Really solid device from Microsoft this year. A bit on the pricey side but an excellent option for the right user. Thanks for watching! p.s - One of the graphs has a mislabeled CPU. It should be a i7-8650U

Something makes me want this. Regardless of its price to performance ratio.

After two years, nearly done with my uni now i'm buying this laptop

Keyboard - *Excellent* Track Pad - *Excellent* Performance - *Good* Gaming - *Pretty Good* Speakers - *Pretty Good* Battery Life - *Good* Web Cam - *Great* Mic Quality - *Pretty Good* Thermals - *Good* Fan Noise under Max Load - *A Little Loud* Port Selection - *Decent* *(2 USB 3.0’s, SD card slot & a USB-C)* Disadvantages - • *Price* • *The Lack of a Thunderbolt 3 support* • *The AC Adaptor they Included -* *it’s a proprietary connector* *📌SUMMARY📌* *Microsoft is the only company making something like this. If you buy it, make sure you’re making full use of it’s purpose, if you’re not making use of the tablet or the detach ability and all that, then there are cheaper, more affordable devices that would be a better fit.*

IDK man, at that price I'd rather get an Alienware 13 with a 1060 ($1500) and an iPad Pro 10.5 with Apple Pencil ($750) and spend the remaining $250 on garlic bread.

How I interpret Microsoft's products: - Surface Laptop: great ultra book suited for education or professional - Surface Pro: powerful tablet suited for education, artists, or outgoers/travelers - Surface Book: unique hybrid meant for the most hardcore professionals/artists (who travel a lot or are really outgoers) - Surface Studio: a touchscreen desktop/board for hardcore artists/professionals (ex. Engineers, photo editors, etc) That's my understanding of Microsoft's target markets.Agree or disagree?

I love how minimalistic this video is while I am watching. No panning, no zooming, no stupid effects. Just plain jane straight up talking about the device. Thumbs up, Dave!

Holy crap that's the best webcam i've seen ever in a windows laptop. It's so clear and the mic sounds really good and clear

Such quality reviews. That intro is beautiful, man.

I'm impressed with that webcam and mic.

Best SB2 review I've seen. Your demeanor makes your review first class.

Man, you're approaching a million!! I really hope you hit a mil before your next video!! You've got no idea how happy I am.

Superb video Dave!

IMO this is a true “pro” laptop. I edit videos professionally and do a lot of shoots. This would be light, slim, easy to use. It’s expensive, but for what I do it’s worth it. Plus, compared to the MacBook Pro, you get a premiere friendly gpu, better cpu, battery, screen and a touch screen. Plus it separates if you just want the tablet. Again - expensive (obviously) but as someone who’s does 300-500 wedding edits a year, I can see a benefit to owning this.

I typically don't leave comments, but you consistently put out well rounded reviews. Always great to hear your opinion which always seem to be very pragmatic.

You played a big role in me deciding to buy this laptop and I'm loving it!! Thanks

Hi Dave, The reason they didn't include a Thunderbolt 3 port is because the "u" series processors only have 12 PCIe lanes, with only a single 4-lane channel (which is used by the dGPU). You see the Razer Blade, etc. using a dGPU+Thunderbolt 3 because the HQ series processors have 16 lanes, with 2 4-lane channels. It's unfortunate, but there's really nothing they could have done if they still wanted to include a dGPU. I think they made the right choice.

I really liked this device, but as dave said i am also concerned about price tag. I mean it's a huge.

Crazy how I use to watch your videos when they only got a couple thousand views on chrome books and macs, it’s awesome how far you grown! Thanks for to this review!

Wow, the Webcam is really awesome and also the mic too. Every notebook maker should try to put the same quality as well. Great review Dave!

Guys, you need to understand that Microsoft with this laptop is aiming for artist consumers, especially those who would benefit from its touch and drawing capability. I wouldn't buy this product myself, but I know friends in illustration major that extremely benefiting from that. I'd say Surface Book 2 is not just going against Mac, but also Wacom products. Wacom doesn't have many competitors, but Microsoft is their strongest competitors with their Surface lineup. For now, Wacom in precision is higher than Surface products, but I'd keep in mind that I wouldn't need a Wacom tablet with my laptop if I have Surface Book 2. I really like Dave's reviews, but what would be missing from this review is the touch and drawing capabilities of the Surface Book 2.

Black Friday coming up soon, looking for laptop support. Where my mans Dave at.

felt like a calm video before going to bed, obviously clicked on dave. another great video mate

Good job! You’re my favorite vlogger for IT. Superb content. Thanks!

Another great review, Dave. For those of us that use the pen a lot there’s nothing else like it. I wouldn’t even consider buying anything besides the Surface Book 2. I got mine on the 16th: the 15 inch with 1 TB, and I love this thing. And the 3:2 aspect ratio is a delight and is more productive in daily work than any other screen ratio for me. By the way I understand the reason that the USB-C does not include thunderbolt 3 is because there were not enough system channels left available once the communication between the keyboard & the screen is fully implemented. It wasn’t a marketing decision. MS really nailed it with this machine!

