Sunday, November 6, 2016

my first impressions coming from a Macbook Pro

Yesterday I got my Surface Book. This is my first Windows PC since ten years! The last ten years I only used Macs privately (for work I always used Windows PCs).

Overall the experience of using a Surface Book is very good, but there are still some issues here that should be resolved.

First let me start by saying that I am running the Anniversary edition with the latest firmware for my Surface book.

The main issues I am experiencing are:
  • Going in tablet mode sometimes results in a blank screen or the touch screen stops working. A reboot resolves that always.
  • Sometimes the fans kick off, even for small tasks.
  • The battery drain when in tablet mode is extreme.. 25% in 10 minutes for watching a YouTube video seems extreme to me.
  • Overall, the experience of setting the Surface Book up and installing applications is still not so good as it is on a Macbook. OS X is still better suited for the basic stuff.


After having set up everything I enjoy Windows 10. I especially like the keyboard and the display of the Surface Book.
I would like to see Microsoft resolving the issues when in tablet mode. Everything else is really great.


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