![]() It’s divided opinion amongst my friends, some saying the rough, fury material looks out of place against the smooth aluminium. It’s apparently the same material used in car seats, which Microsoft says is waterproof and durable. Microsoft has also added a new texture to the experience for those that care about what their palms are resting on: Alcantara. The Surface Book and Surface Laptop comfortably have the two best keyboards I’ve ever used. The large display also means a large keyboard and trackpad, so there’s space to rest your palms as you type. There’s just the right amount of feedback from the keys that are perfectly spaced. The Surface Laptop’s keyboard takes a leaf out of the Surface Book’s, um, book. ![]() Regardless, this is one of the longer lasting devices on the market. I’d be interested to know how Microsoft reached that figure - presumably by rendering the device near unusable by turning off all useful functionality. 10 or so hours, however, is not the 14.5 hours promised. Getting through an entire day, and part of the evening, without having to charge is impressive. That’s 10 hours of (not constant) use, on medium performance and medium brightness. But early results are positive.Ĭonstant and intermittent use of the Surface Laptop throughout a work day meant I didn’t need to reach for the charger by the time I closed the lid at 7pm. I haven’t had the device long enough, or will have it long enough to test that properly. Microsoft says that it will remain that fast, no matter how long you’ve had the device, which is thanks to the new Windows 10 S. But a laptop that's running Windows, booting up this quickly, is impressive. Obviously this is a new computer, so it’s going to be quick either way. Where’s USB-C? Or even a microSD slot?Ī Core i5 and 8GB of RAM, combined with a stripped down OS, means the Surface Laptop boots-up in roughly 20 seconds, which is approaching Chromebook levels. With only a mini display, Surface dock and USB port to its name, the Laptop is unforgivably disconnected from modern life. Where it falls down is the shocking lack of physical connectivity.
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