Surface Book: Best laptop/tablet on the market (soon)

First for Microsoft, first of its kind laptop, Surface Book will beat it competitors to a pulp.

  • Three input modes, touch (10 point multi-touch), pen,mouse
  • Full-sized back-lit keyboard.
  • 13.5" PixelSense (tm) display is detachable to morph into a tablet that works with Surface Pen and OneNote, resolution: 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI), aspect ratio: 3:2. Bend over the lid can be used as a creative canvas  
  • 6th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processor with upto 16GB memory + optional discrete graphics chip (NVIDIA GenForce) needed for creative photo and video editing tasks
  • 12-hour battery life for video playback.
  • Solid state drive (SSD) options: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB.
  • Wireless:  802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE; 802.11a/b/g/n compatible; Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology.
  • Ports:  Two full-size USB 3.0; Full-size SD™ card reader; SurfaceConnectTM; Headset jack
    Mini DisplayPort
  • Cameras, Audio and Video: 5.0MP front-facing camera; 8.0MP rear-facing camera with auto-focus, with 1080p HD video recording; Dual microphones, front and rear-facing
    Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® audio.

Run full Office version; markup web pages on Microsoft Edge and share it easily.  With the splendid screen and pen you can make the most of Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator. It is a mobile studio.

I may buy one but its specifications look great.

Here are the purchase options:

 
The 512 GB/Intel Core i7 is out of stock

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