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So, I received my SB2 15 1GB, and went ahead and looked into this. The answer is that there's the same effect as with the Surface Pro. The two color settings to shift the white point/temperature, but it's not quite as glaring as on the Surface Pro because frankly, the display on this SB2 isn't...

Exactly, they happen so quickly that unless I'm literally focusing on a test for the entire run I tend to miss the spike. It's never been the case that it's hit that level and stayed there.

Looking forward to hearing about the cases you try out...

I've seen some reports with the older SB that the screen can get cracked because there's no buffer (such as the rubber gasket that some manufacturers put around their displays) and the glass lays directly on the base right where the notch is cut out. I looked closely at my SB2 with that concern...

The challenge with measuring battery life, especially across users, is that there's so little consistency in how we use machines. My own concern isn't whether I get the same battery life as someone else but rather if my machine is getting the battery life it should get based on my usage. In...

Again, thanks for all of your help on this one! It's a huge investment for me and naturally I want my $3400 notebook to be perfect. :-) I'll give that Amazon idea some thought...

I appreciate all of your insights. One more note: I ran a couple of other tests, and there were a couple of occasions where it peaked at 1.3v+ and I saw it happen. But again, sustained loads were closer to around 1.15v. So, sounds like mine is okay even if it peaks that high?

Okay, so, I've had CPUID results that look a lot like in the screenshot that's in Seneleron's post (CPU Throttling on 15 inch Surface Book 2 after 1709?). There seems to be a spike to 1.3v+ (sometimes) right as I slide the power setting to high performance, and then it drops back down. While...

Just to confirm, that's non-stop screen-on time and use, right?

Aha, okay, that's interesting then. So if I'm reading you correctly, you're always using battery saver during the times you're getting 14+ hours? That's certainly something to test, if so.

Also, if you don't mind, what would be your idea of a proper max voltage?

Using Edge would be an interesting experiment. I could mostly get away with it versus Chrome, I think. I have to use Slack, but I could turn it off when I'm not actively working as a test. And then I really do prefer OneNote 2016 vs. OneNote UWP for a variety of reasons, but I could try that as...

No, it's not sustained, as far as I can tell. I'll have to check again, though. I don't actually remember seeing it hit that voltage, that's just the maximum that it hit as some point, maybe when first starting out?

Huh, interesting. I swear, I've had Surface Pro 3, a Surface Pro 4, and now an SB2, and I've never gotten close to what some people give as normal usage time. I use Chrome, Outlook, and OneNote 2016, and I have Slack open in the background, and I'm getting 7-8 hours. So far, I just can't imagine...

So, the eternal question: what's everyone's battery life with their SB2 15" I've had mine for a couple of days, and I'm finding it to be a little less than I expected. I'm getting between 7 - 8 hours doing the usual web browsing, email, RSS reading, with brightness on 35%. I'm not saying this is...

So, I got my SB2 15" 1TB the other day. I've been checking for all of the various issues people have mentioned, and I read through this thread but came away a bit confused. My biggest question is: what's considered to be the high-end of normal voltage (VID)? I see that 1.396v is considered...

I understand that SB2's have some coil whine, and that it's worst on the 13.5-inch model. I understand that many systems with the 8th-gen Intel CPUs are having the issue. And it's not just that chipset -- I'm typing this on an Asus ZenBook UX55oVE that I'm reviewing (Core i7-7700HQ, GTX 1050...

It depends on exactly how much they slow it down. The GTX 1060 with Max-Q version is specifically underclocked to save heat in tighter chassis, and so it's around 10-15% slower than a non-Max-Q version. Max-Q also drops the TDP to 60-70 watts from 80 watts. So if Microsoft slows things down...

Speaking for myself here, if I had any such issue the machine would be getting replaced without hesitation.

I tend to agree with you that Microsoft made a mistake in stressing the SB2's ability to act as a gaming system. They should have downplayed that idea from the very beginning. Now, beyond that, I think the question is: does this issue affect the SB2's ability to perform other tasks like video...