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I have been all in on the Surface line for a bit now. And have not really had and reliability issues. Bought the Pro 3 for portability with school, instead of
by Bedon292 10y ago
I have been all in on the Surface line for a bit now. And have not really had and reliability issues.
Bought the Pro 3 for portability with school, instead of carrying around a massive old gaming laptop. And it was amazing, with the only drawback being the type cover not being the greatest in the world. Now this one did have a hardware issue after it was dropped, but that is not on MS. It got replaced by a Pro 4 for my wife to use at school, which she loves. One Note with a touch screen is beyond compare for note taking in class.
For work, I convinced them to buy me a Surface Book, and with WSL I have full access to a Unix environment for development. It meets all of my needs. A few other people followed suit on this as well, and have all enjoyed it.
I am moving jobs, and my new company offered me a new laptop, and continued to go with the Surface Book, and not the Macbook Pro. It just beats it for all of my needs. I can do all of the Unix development I need, as well as a touch screen, and a larger hard drive. All for the same price. Not to mention not being a fan of the latest keyboard the Macs have.
I really believe the Surface line with WSL on it, especially after this creators update, is a completely viable platform for development. And do encourage others to check it out.