Stunning scenery and wildlife in US
Even Bass Pro BBQ's are not large enough for one of those chapsappols to Rudolf and friends in advance
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My Surface Laptop forget the Apple mouse after restart/updates too. But not my old Logitec MX2 so something similar going on?Yes. I've tried Malwarebytes (and a few others too). Thank you. Wiped this machine so many times, I do not think it remembers what it is.
So my iOS turn off background app refresh was not a good idea in Windows? Makes complete sense.
I will definitely give a Surface Book another go at some point when I know i can devote the time, patience and curiosity rather than return because of a few minor bugs. I normally do not give up, but my timing just stunk.
I'll definitely be better prepared for take 2. And who knows? I'll keep my eyes open for sales.
I’ve been reading iffy reviews on both models, (SP6 and SB2 13.5).
At least with all my failed attempts, I may have a credit on my CC that I can use toward a bill.![]()
If I could offer a little advice, stop reading reviews and just use the thing yourself. Most reviews have some sort of bias, whether it be they just generally don't like the product or brand, user error, have a bad unit, etc. If I had a dollar for every 1-star review I have read due to user error...
Forget the reviews, stick with it for a bit and make up your own mind and then keep it or return it based on your own experience, not that of someone who may be giving it a 1 star because it doesn't work the way *they* wanted it to work.
And Lisa GadeAgreed, there's nothing really wrong with either the SP6 or the SB2, more likely just didn't meet the individuals expectations, nor do I own either.
Notebookcheck.com being one of the few reliable sources IMHO as they balance facts and not purely opinion. Personally I rarely bother as I generally know what I want, just a quick scan to check there's no auto fail design features
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Agreed, there's nothing really wrong with either the SP6 or the SB2, more likely just didn't meet the individuals expectations, nor do I own either.
Notebookcheck.com being one of the few reliable sources IMHO as they balance facts and not purely opinion. Personally I rarely bother as I generally know what I want, just a quick scan to check there's no auto fail design features
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If I could offer a little advice, stop reading reviews and just use the thing yourself. Most reviews have some sort of bias, whether it be they just generally don't like the product or brand, user error, have a bad unit, etc. If I had a dollar for every 1-star review I have read due to user error...
Forget the reviews, stick with it for a bit and make up your own mind and then keep it or return it based on your own experience, not that of someone who may be giving it a 1 star because it doesn't work the way *they* wanted it to work.
Agreed, there's nothing really wrong with either the SP6 or the SB2, more likely just didn't meet the individuals expectations, nor do I own either.
Notebookcheck.com being one of the few reliable sources IMHO as they balance facts and not purely opinion. Personally I rarely bother as I generally know what I want, just a quick scan to check there's no auto fail design features
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And Lisa Gadeat Mobiletechreview she's a good rounded reviewer
I generally skip user reviews unless I see complaints on a retailer site and these correlate with the manufacturer’s support (as was the case with the HP), if it’s not a wide spread legit complaint. It simply comes down to not being familiar with the system. Will see if I can make an appointment the day I go into MS again to determine what I’ll be picking up.
Right now, it looks like an SB2 13, but if the SP6 can run a small Wacom tablet without hiccups, I may just go back to that. I won’t throw in the towel if I need a separate Wacom to draw. I know both will be fine for school, writing and the usual consumption.
I need to look up Lisa’s reviews again since she also does digital art (I know she enjoys the HP Spectre 360 a lot in that regard).
Anyway, thanks for the common sense.
LOL! (Auto fail design features) I promise not make keyboards magically disappear again.
Thanks for the link.
And cheers to @SteveJUAE for the Lisa Gade shout out. The only tech reviewer I pay attention to, given her non bias, cross platform reviews.
Thanks, guys.
Good point about paid reviews. The thing is, I am generally a very thorough tester. Now that I know what I want, it should be painless.
Liza's good value and more than qualified, I like the detail Notebookcheck goes into, and they look to be systematic.
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Good point about paid reviews. The thing is, I am generally a very thorough tester. Now that I know what I want, it should be painless.
To a fault at times, which often leaves reviews unfinished. Too many computers to review, too little time![]()
I don't generally buy new hardware moment it's out the gate so there's always enough info and my background lends to it as well. Most these days tend to have it sorted out, which what what's so infuriating about Apple and disregard for it's customers. We're on Gen 3 of the "ButterBall" keyboard and they are still seemingly less reliable than a basic notebook costing just a few hundred dollars...
Anyway "you reap what you sow" and why forum's such as this exist today...
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I don't know what Apple's game is. When the first gen of butterfly keyboards failed, they released second gen which "allegedly" had been improved, but suffered from the same failures. Rather than change the design of the mechanism in any meaningful way, they instead added a silicone barrier to delay the inevitable.
When the iMac Pro was released and the machine was suffering from T2 related kernel panics, you would think Apple would address the problem with their most expensive machine before rolling it out in their best selling models, but nope. They went ahead and released the MacBook Pro anyway and even more reports of issues. You would think that would maybe get their attention and they would finally address the issue before additional roll-outs, but nope. Lets just add what we know is a problem to the MacBook Air and Mac Mini too. People will buy them anyway.
I still see reports of screen delamination (staingate), so that doesn't appear to be fixed yet either.
I don't want to turn this thread into a political one, so without mentioning names, I will reference a US politician during our primary season quipping that his supporters were so loyal that he could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody without losing any voters.
I think Apple isn't far behind. They can release anything, T2 issues, failing keyboards, delaminating screens, bent iPads, and their fanbase is overall so loyal that they won't lose many customers. That at least seems to be the case. They keep selling product and people keep defending it and policing the forums tellings others how they are blowing it out of proportion, typing on it wrong, cleaning it wrong, leveling it wrong, whatever![]()
Thanks, his Wacom bamboo ink vs Surface pen video was very good.Microsoft Surface Pen Alternatives Tested....
I believe there is an almost 100% chance of a Surface Book 3 in October, since it follows their previous release schedule.
Things I would have expect to see would be the Black color, updates to CPU/GPU, hopefully TB3, maybe 32GB RAM and 2TB Storage options?
Also maybe an update to the Surface Pen as well, since I keep seeing leaks and hints for an eventual update
You and me both![]()