I would love​ a black version!

Very comprehensive review with professionalism like always,thumps up for you! Dave

Hey Dave! You make some amazing videos! Keep them coming. I got a quick question. How do you stay so calm in your videos?? Like you always sound so calm and collected its sick!

Hey Dave! Superb video, looking forward to the 15inch version myself, hope you will have a video for it. I believe the PCIe lanes are too limited for them to make the device like this and include Thunderbolt, with the GPU separate and having their Surface connection. Not entirely sure, but could be worth some research to get an idea as to why they choose to use USB-C, which from my understanding doesn't require a PCIe lane?.. Again, not sure, but could explain the missing Thunderbolt :)

Funny that you say it’s priced 15% high. On sale for 15% off right now at $1700

Very thorough review. Thanks!

was waiting for your review of this one!!

Thunderbolt 3 is a PCIE-based technology. The way the Surface Book docks and undocks the tablet is by shutting down the PCIE lanes in the performance base. This prevents noisy signal from the physical disconnect from blue-screening Windows (PCIE is technically hot-swappable but Windows can't handle that burst of noise). I wonder if Thunderbolt was omitted because of the PCIE switching?

I paused it just to say BINGING WITH BABISH OMG I love you Dave. Even more now.

I’ve been waiting... For a review like you

Your all videos are so simple and beautiful that i watched more than 25 of them in 2 days

devices like this are the future fr sure, a full-fledged laptop that can be transformed into a tablet I feel as though eventually tablets will just become part of both laptops and phones,

Damn that web cam quality is dope :)

We love ur vids..and ur accent as, well..,. It's a great experience to watch premium products on ur channel.. and the reviews u share..keep movin

Easily the best reviews on youtube. Theres no competition for you, Dave!

The reason it doesn't have Thunderbolt 3 support is most likely due to the limit of the connections between the base and the dock. This laptop has to already supply 4 PCIE lanes for the GPU, some extra for the USB ports and a charging connector to the dock. If there were Thunderbolt 3 on the dock, Microsoft would have to cram 2 or 4 extra PCIE lanes on the connection and it seems that's a difficult thing to do. Why they wouldn't include a Thunderbolt 3 port in the base though, I have no idea...

it's now a lower price! you can now get a surface pen, a carrying bag, and the full bundle for 2k with a student discount! :D

Videos are amazing and that wallpaper was sick

Your videos are really great! I already bought the Lenovo Legion Y530 but I m still whatching your videos

I don't think TB3 is Microsofts fault, but rather the number of PCI-E lanes the U series processors have. With the 1060 and a PCI-E SSD they probably used all the lanes. The rMBP 15 uses the 45W processors, and 13" has no GPU, which is why it can have TB3.

Please do a video on the 15" version

I love your videos. They are very calming and informative with minimum-to-no bias. I loved this video as well. That said, I would've loved it even more if you'd have covered the pen in more detail. I am really considering this for business travel and note taking applications during meetings etc and the biggest reason for that is the tablet mode with the pen. With previous generations I have heard that the pen isn't as good and low-latency as the Apple one. So I was really looking toward a detailed perspective on the pen too. Oh well. Perhaps in a later video if you can cover that, it would be great. Thanks for the great content and quality.

I didn't expect to see binging with babish here :D great review!

There is not enough PCIe lanes for it to have thunderbolt 3, the other devices you mentioned have HQ processors those have more PCIe lanes

Shoutout to Cyan, THE BEST COLOR

Jeez I dig the youtube vids you feature. Shining some light on other youtubers is cool.

Gauge of a great reviewer is if my interest is riveted despite the fact that I'm never going to even think about buying the product. Practical, sensible, adept, concise. Thanks!

Something that's this beautifully crafted and could serve as both a tablet and a laptop at will and like you mentioned "it is super hard to engineer something like this with processors in both the top and bottom units". You feel $2K is too much for it? And $2K is not too much for a MacBook that does't do what this does? And $1K+ is not too much for an iPhone X that doesn't really have much innovation in it? Really?

My company got us these laptops (for software engeneers only tho). We laugh about how we use them more at lunch for playing CS:GO rather than coding XD Tho being able to run live demos in a meeting with minimum waiting time, it's a really cool thing. We got rid of all our old workstations, we now have a desk, 2 monitors (I have 3 cause I'm a baller), a keyboard and a mouse (personnaly rocking a G810&G300s, colleagues prefer Corsair), all connected to a hub. Good decision IMO. Anyways, great video, as always man!

Good video! Insightful dave

This dude has a pleasant listening voice. Clear, no uhhs, smooth and good pronunciation. He was made for reviewing.

Dave! The price is fully justifiable. It's in the same tier as MacBooks and destroys them in graphic performance. And offers more utility. The TB comments are fair. But if they were going to cut corners anywhere I'm ok with it being TB as it already has a great GPU. Right now this is by far the closest device to an ultraportable, long battery life Ultrabook that can play games. I think it deserves more credit and hype than it's getting.

