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I use Kingsoft Office, which is lighter and faster than OpenOffice or LibreOffice, and is also free.
Did anyone get a Windows 10 invite?
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I have both the 2010 Microsoft Office suite and Open Office on my PC. I got the MS Office suite very cheap by pre-order when it first came out.
Windows 10 seems to work fine on old hardware and I have heard people say old laptops are even running fine but I have had issues on mine..
My experience with an old laptop has been the reverse. For me Windows 7 ran faster then Windows 10...
HP/Compaq CQ61-314TU with 4 gig ram and 500gb hdd
Intel Celeron dual core 1.8ghz and intel mobile video.
When I had Win 7 on this it ran fast but under Windows 10 the boot time has been slower and performance overall not as I had expected..
I have since removed 10 and put Windows 7 back..
My experience with an old laptop has been the reverse. For me Windows 7 ran faster then Windows 10...
HP/Compaq CQ61-314TU with 4 gig ram and 500gb hdd
Intel Celeron dual core 1.8ghz and intel mobile video.
When I had Win 7 on this it ran fast but under Windows 10 the boot time has been slower and performance overall not as I had expected..
I have since removed 10 and put Windows 7 back..
The new Surface Book looks really damn sweet. Clever design, CPU in the tablet part, dedicated GPU in the keyboard part.
Finally a reason for me to move away from Macbooks.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVfOe5mFbAE[/yt]
Finally a reason for me to move away from Macbooks.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVfOe5mFbAE[/yt]
Why is the GPU separate?
I wonder what kind of price this is going to be. It does look nice.
Becasue it allows a higher GPU to be used (in this case it's a NVIDIA) that will provide better perfomance.
Becasue of size, weight, power consumption and the heat, you can't fit one into a tablet.
So when you've detached the keyboard the unit will rely on the GPU that's integrated into the processor (Intel HD), add on the keyboard with the GPU and additional battery capacity and you can get better video performance.
you can find some specs and details
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9694/microsoft-reveals-the-surface-book
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/9696/windows-10-devices-hands-on
I believe it's going to be starting at $1499.
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Why would you do that? The Surface outclasses the latest Macbook in several ways. If you're going to pay $1500 anyway, at least get something better than the other guy's $1500 notebook.
Plus, the starting price of the Surface Pro 4 is only $899 for the base model, compared to $1299 for the base model Macbook Pro.
Plus, the starting price of the Surface Pro 4 is only $899 for the base model, compared to $1299 for the base model Macbook Pro.
Which model Surface Book was $1499... That's the price he quoted in the video..
I'm a windows user so I would actually buy this over the Mac. OSX is not to my liking..
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The $1599 model has a Core i7, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. For $1,299, you can get the Core i5 with 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. Either way, that's a better value than the Macbook Pro, and for less.
Ooof.. too much for me. I just shelled out roughly that much for a new desktop PC (with Win10, curious to see it in action) and was thinking about MS Surface line as a tablet/laptop device for mobile computing with the bonus of being able to use Office programs instead of relying on some funky apps.
That Surface Book looks very awesome but was too expensive.
It pretty much costs the same as all other ultrabooks on the market including the Macbook Pro and the Dell xps 13 so I don't see the big deal. The price is pretty much what you'd expect for an ultrabook and it's definitely better value than a Macbook Pro.
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This. Plus, the base Surface Pro will start at $899, and will still be an absurdly powerful machine for that kind of money and mobility.
I've been waiting for the announcement of the Windows 10 phones to decide when I upgrade and what I go to for my next phone. Currently have a Lumia 625 and was hoping I'd go for a Lumia again, but I can't bring myself to go for them at the price point they're aiming for. So I've decided my next phone will be an Android phone, and I can still take all the Windows apps across, Onedrive and onenote, office, outlook, Cortana even, if I so choose.
Because Microsoft has released Android versions of their applications such as Office and OneDrive.
Yeah, Microsoft are all about the "Mobility of Experience" rather than "Mobility of Device" now. Which kinda seems daft when they're trying to build a devices business.
Eh, I find it kind of smart considering their Windows Phones are never going to take off. This way people still stay within the MS ecosystem of apps which makes them more likely to stick to Windows and not go for MacOS.
