SurfaceBook and Surface Pro 4 announced

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#181223 7-Oct-2015 04:56

Pre-orders for both products start today/tomorrow (7th October) depending on time zone and ship 26th October.

Surface Pro 4 starts at US$899 and SurfaceBook starts at US$1499

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SurfaceBook pricing in USD$

Do whatever you want to do man.

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#1401434 7-Oct-2015 05:12

the surface book is one sexy device; very impressive, with an impressive price tag as well but still it packs a wallop; loved how they revealed the tablet features very smart :)

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#1401447 7-Oct-2015 06:38

Pretty sure he said something about 1TB?

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#1401460 7-Oct-2015 08:09

Isn't it SkyLake?

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#1401462 7-Oct-2015 08:12

Is the launch date global or for the US only?

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#1401474 7-Oct-2015 08:42

The surface dock looks good as well

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-nz/accessories/surface-dock

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#1401478 7-Oct-2015 08:58

billgates: Isn't it SkyLake?

yes 6th gen not 5th gen. Sorry it's been a long day.

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#1401480 7-Oct-2015 08:59

heavenlywild: Is the launch date global or for the US only?

US. NZ is November

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#1401481 7-Oct-2015 09:00

The SurfaceBook is one of best looking laptops in a very long time

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#1401501 7-Oct-2015 09:14

nathan:
heavenlywild: Is the launch date global or for the US only?
US. NZ is November

Thanks Nathan. Not too long to wait, unlike the previous releases :)

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#1401505 7-Oct-2015 09:21

Whats with the finger print sensor being a us only thing?

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#1401513 7-Oct-2015 09:35

lxsw20: Whats with the finger print sensor being a us only thing?

NSA requirement for US citizens? :P

I love the hinge design, not sure having the GPU in the keyboard will make everybody happy all of the time

This is a serious assault on Apple though, fingers crossed continuum is as good as promised and I reckon we are witnessing the second coming of MS

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#1401520 7-Oct-2015 09:48

lxsw20: Whats with the finger print sensor being a us only thing?

It has a "Windows Hello" approved camera for facial recognition. From what I've read this should be pretty secure unless someone 3D printed your head.

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#1401531 7-Oct-2015 09:54

Wade: I love the hinge design, not sure having the GPU in the keyboard will make everybody happy all of the time

But the trade-off is that with the keyboard detached this thing looks like it will be very thin and light. If I am reading the specs right, the Surface Book is lighter even with it's keyboard attached that the Surface pro 4 is without a keyboard. presumably the screen portion would have had to be thicker and heavier if they had put the GPU in the screen.

EDIT: I must have been reading the weight WITHOUT the keyboard. With the keyboard it is certainly not lighter than the Pro 4.

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#1401563 7-Oct-2015 10:28

Am I right in saying the Surfacebook has no ports in tablet mode? All the demo video's seem to show ports on the base only.
Looks great though, really impressed with this new Microsoft. They are releasing really solid products with great functionality.

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#1401569 7-Oct-2015 10:30

Paul1977:
lxsw20: Whats with the finger print sensor being a us only thing?

It has a "Windows Hello" approved camera for facial recognition. From what I've read this should be pretty secure unless someone 3D printed your head.

I'm sure there are plenty of other ways to secure the device. More just interested in why a feature like a finger print sensor is a region locked.

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