I know the 1060 kicks the poop out of the top Radeon Pro 560 in the rMBP, but a video of exactly how much would still be interesting to watch. Wish for Nvidia choices on Macs, I slightly prefer macOS but the GPU choices are pushing me away.

Awesome review, Dave!

Like always great work Dave. For those who don't know his channel, and if you are not a pro with computers (laptops) check his channel he has a deep knowledge about it and he reviews if not every model, almost every model for sure... I can with absolutely with no doubt say, I know much more about laptops than I did before... And my main thing is gaming, so... Keep it up man!

I work for Microsoft. The reason there's no Thunderbolt port on the Book 2 is because Surface Connect takes 16 PCIE lanes and there are not enough lanes for a Thunderbolt port

I stopped my 5 page English essay due tomorrow for this.

you make me smile at 5:50, love Dave reviews

nice summary in the end

HP PAVILION POWER REVIEW PLEASE! It looks good but idk if it is, or also more "gaming" laptops that don't really look like gamery

This is my literal dream laptop. Now if I could only afford it :(

The ending with the pen in gameplay was awesome.

Damn I love your videos! Your videos are helping me a lot!

Doesn't include Thunderbolt because they want you to buy the dock

Amazing.. Love microsoft..

Let's push it guys. Share this channel and get this guy his very well deserved 1 million subs before the end of this year. ✌

Yesss been waiting for this

I would love this so much but it's sooooooo expensive :(

Hello, how is the pen jitter on diagonal lines ? especially when you draw slow precise diagonal lines ? is it as bad as the sp4 ?

Outstanding review. Thank you.

Great video as always. One thing about the USB C port, it can charge the device through that port but it's reportedly much slower than using the Surface adapter

please review the hp spectre x360 15t!

They should make a skinnier version of this just in laptop without the tablet mode. That way you have the powerhorse laptop and a cool light skinny laptop. Because the design is too thick and has a dumb location for the headphone jack.

i like your voice and thanks for a very detailed review, now you've got one more subscriber haha

I hardly comment on any video but this guy forced me to do that by posting quality content. keep goining.

Peeped the Babish 👌🏻

You watch position is making me anxious.

Awesome jacket and t-shirt Dave.

ARE WE GETTING AN EVE VIDEO SOON???????

Dave please give us a 60 FPS video, just one!

Great video!! Just curious..what happened to the laptop setup series??

Man, awesome intro animation!

Ah Surface 2, the F35 of the PC world It tries to be everything and it's expensive!

So gaming with the 15" drains the battery even when plugged? Can someone confirm? That's insane, as Microsoft does market this laptop for gaming as well. It even has Xbox Wireless.

I listen to you while I'm studying or drawing. Your voice is soothing.

That's a great review, as usual. Thanks. I think I will stick with the Yoga 920 though.

I'd love to see Apple's attempt at making something like this. It would be expensive as hell, but it'd be cool to see what they come up with.

Price? C'mon it fights with macbook pro, and it for me destroys. Better battery, tablet mode, way better gpu!

Hi Dave. I really enjoy your videos. The quality of your videos makes all the difference. Even when the subject is not of my interest I tend to watch it anyway. The graphics and the intro are always on point. Congrats. Btw, what's the software you use to measure the temperature of the CPU with those graphs at 3:12? Thanks.

I appreciate your review. Not so sure this is the one for me but I will keep studying these videos and certain I will figure that out. I never realized there was so much to buying tech. Thankful for everyone that puts these videos together. Even though it may not be the machine for me I believe the thumb up or down is for your talents and not necessarily the product. Thank you.

But can it double as a chefs knife like my Lenovo 920?

Binging with babish I know Him ;)

I love the dave 2d videos hehe

I love ur voice. Very calm.

Great video Dave! I agree, the omission of a Thunderbolt 3 port definitely rubs me the wrong way, as while the CPU should stay relatively relevant for a good number of years, the GPU will feel old very quickly, and a Thunderbolt 3 port with an external GPU would have been a great way to alleviate that. However, I do have a theory as to why it does not include a Thunderbolt 3 port. The Intel i7-8650u, the processor inside of the Surface Book 2, only has 12 PCIe lanes. 4 go to the GPU, 4 go to the SSD, and the other 4 are likely utilized for other components throughout the system such as the WiFi card. Now, I imagine some kind of solution could have been devised where, if you used a Thunderbolt 3 port, then the GPU would be disabled, however that likely would not have gone over well with consumers. As such, I imagine that Intel is the culprit for the lack of a Thunderbolt 3 port. As all other laptops I know of that have a discrete GPU AND Thunderbolt 3 use one of Intel's previous generation quad-core high wattage mobile chips, which all supported 16 lanes of PCIe, rather than the 12 supported by the highest SKU in the Surface Book 2