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I'm getting that error as well. In searching it, I'm finding references to the graphics driver relating to the Surface Pro. So it's not specific to the SB2, and there are some references to this being worth returning/exchanging for. I'm not experiencing any problems that I can identify because...

I notice that Task Manager lists 6GB for the GTX 1060, along with providing a real-time memory use. I can't imagine it would be showing that information if it were inaccurate.

Out of curiosity, how did you have an additional two years of support?

Unfortunately, no, setting the dGPU as the default makes no difference. Edit: Actually, I did some additional testing (with the Nvidia settings at the default auto-switch and Premier Pro set to use the dGPU), and I think it actually is doing something. I did an encode from an AVI file to MPEG4...

I wanted to bump this one. I've discovered that apparently, Adobe has removed support for switchable GPUs in Premiere Pro 17 (and later versions of Premiere Pro 15). Apparently, they're claiming issues with switchable graphics and simply won't initialize a dGPU in such systems no matter how you...

From everything I've seen, coil whine is definitely significantly less on the 15-inch model and in many cases possibly non-existent (although I don't there's absolutely none in many). On the one I'm trying, I have to press my ear right up to the tablet to hear any at all. So I think it's the...

Yeah, I can see how it would be loud enough to be heard even if the environment isn't very quiet. I only put it that way because that's where I've tested it -- I haven't bothered to do any further testing because it's simply unacceptable as-is and will be going back.

Yeah, judging by this Reddit thread, it's pretty widespread: Coil Whine on Surface Book 2 13.5 • r/Surface Not sure what Microsoft is going to do about this, other than just hope that some people don't notice it because they just don't happen to work in quiet environments. For a writer, it's...

All great points, and you're right: there's a lot to like about these machines. I opened up your test image on my own "gold standard" SP4, and it's not perfect either. It's worse on the SB2 15, basically darker on each side with a lighter strip running through the middle. I'll just keep using it...

Thanks! I'll check it out. It's good, in a way, to know that yours has some of the same effect, that saves me the potential hassle of exchanging to get a "better" one. Might not be such a thing. I get it that LCDs aren't perfect in this respect, and that all of them have some inconsistency...

Thanks... I actually lost track of what settings I used, because it seems like when you create a calibration and then re-calibrate, it starts from the current calibration and not the default. I think. So it was a few ticks down on both red and green, with the most reduction in green. It's not...

Yes, if you research this issue (which I now have), highly excessive coil whine is much more prevalent on the 13.5-inch model. I'm tempted to believe it's present on all 13.5-inch models to one extent or another. And it's not based on CPU usage -- in fact, if you run the CPU at 100% (i.e., via...

Okay, so, I got in the 13.5-inch model, and the coil whine on it is so bad there's no way I can use it. So, I played around with the calibration on the 15-inch, and I think I might have found a setting that makes the display more than good enough. Thanks for the tip, fingers crossed that my...

Well, I got in the SB2 13.5-inch model I was hoping to try out. The 15-inch model seemed a bit too large, and as I noted in another thread I don't like the display's white point/color temp as much as other Surface machines I've owned/used. And indeed, the display on the 13.5-inch model is...

I haven't, no. I'm not going to do anything serious until I've had a chance to see what the 13.5-inch model is like. I have other reasons for thinking I might prefer the smaller version, so we'll see.

Sure will. It's actually arriving later today, so I should have some thoughts on it pretty soon.

Awesome, thanks. It's certainly something to keep in mind as I make this decision. A minimum of $2600 is a lot for me to spend on a notebook, it has to be right.

Glad you jumped in and confirmed, so I don't have to feel crazy and/or worry that my SB2 is just defective. :) Also, it's good to hear something of an explanation, and that the 15-inch display is likely just this way -- so thanks for that. At least what Microsoft is doing there makes sense...

Since I installed the latest firmware/driver update, I believe last week or so, my SP4 has been dropping the internet connection. It remains connected to my router but cannot connect past it; retrying eventually resolves the issue for a few minutes. Nothing else has changed in my network and...

Well, in my experience if you were to hold the display of a Surface Pro 4 next to that of (at least my) SB2 15, you'd notice that there's a distinct white point/temperature difference between the displays. That's out of the box with either the sRGB or the Enhanced setting enabled. This isn't...