Microsoft Surface Book

Updates surfacing

New firmware update available for Surface Book and Surface Laptop

Sean Endicott 2 weeks ago 3

A firmware update is rolling out for the Surface Book 2, Surface Book, Surface Laptop 2, and Surface laptop.

Work Hard Play Hard

The HP Spectre x360 is your perfect college buddy

Richard Devine 1 month ago

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.

Is there a noticeable impact?

Do laptop screen protectors affect touchscreen sensitivity?

Brendan Lowry 5 months ago

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?

Brendan Lowry 5 months ago

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

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 8 months ago 4

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

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 10 months ago 3

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

Richard Devine 1 year ago

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?

Rich Edmonds 1 year ago 10

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

Rich Edmonds 1 year ago 64

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

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 1 year ago 3

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

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 1 year ago 7

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

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 1 year ago 20

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

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 1 year ago 28

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

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 1 year ago 22

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

Jez Corden 1 year ago 68

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

Jez Corden 1 year ago 20

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.

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