Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB)

The laptop is great. The seller was even better. Just be careful if you want Microsoft complete, you have to do it while ordering and not after

Este dispositivo es uno de los mejores equipos que puedes comprar en el 2018, no hay nada parecido a esto en el mercado, tienes unas especificaciones muy buenas y la calidad de construcción y el teclado son excelentes, mucho mejor que una mac. PERO yo uso esta computadora de vez en cuando para jugar (específicamente Starcraft 2) y debido al formato de pantalla que es de 3:2 y la alta resolución que tiene, si quieres jugar tu juego sin ninguna barra negra o sin que se vea pixeleado tendrás que jugarlo a la resolución de 3000x2000 que es casi 4K, lo que quiere decir que tendrás que bajar los gráficos del juego a niveles medios o bajos para poder tener una experiencia fluida, en mi caso con Starcraft 2 lo juego con gráficos Altos a más o menos 45 fps. Si quieren comprar esta computadora para jugar juegos de vez en cuando es un punto importante a considerar.

I used the machine for approximately 3 weeks and as completely happy and in love with it that I was, all of a sudden my GPU started crashing and one of my main programs I use that heavily uses the GPU would crash as well. I have returned the machine and am really hesitant to order another one because if this happens again, I will be putting Amazon out with this inconvenience of returning it again and they wont like that I am sure. I am really disappointed as I know this is the perfect laptop for me, but I have never had this problem happen after owning many many high end machines. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Basically what happens is that all of a sudden I hear the windows sound that something has been unplugged, and I look in the device manager and it only shows my Intel integrated graphics. I then have to restart the machine so the GPU will reinstall. I spent a good hour to an hour and a half with Surface support who couldn't figure it out either so who knows what was wrong with the machine. Amazon was wonderful through a few issues I had as well with the machine as it came with a faulty charger that had to be replaced via Amazon sending me a whole new machine because my current machine was not charging correctly when using the charger it came with. Lightening struck twice with the machine but I understand it is probably isolated because I cant find anyone who has had the problem I have had and the huge majority of those who bought this machine are thrilled with it so I know it is a great machine. Although I am really frustrated at how this all turned out, I am happy I purchased it from Amazon because they have always done the right thing and I am so pleased with their professionalism, their attentiveness to my needs, and they always want to make sure I am completely happy. I just hope I don't have to return another one if I get another one! I did not write this to discourage anyone from buying the product. I have owned several Surface products and love them so much, Microsoft and a few writers wrote articles about how I used the Surface Pro 4 when I had one so I love the brand. The Surface Book 2 is a great product and massively powerful. I just want others to know what happened with my system in case anyone else has the same thing happen to them. And I am confident if anyone else has issues with theirs, I know Amazon and Surface support will do whatever they can to help.

I made the decision to sell my slightly aging gaming tower as I started into a Information Design program at school. So I needed a portable, high powered, all in one laptop to replace my desktop; while also meeting the needs of a student. I do not think there is a laptop on the market that could meet all these needs better. The display is perfect for video and photo content, the size factor is the right mix of large enough display and keyboard, while still fitting comfortably in the hand and backpack. Touch screen and tablet functionality is perfect for my usage; as I am not a digital artist full time. I game on this thing consistently, mostly FF:14 and lighter title's but I also completed DQ:11 and it ran great; the i7 and 1050 will handle everything besides the most demanding of PC titles. The battery has never died on me. Full school days and work days without a charger with me and I've only ran it into battery saver twice, both times because I forgot to charge it the night before. (you CAN charge with a Usb type-C powerbank if it is the proper wattage!) I am extremely pleased with my purchase decision and in the premium laptop space, you aren't easily going to find anything that feels this nice and performs this well.

This is an edited review. I purchased the Surface Book 2 for graduate school and some gaming when I travel. I cannot recommend it after several months of use. Yes, what everyone says about the Surface Book 2 is true: It's a luxury laptop which provides a great of power and functionality. But it also runs like a vintage American muscle car, unable to make the best use of its powerful engine while being plagued by critical problems. I have had to exchange one model already and I am now contemplating returning the second---I am by no means alone. Some have exchanged their Surface Book 2 over five times, encountering the same variety of critical failures over and over. The first problem you will likely encounter is that the Surface Book 2 will stop recognizing its main graphics card, reverting to the far less powerful Intel graphics card. You can forget about doing anything moderately intensive once your fancy Nvidia graphics card vanishes. Games will crash or run at potato level graphics, while any other moderately intensive editing program will sputter like they're running on a computer that costs 1/4 of what the Surface Book 2 does. Many people have encountered this problem. Some suggest that you can temporarily fix the problem by detaching the tablet and re-attaching it. But the problem *will* return. I routinely "lost" my graphics card with my Surface Book 2, even when I updated all my drivers and reattached the tablet. And then the computer kept telling me that the tablet was detached when it was in fact locked to the keyboard. The keyboard, as well as the charging port, failed to respond, letting the computer slowly die. I couldn't turn it back on once the computer failed to recognize its own keyboard, would not detach the tablet, and failed to charge. I had to return the computer, which Microsoft thankfully exchanged with a new Surface Book 2. But in the process I lost all my licensed software and could save only what I had backed up. I encountered the same problems with my new Surface Book 2 within weeks. My graphics card vanished and my Microsoft Surface charger burnt out and needed to be replaced (a $100 charger, mind you). I decided to purchase a $20 app that manually upgrades every driver on my computer, which may have solved my graphics card problem. But now I encounter blue screen video tdr errors, which force the computer to slowly reboot. I've been shut out of games, word editing, and many other tasks, which makes me risk losing progress on whatever I'm working on. On top of that, the Surface Book 2 has battery issues: Even when plugged it at lowest power settings, your computer will slowly deplete its battery while doing anything moderately intensive (e.g. gaming). Playing games on "best performance," the highest power setting, can take down up to 10% of your battery in an hour. Maybe that's not an issue for some, but I don't like knowing that my expensive computer can't sustain itself and is slowly taxing its non-replaceable batteries even while plugged in, You'll certainly get to know Microsoft tech support if you purchase this computer. One of the women I spoke to plainly told me that the Surface Books 2, while "great," was a common source of complaints. My other complaints are that the Surface Book 2 lacks a lot of what you'd expect from such a high price computer. Namely, it has no HDMI port and very few USB ports. You'll have to purchase another expensive item, the Surface dock, if you want the kind of connectivity you'd likely expect from a high-power, high-cost laptop. You'll also have to buy yourself a stylus if you want to make use of the touch screen, as Microsoft does not include one with the Surface Book 2 model (it does come with the Surface Book 1, however). That's gonna add up to a lot of moolah. Having said all that, you'll probably love this computer at first if you're fortunate to be able to afford it: it IS powerful, has a smooth keyboard, can run games like Witcher 3, and looks great. It reminds me of my mom's old Camaro, a beast of a car that could accelerate in a flash but couldn't idle too long at a stoplight or the whole thing would sputter out and die. You might want to consider something more sensible. Update: 12/2020 I wish I had not purchased this laptop, and instead put my money towards something cheaper for productivity and/or towards a desktop PC. The number of problems I have had with *both* of my Surface Book 2s is ridiculous. Just today, while working, my battery dropped from 50% to 0% in an instant. This happens to both batteries, making running the GPU impossible.