Work Hard Play Hard
The HP Spectre x360 is your perfect college buddy
If you're going away to college and you want to take an amazing laptop with you, grab yourself a HP Spectre x360, or one of our other picks of best laptops for students.
Microsoft Surface Book
Is there a noticeable impact?
Do laptop screen protectors affect touchscreen sensitivity?
Laptops with touch screens, such as the Surface Book line, are excellent. However, do screen protectors impact touch screen sensitivity? Here are our thoughts.
Raise the deflector shields
Do you really need a screen protector for your laptop?
Screen protectors are useful tools, but do laptop owners really need them? We think so. Here's why.
Embrace the Patina
Toast launches gorgeous leather Surface Book covers
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Toast has added a fresh batch of leather covers to its lineup for Surface Book and Surface Book 2.
OODLES!
Surface Book picks up oodles of stability fixes with latest firmware update
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If you're still rocking the original Surface Book, a fresh batch of stability fixes is now available with the device's latest firmware update.
I don't like fruit
The laptops you should get instead of a MacBook Pro
Attracted to the MacBook Pro but want something a little more Windows-y? Your best bet is to get a Surface Book 2.
Old vs new
Which Surface Book would you choose?
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Microsoft has two Surface Books out with the latter generation sporting a more recent Intel processor and some other additions. The original Surface Book can be found at a discounted price, so which would you choose?
Mac vs PC
Why you should upgrade from a Mac to a Windows PC
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The Apple flame has died out for some fans of the Cupertino company who are now looking for alternatives. Here are seven reasons why now is a good time to upgrade to a Windows PC.
Save a Bundle
Pick up a Surface Book (2015) for as low as $849
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The original Surface Book can currently be picked up at a pretty hefty discount at Woot.
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
New firmware updates rolling out to Surface Book and Surface Pro
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A fresh batch of stability updates are rolling out to the original Surface Book and the new Surface Pro.
Updates Ahoy!
January Surface firmware updates arrive with Spectre, Meltdown mitigations
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Microsoft is rolling out a new round of firmware updates for Surface devices, bringing mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown in the process.
Playing Defense
Microsoft issuing Surface firmware updates in response to Meltdown, Spectre
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Surface users are in for a special round of updates in response to the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre exploits, Microsoft says.
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
New firmware rolls out for Surface Book, Pro 4, and Studio
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Microsoft is rolling out a new batch of firmware updates for a trio of Surface devices.
Surface Bae 2
Why the Surface Book 2 is Jez's dream laptop
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We've been Surface users since the dark days of RT, but with the Surface Book 2, it looks as though Microsoft might have achieved perfection. Here's why.
The ultimate laptop?
Comparing the specs in Microsoft's Surface Book and new Surface Book 2
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The ultimate laptop is back with a vengeance, rocking high-end GPUs, quad-core processors and much more. Here's how the new 13.5-inch model stacks up against its older brother.
Incoming
Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book pick up fresh firmware updates
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A fresh set of firmware updates are now rolling out to the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4.
Lock it up
Kensington debuts locking bracket built to keep your Surface Book secure
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Kensington is looking to help you secure your Surface Book with its latest lockin system.
Surface Book 2?
Microsoft expected to announce new Surfaces in London on October 31
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Microsoft is holding a third Surface keynote in October this year at Future Decoded in London, where it may announce a new Surface Book.
Stealth Book
Intel shows off unseen black Microsoft Surface Book
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A mysterious black Surface Book has shown up in a video from Intel, and Microsoft is keeping tight-lipped about it.
A black eye for Surface
Consumer Reports blasts Surface PCs for reliability problems
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In its annual reliability study, trusted recommendations company Consumer Reports blasted Microsoft's Surface lineup of PCs and removed its "recommended" designation for all Surfaces, according to reports.