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That's the annoying thing. I've been trying to figure out a way for it it use the dGPU on the battery to no avail. I realize that I might only get 2hrs of battery life but I think they should make the option available.

Really? Some people have had zero issues? I got mine in late October and got the BSOD a few times and display driver crashes multiple times the first few weeks. With every firmware update it got better and now I haven't been experienced any issues since the last update. Lucky them I guess.

I have the i5 and am getting the same fps on those games as you initially mentioned. I would have never imagined gaining 15-20fps better performance by simply upgrading to the i7 version. I thought besides the clock speed and a few minor specs the i5 vs i7 aren't that much different: ARK |...

I got the MS wireless display adapter for my SB. My TV is 1080p. When I use the adapter to display the contents on the TV or on both devices it works fine. However when I chose "extend on these displays" I encounter major issues. The pointer remains on one display and has trouble going...

I get the BSOD when I press the screen release button immediately after bootup. If I wait 20 sec and then release the screen, I don't get it but if I release the screen right after bootup I get the BSOD with an internal power failure message.

Yeah it seems like a lot of you are backing up stuff on it. I back up my stuff on an external ssd drive with USB 3.0 connection that I find is a lot faster than an SD card. I guess it just comes down to personal preference.

Out of curiosity what types of things do you guys store in the SD cards? My 256GB SSD drive is around 70% full but I don't like storing things on an SD card because the read and write speeds are slow.

No, I still have driver issues pop up from time to time and got the BSOD once while detaching since the last firmware update. I never experienced any BSODs on my old SP3, so I'm really hoping that MS stays on top of it and will continue to improve the stability with more firmware updates...

My SB is more stable now with the firmware updates, but I still got the BSOD when I detached the screen after booting up yesterday. I also still get the intel driver issue when using Edge, but it's less common then when I first got the device. Do you guys think that MS can ever resolve these...

Yes, I picked a 6ft one at Fry's. All set. thanks.

In general I'm very pleased with my SB purchase . I had several glitches before the firmware updates but things have panned out well now (knock on wood). However I think that MS rushed the launch of the SB a bit (sending reviewers and early users the device pre-maturely with no firmware...

Cool! I like the one for the cover and would also like it for the bottom, but not so much for the keyboard area. Do you think this will protect the SB against scratches and moisture? I saw a reddit post a while back where some dude put his SP in a gym bag with a wet towel for a few hours...

Thanks. I'll look for one at a US Store.

Just a heads up: When I updated to the Windows 10 November Build it somehow deleted the Nov. 2nd firmware update. I got some display driver errors and reran the windows update and noticed that it started to download and install the Nov. 2nd firmware update.

Not sure if this question belongs in this thread but how do I adjust the battery settings such that it uses max dGPU? I only see a "balance" power plan which does not let me select the graphics performance in the advanced setting. I basically want to play games using the battery and not have...

Does anyone know where I can get a longer cord for the Surface charger? I'm talking about the side that plugs into the wall and can be detached. My charger on my Surface Book is too short and it seems like I would be able to get a longer cord somehow but I searched and cannot find one.

How do you guys know that there is an issue with the device itself vs a software problem? For example I got the BSOD a few times after I detached and reattached the screen (but that was the exception). I also got a message once that there was an issue with the intel display driver but it...

Do you think the hinge can vary from SB to SB? I can notice my screen wobble a bit when I'm typing hard even on a table.

Mine has the Samsung drive too. Maybe you should do a poll. Kind of curious how many got the Samsung vs Toshiba drive.

So do you guys get the BSOD every once in a while when you detach and re-attach the screen? Does it force you to do a hard restart, since it won't restart by itself?