Microsoft Surface Laptop Intel i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Win10S Model 1769 (DAG-00007) Cobalt Blue and Microsoft Office 365 Home

UPDATE: So, Im about two weeks in now and have had a bit of time to run a few photoshoots into my Lightroom catalog to get an idea of what this laptop can handle and Im a bit less than ecstatic. Im not knocking a star off because Adobe recommends 12gb of ram to run Lightroom smoothly, so its no fault to Microsoft that I started to have some slow-downs when I got my catalog up around 1,000 images with synced settings, 1:1 previews, and adjustments gradients and brushes on many files. Ive got my cache set to 90gb and it just tends to really chug when I need to do more than basic adjustments. Outside of heavy lightroom use and sluggishness, the laptop absolutely flies with just about anything else. I really dont have a complaint to share. Its been a dream. This laptop is fantastic. I bought the i5 256/8gb model with the gray/gold coloring. First thing that amazes is the weight. Just over two pounds makes this thing feel so incredible to carry around. I almost feel like its a large phone sometimes. The design is sleek and minimalist. The speakers are loud and full and rich. The battery life is is superb. I may have a warped view on that because of the terrible battery on my old laptop, but I seem to notice 7-8 hours battery life depending on the usage. I bought this for Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop use, but havent had much time to put it through a lot of work so I will update when I know just how well it performs there. The only minor dislike is that the hinge is a little wobbly. For being touchscreen, it seems like it should have a stiffer hinge, but its quite bouncy.

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I contemplated this for quite awhile considering Dells, Asus, Airbooks and Surface. Really happy with the purchase. I travel on business and was very tired of company issued laptops. Once we changed to gmail from exchange I no longer needed to be on a corporate domain so went the bring your own device route and everything has worked great. I did have to change to windows 10 from the 10s as have many others but this is a one way change that microsoft provides. The quality is great and so far no issues though less than a half of a year of use. Noteworthy is the vast improvement in microsoft support. I needed help moving an office suite license to work on this surface and had great support in that. Its fast, light, vivid and runs the things I need (office, gmail, google docs, netflix, prime video). I am not a developer or gamer so didnt need anything other than the base model. The value at around 700 on sale is fair. Get a wireless mouse and a high capacity flash for storage and youre good to go. ** update after about 8 months. I had a temporary issue with "phantom touch". The touch screen detects a false touch. While this occurs it is difficult to control the surface. You have to disable the touch screen device while the phantom touch keeps moving the cursor. Not sure what started it or why it ended . Not enough of a problem to change the 5 star as it was a issue that off and on plagued me for a couple of days. It may have been a driver issue but its a real mystery problem. Microsoft should release a diagnostic tool to address this.

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Amazing product, the materials are great. Feels that it is a premium quality. The battery may disappoint you because in tech specs you can see that it will work 14.5 hours. As for me I couldnt get from it more than 8 hours. It may heat if you will play games, then you need some additional cooling. Also the screen ratio is 2x3 that is great for work. But for movies it may be not as wide as you would like. Touch screen is great, very responsible. To keyboard and touch pad there is no complaints.

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I bought this for my wife to replace her older, bulky, HP laptop. It was a few years old and replacement was due. She picked this one out at a retail store and we found it on Amazon for a reduced price. She LOVES it!! So light, fast, and cute because its her favorite color. The palm rests have a cloth feeling but they are made of some plastic stuff thats easily cleaned, the screen looks great, and the keyboard feels right... partly due to the palm rests allowing a person to rest palms on them while typing. It has a fast hard drive, its quiet and light. I really dont have negatives to say about it except that it only has a couple of USB 3 ports. Thats OK... I bought a tiny USB 3 hub and were all good now. Definitely recommend this device though its not cheap.

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