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Testseek.com have collected 320 expert reviews of the Microsoft Surface Book G1 13.5-inch and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Surface Book G1 13.5-inch.
Award: Recommended October 2015
October 2015
 
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The editors liked

  • Excellent
  • Innovative design
  • Versatile and responsive
  • Brilliant screen that's also a tablet
  • Near-perfect pen input
  • Didn't mess with a good design Strong performance across a wide range of tasks Good battery life Can handle real PC games
  • Great screen
  • Great keyboard
  • Great trackpad
  • Clean
  • Elegant design
  • Detachable clipboard
  • The GPU is faster
  • The battery lasts longer
  • Attractive
  • Continues the Surface tradition of good screens
  • Keyboards
  • Touchpads
  • Gorgeous and sharp display
  • Very long battery life
  • Smart pen integration
  • Fast overall performance
  • Discrete graphics option
  • Impeccable materials and build quality
  • PixelSense display
  • Alcantara covered keyboard
  • Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Audio
  • Stunning screen
  • Improves upon epic battery life of original
  • Powerful and light as a big-screen tablet
  • Stunning and high quality design
  • Fast
  • Optional dedicated graphics
  • Lovely display
  • Versatile design. Good battery life
  • The Microsoft Surface Book packs high-end components
  • Including new Intel processors and optional Nvidia graphics
  • Into a smart
  • Slim body. Some components and most of the battery are hidden in the base
  • So the tablet half is lighter. The high-res screen
  • Versatile design w/ great keyboard
  • Exceptional performance
  • Stunning display
  • Even faster performance
  • GeForce GTX 965M graphics
  • Extended battery life
  • Same slim
  • Versatile design as the original
  • Multiple configuration options
  • Powerful discrete graphics in a 13-inch machine
  • Unique detachable design
  • Stylus support with 1
  • 024 levels of sensitivity
  • Solid battery life
  • Vibrant display
  • Super-long battery life
  • Best graphics performance in a 13-inch convertible
  • Beautiful screen and good pen support
  • Versatile detachable-hybrid design. Light and comfortable to use in Tablet mode. Constructed of premium materials. Brilliant 3
  • 000-by-2
  • 000-pixel display. Electrically actuated mechanical latch. More than 15 hours of battery life in testing. No bloatware.
  • Tremendous battery life
  • Beautiful screen
  • Doesn't compromise on laptop use and adds wonderful Clipboard mode
  • Epic battery life as a laptop
  • Powerful and light as a tablet
  • It's a laptop. A great laptop. Finally
  • A Windows computer without stickers and logos everywhere. The keyboard and trackpad are excellentand if you don't like them pen and touch work just great. Screen is gorgeous
  • And there's plenty of power behind it
  • Great keyboard and trackpad
  • Amazing battery life
  • 3
  • 2 display is ideal for webpages
  • It's a lean performance hybrid with an awesome keyboard. The sharp touchscreen has a sweet aspect ratio for hardcore docjockeying. Laptop mode offers the graphics performance of a decent gaming laptop. It does hybrid right
  • Flexible 2-in-1 form factor
  • Impressive graphics upgrade over original
  • Excellent build quality
  • Seamless integration of Windows 10
  • Improved speed
  • Graphics and battery life in a similar
  • Crisp design. Detachable tablet comes included
  • As does the Surface Pen. Has USB ports and SD card slot
  • Lots of power
  • Flexible form-factor
  • The best hybrid design yet. Fantastic display complemented by the included stylus. Great performance
  • Especially with the dedicated GPU. Excellent battery life.
  • High quality magnesium alloy chassis
  • Notebook-class CPU and GPU performance in a detachable form factor
  • No major CPU or GPU throttling
  • High resolution
  • Bright display fit for outdoor use
  • Native 3
  • 2 aspect ratio for full-frame SLRs
  • Accurate colors an
  • Distinctive
  • Well-constructed design
  • Impressively light as a tablet
  • Gorgeous screen
  • Pen input works well
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Fast performance
  • Best-in-class battery life in laptop mode
  • Lots of configurations to choose from
  • High-quality case made of magnesium alloy
  • CPU and GPU performance of a notebook in a convertible
  • No serious CPU or GPU throttling
  • Good runtime of 10 hours
  • Bright display also for outdoor use
  • 2 aspect ratio for picture editi

