Surface Book is Microsoft’s first in-house high-performance laptop which released yesterday, you can pre-order from here. It is power full laptop with a full sized backlit keyboard. It is lot more than a laptop, the screen is actually detachable from keyboard so it can be used as tablet.
It has lovely magnesium body design with a hinge that folds and expands when you open the note book. The Surface Book comes with keyboard and has backlit that you feel good for typing. The track pad is glass.
This post outlines the Key Features comparing to Apple 13.3 inch Mac Book Pro with Retina Display
Surface Book Screen – 13.5†PixelSense screen
It delivers 6 million pixels to your eyes (267 PPI).
Display comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
Screen size |
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Pixel Density 267 PPI |
227 PPI |
Resolution 3,000 X 2,000
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2,560 X 1,600 |
Graphics card comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
i5: Intel HD graphics (non-GPU) i5/i7: NVIDIA GeForce graphics (GPU) GDDR5 1GB of graphics memory |
Intel Iris 6100
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Processor comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
6th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 from Skylake family Processor cores Available in both Dual-core and quad-core |
Intel Core i5 It does offer core i7 Dual-core |
Memory comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
8 GB/16GB |
8GB/16GB LPDDR3 SDRAM |
Battery Life comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
Can last for 12 hours while playing video |
10 hours |
Dimensions comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
Folded Height Weight |
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Ports comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
Two USB 3.0 SD Card Reader Surface Connect Headphone jack Mini display port |
Two USB 3.0 Thunderbolt 2 SDXC card slot Headphone Jack |
Price comparison
Surface Book |
Mac Book Pro with Retina Display |
Starting price $1,499 For 128GB/8GB Core i5, Intel HD graphics configuration
$2,199 for 256GB/8GB Core i5 and Intel HD graphics $2,799 for256GB / 8GB Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GPU$3,499 for (512 GB/16GB, Core i7, NVIDIA GPU) |
$1,299 MSRP |
· When is it out? October 26 2015 (available for pre-order on October 7)
Microsoft claims, “this is the fastest 13-inch laptop ever made anywhere on any planet.” Microsoft says it’ll actually be twice as fast as the MacBook Pro.
Finally you are getting the surface with keyboard