft gave me one at the end of my internship. It is ok. It feels really clunky when compared to a MacBook but overall I would give it a thumbs up. My biggest complaint is that it is really back-heavy, so it wants to fall over whenever I sit it on my lap. Also, the docking station has a lot of weird issues (e.g., it will just stop working sometimes if it goes to sleep until I unplug it from the wall).
- jaxn 10y ago
  Is that the first gen or the new one? It is still a little back-heavy, but I suspect the bigger battery in the new base balances it out a little more.
jaxn 10y ago
I am a little nervous about this switch, but it is definitely a high quality machine with solid attention to detail. Also, Windows 10 seems pretty solid. I have a long way to go, but I am hoping that I can use the Thanksgiving break to get over the hump and be relatively productive when I get back to the office on Monday. I am pretty committed to making the switch though. I am taking notes in case the transition is worth sharing later.
- edko 10y ago
  I am reluctantly thinking of jumping ship too. What is keeping me back is that, I remember, a little while after Windows 10 was released, there was a scandal because it sent users' data back to Microsoft, disregarding privacy settings. I haven't followed the story too much since, and could not find anything saying the issue was "fixed". Does anybody know how the story ended?
  - megablast 10y ago
    Yes. It still sends a lot of data back.
  - arm 10y ago
    Unfortunately, the issue was never "fixed". Microsoft is still doing it. Some recent discussion here¹. ―――――― ¹ — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957745
- hellofunk 10y ago
  > I am taking notes in case the transition is worth sharing later. I was going to bookmark your blog in case you shared those notes, but it looks like jaxn.org is no longer.
  - jaxn 10y ago
    Yeah, I ran for political office earlier this year and took my blog down. I will probably post to Medium.

Microsoft gave me one at the end of my internship. It is ok. It feels really clunky when compared to a MacBook but overall I would give it a thumbs up. My biggest complaint is that it is really back-heavy, so it wants to fall over whenever I sit it on my lap. Also, the docking station has a lot of weird issues (e.g., it will just stop working sometimes if it goes to sleep until I unplug it from the wall).

jaxn 10y ago
Is that the first gen or the new one? It is still a little back-heavy, but I suspect the bigger battery in the new base balances it out a little more.

jaxn 10y ago

I am a little nervous about this switch, but it is definitely a high quality machine with solid attention to detail. Also, Windows 10 seems pretty solid. I have a long way to go, but I am hoping that I can use the Thanksgiving break to get over the hump and be relatively productive when I get back to the office on Monday. I am pretty committed to making the switch though. I am taking notes in case the transition is worth sharing later.

edko 10y ago
I am reluctantly thinking of jumping ship too. What is keeping me back is that, I remember, a little while after Windows 10 was released, there was a scandal because it sent users' data back to Microsoft, disregarding privacy settings. I haven't followed the story too much since, and could not find anything saying the issue was "fixed". Does anybody know how the story ended?
- megablast 10y ago
  Yes. It still sends a lot of data back.
- arm 10y ago
  Unfortunately, the issue was never "fixed". Microsoft is still doing it. Some recent discussion here¹. ―――――― ¹ — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957745
hellofunk 10y ago
> I am taking notes in case the transition is worth sharing later. I was going to bookmark your blog in case you shared those notes, but it looks like jaxn.org is no longer.
- jaxn 10y ago
  Yeah, I ran for political office earlier this year and took my blog down. I will probably post to Medium.