Pic related. My laptop just kicked the bucket yesterday and I need a new one. Old laptop was a 5 pound 15.6" screen and it was too heavy and bulky for my liking. I'm looking to go with something lighter and more portable. Is Surface Pro 6 a good choice? If you have one, what do you think of it and what should I know before I buy?
Should I buy a Surface Pro 6?
Luke Powell
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Cooper Diaz
Oh, and also, if you have one what specs did you get? And do you wish you had gone with different specs?
Henry Morales
Why not just get a really USFF desktop pc like pic related and screw it into the back of a monitor? pic related: AM4 desk mini, about the size of a desktop PSU.
Jeremiah Wood
Forgot link: newegg.com
Just chuck in 2 sticks of 8GB of laptop DDR4 RAM, a 2200G/2400G APU and your SSD of choice.
Jack Russell
>more portable
Somehow, I think op wants something that can actually fit in his bags.
Anyway, I like the idea of x86/64 tablets, but I know I'd miss the screen real estate. But I was one of those asshole who preordered a nexdock 2 (which I wouldn't have to take with me all the time), which will have a bigger screen. And I don't think I would want a surface, because the only way to fix anything in them is to try and break the adhesive holding the screen on without breaking the screen. Unfortunately a surface pro 6 seems to be like the only thing you can get new for under a thousand bucks that's still powerful enough to not appear to be something I'd feel like I'm be fighting all the time.
Wyatt Bell
These "computers" are a scam when you really think about it. Yeah they're portable but is the inability to upgrade the hardware really worth it? Also you're severely overpaying for the performance you get.
If you need portability THAT badly why not just use your phone and remote into your desktop via teamviewer?
Jackson Gray
In general:
>Good screen (In my experience for surface laptops)
>Adequate hardware
>It's a tablet
>Good if your highest priorities are weight and portability
However,
>No upgrades whatsoever, either buy a high-spec model or be prepared to carry external drives with you if you need any measure of storage capacity
>No maintenance options, if anything breaks you'll have to buy a new one
>Port selection is meh, be prepared to buy dongles, also no USB-c
>Not a fan of those type-cover things myself but ymmv
Kevin Hughes
i just got one, yeah the cheapest one, actually 2 of them because of an auction...
ANYWAY
It's alright, does what I want, Photoshop, streaming videos to my TV, word, excel etc.
It's light and easy to bring around, what sucks is if you buy low spec that's what you get.
Found out HP released Zbook which is more powerful but looks like more of an office laptop/tablet.
If you have any questions ask away.
Before I've used Macbook Pro, I kinda like this one more because it's more of a tablet, screen isn't too bad either.
Evan Ramirez
> No USB-C
See, that's the kicker
I'm also considering a Dell XPS 13 as another option. Not super keen on the idea of getting an HP since my old laptop that died was an HP and had a bunch of problems.
Nathaniel Ward
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>> No USB-C
>See, that's the kicker
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>I'm also considering a Dell XPS 13 as another option. Not super keen on the idea of getting an HP since my old laptop that died was an HP and had a bunch of problems.
Had the first gen XPS 13. Great laptop. Dual booted linux on it as that was my daily driver. Primarily used Windows for only one thing. Flew all over the world with me, was handled pretty roughly (not abused, just... roughened up), and it worked fine for over a year, until that stupid gravity thing pulled it down from about 30 feet high.
Ir was overkill for my needs anyways. Went to a Chromebook and have been happy ever since on that aspect. The only thing i can't do with the Chromebook is farting around with tuning my vehicles. Bought a surface... 5?6? with an i7 off CL and seems to work great for that.
Anyway... XPS 13 = great machines.