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> They got the new 8th gen i7 into the display half (which they failed to do for the new Surface Pro which seems like an odd omission). 8th gen intel processor
by michaeljchou 9y ago
> They got the new 8th gen i7 into the display half (which they failed to do for the new Surface Pro which seems like an odd omission).
8th gen intel processors were not out when the new Surface Pro released. And they had to release it because it was long overdue since SP4.
> On the road my 12" Surface Book is a bit too little screen area and so I use my 15" macbook pro 2015 for that. The 15" version of the surface book 2 would be a win there but at 4.2lbs my shoulder will complain. (I briefly had the 4+ pound Sony VAIO and it was painful enough that I just never took it on trips as powerful as it was.)
15"MBP: 4.49lb(2015), 4.02lb(2016&2017)
- ChuckMcM 9y agoThank you! First, I did not think the MBP was that heavy. But you are absolutely correct. I put it on my scale and it comes in a bit over 4.5 lbs. (I'm attributing the extra weight to the stickers.) So that does make the SB2 faster, better screen, and longer battery life. Could be an expensive realization :-). I was recalling the article in ars where they were talking about the LTE version [1], which is missing the i7. I suspect I'm the only one who wants a laptop with a decent LTE radio that can take advantage of the increased area to offer something which can pull in even weak LTE signals and work at something resembling full speed. I guess we have to wait for Intel to do some sort of Centrino type deal with an LTE modem manufacturer before we see something like that. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/microsoft-seems-to-have-leaked-the-surface-pro-lte-specs-itself/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/microsoft-seems-to-h...