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tl;dr "The hardware and build quality is very good. Performance is fantastic. Software on the Surface Book is a let down. The first firmware update fixed a lot, but there are still too many outstanding issues to recommend the Surface Book at this time."

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I got to play with one in best buy the other day. The hardware is pretty damn good. It is a lot thinner than I expected. It isn't too bad to hold as a stand-alone tablet either. I was having issues with ejecting the tablet from the base though. It felt like I was trying to break the thing. The keyboard and trackpad seem fine and very macbook-like. This seems to be a very good machine for a Windows user (I'm not the target demo). My son wondered about its gaming capabilities lol.

So basically it has the same issues with Windows 10 as a 300$ laptop.

People who pony up that kind of money for same software experience are brave in my view.

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