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I have the same question, because I'm definitely picking up a 15-inch 512GB version. I tend to think it won't be hard t0o find at $2,500+, but then again we don't know how many Microsoft will make. My own purchase might be complicated by how quickly they add it to the Surface Plus purchase...

I'm not minimizing anyone's problems here, but this kind of made me chuckle a little. When you said that about the iPad, I pulled out my iPad Air 2 and lightly pressed on the display. Of course, I saw the usual LCD distortion that happens with just about every thin device today (and as you...

That's a great price for the Spectre x360 15 for sure. And, it's definitely a great machine. I also reviewed the Yoga 720, and I agree with MobileTechReview -- I prefer the keyboard on the Spectre over the Yoga's (that wasn't reflected in my review because I do try to be objective and keyboards...

I've reviewed a bunch of really nice machines this year, and you're right: it's great to have so many excellent options. That said, one clarification: in my colorimeter testing, I didn't find the original Surface Book's color gamut support to be very wide (only 70% of AdobeRGB and 91% of sRGB)...

I'm a pretty big fan of the HP Spectre x360 15. I wrote a review of it and gave it pretty high marks, and I've had occasion to use the previous model for a few months. I'm waiting to get my hands on the updated version (8th-gen Intel Core, MX150) to see how it impacts battery life. Before the...

Okay, finally figured out a way around it. I moved the machine to Insiders Slow, checked for updates and nothing, then back to Fast. When I checked for updates afterward, 16226 showed up and installed without issues.

Thanks, but crud. Mine keeps downloading and trying to install 16215. Not at all sure how to get it to recognize the 16226 is available and install that instead.

So, I understand that 16226 resolves the issue some of us have had with installing 16215. However, my machine is still trying to install 16215. Anybody know of a way to get it to skip to 16226, if it's even possible?

I'm having a similar problem with my desktop (my only Insider machine at the moment). Mine gets a different error (not sure of the number), but basically it downloads the update, prepares the installation, but then gets to 30% during install and then green screens. Eventually it restores back to...

Just FYI, if you use the Costco Visa card to purchase a PC, then you get the 2-year standard Costco warranty (manufacturer + an additional year), and then ANOTHER two years via the Costco Visa. So, you actually get a total of a 4-year warranty. If you buy the Costco Squaretrade warranty, then...

If you open the Nvidia Control Panel app, then go to the Desktop menu. you can enable the GPU Activity icon in the system tray. It will indicate whenever an app is using the Nvidia GPU, and which one(s).

I'll jump in here and say if you can wait a couple of months, say through April, then there's a very good chance that a Surface Pro 5 is on its way.

Yes, of course, I get that. Again, though, I'm using my SP4, which is roughly the same as my SB, and am NOT having the same issue even when I'm running Chrome with similar tabs open. So it's not Chrome specifically that's my issue, but Chrome _on my SB_ that's the issue. Otherwise, I would...

I probably should have been more clear in my original post. The lagginess I'm experienced isn't JUST in Chrome. It's throughout the system, it just seems to occur most often when Chrome is running. When it happens, it's difficult to even navigate the screen with the toughpad because the cursor...

Yes, of course. I'm mainly comparing performance to my Surface Pro 4, which is close to identical to the Surface Book. I've never experienced this kind of lagginess on the SP4.

Speaking for myself, that might very well be the case. Except, as I mentioned, it's not happening on my desktop or my SP4. Maybe I'll have to give the SB a factory restore and see if that fixes something up.

Actually, after watching things for a bit, I'm noticing that the slowdown isn't necessarily caused by Chrome. Odd, because I don't remember my Surface Book 4 acting like this, and it's pretty much exactly the same system (same Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD). I wouldn't have expected the Surface...

Seconded!

I'm not seeing any of the sleep issues on my SB (I've had it since mid-December) that I used to see on my Surface Pro 4. And my SP4 hadn't had those issues since a few firmware updates. Just adding a data point...

So, for the past week or so, Chrome has been incredibly laggy on my SB. Typing in forms (like this one), clicking, scrolling, everything just has a delay that makes the experience intensely frustrating. I'm posting here wondering if anyone else is seeing this issue, because the only machine...