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This doesnвЂ™t add much to the deviceвЂ™s thickness, but the hinge is an obvious weak point. Multiple reviewers praised the hinge, but noted that the system doesnвЂ™t close all the way when you shut the lid, since the hinge design (Microsoft calls it a Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge) rolls up at the back of the laptop rather than closing in the traditional manner.

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These kinds of corner cases seem rare, but MS will need to resolve them, presumably via driver updates. Peter B also encountered one scenario where the system insisted the tablet wasnвЂ™t docked - even when it was.

Microsoft opted to include additional battery storage and a discrete GPU from Nvidia in the base of the Surface Book (while detached, the system relies on its integrated Intel graphics).ДЄrs again notes that there are some bugs in this design: If you use the laptop in so-called вЂњtentвЂќ mode and the tablet battery dies, itвЂ™s impossible to detach the tablet and flip the screen back around the normal way until youвЂ™ve charged the battery again. While itвЂ™s far from the first system to offer this option, the majority of 2-in-1s that allow a split screen / base do so by turning the base into dumb keyboard with a USB port attached. One of the Surface BookвЂ™s biggest selling points is the way you can detach the device and carry it around in what Microsoft calls Clipboard mode. This should improve power consumption, though Microsoft also used a 3:2 display and goosed the resolution higher, up to 3000Г—2000. Like the Surface Pro 4, the new Surface Book uses metal-oxide technology (probably SharpвЂ™s IGZO) as a replacement for amorphous silicon used in other displays. The Surface Book, unlike Surface Pro 4, is an entirely different animal. Ars recorded the Pro 4 as down slightly in their WiFi test but up by 25 minutes in their WebGL benchmark. PCMag recorded the Surface Pro 4 as offering an additional 84 minutes of battery life. CPU and GPU performance are both up, while battery life is heavily test dependent. If thatвЂ™s not an issue, the Surface Pro 4 is the best iteration of the Surface concept yet. If you need to actually use the device on your lap while typing on the Type Cover, itвЂ™s not that great. The general consensus about the Surface Pro 4 is that itвЂ™s a refined, polished version of the Surface concept, with some of the same basic compromises inherent to the form factor.

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