The editors didn't like

  • Mediocre battery life
  • Integrated graphics are buggy
  • Nvidia base yet to prove its worth
  • Pricey
  • Base system has no discrete GPU
  • No Windows Hello software support yet
  • It gets terribly expensive
  • Fan noise under load
  • No way to buy the base standalone
  • Woefully weak port selection
  • Windows 10 S is a good idea
  • But the Store isn't good enough yet
  • Touchpad needs work
  • Some performance bugs
  • Needlessly difficult to open
  • Expensive
  • Windows 10 S
  • Budget SSD
  • Only one USB port
  • No SD card reader
  • Extremely expensive as configured
  • Tablet portion has very short battery life
  • Not exactly light at 3.6 pounds
  • No USB-C/Thunderbolt ports
  • Expensive! Gap between display and keyboard will bother some. Solo tablet battery life is short
  • Configurations with the optional Nvidia GPU and more storage get very expensive. There are some first-generation quirks
  • Including an awkward gap between the screen and base when closed
  • Awkward hinge design
  • Heavy
  • Angular shape when closed
  • No USB Type-C port
  • Doesn't have the most recent generation of CPUs or GPUs
  • Very expensive
  • Heavy for a 13-inch ultrabook convertible
  • No Thunderbolt 3.0 nor USB 10Gbps
  • Pricey. No ports on tablet body. Does not lie flat when closed
  • Rather large and heavy
  • Very expensive as you add options on
  • Mediocre battery life as a tablet
  • Awkward power button placement
  • Detaching and reattaching comes with some pain. This is a very expensive laptop
  • That weird gap
  • Display wobbles and feels top heavy
  • A little bulky as a laptop
  • Battery life is solid
  • But falls short of the 16 hours claimed. Sometimes you will forget where the power button is. It's expensive
  • But you're essentially getting two computers in one
  • GPU not quite desktop-VR-ready
  • Performance Base not sold separately
  • No Thunderbolt 3
  • It's also slightly thicker and heavier than last year's version
  • And retains the odd gap on the folding hinge. Expensive compared to other options. Doesn't meet minimum specs for VR gaming
  • Thick and heavy
  • Average battery life
  • Last year's processor and graphics card
  • A collection of software issues hasn't been fixed months after launch. Compromised cooling solution. The hinge doesn't fully close. Expensive for a laptop
  • Expensive for a hybrid.
  • Thicker and heavier than 13- or 14-inch Ultrabooks
  • Battery life could be better
  • No USB Type-C or HDMI options
  • No WWAN or RJ-45 options
  • No SmartCard or fingerprint reader
  • No secondary storage options
  • No TrackPoint or dedicated mouse keys
  • Native 3
  • 2
  • Short battery life for just the tablet
  • High cost of entry
  • "Fulcrum" hinge makes the laptop appear fatter when shut
  • Feels heavy compared to some other flagship laptops
  • Screen wobbles a bit it in laptop mode
  • Thicker and heavier than 13- and 14-inch Ultrabooks
  • No USB-C or HDMI
  • No WWAN or RJ-45
  • No SmartCard reader or fingerprint scanner
  • No secondary storage device
  • No TrackPoint or dedicated mouse buttons
  • Software-undocking still prone to errors
  • Bad upgr
  • Even heavier than last year's model
  • Screen wobbles a bit in laptop mode
  • Slightly top heavy when you use it in your lap

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  Published: 2016-03-01, Author: Alan , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Very attractive, Excellent build quality, Good stylus, Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
  • Expensive, Disappointing tablet battery life, Buggy
  • Like the Surface Pro tablets, the Surface Book is great if you fit its peculiar niche and have loads of cash to spare - and can put up with lingering, persistent bugs...

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  Published: 2016-03-01, review by: goodhousekeeping.co.uk

  • Also available with 16GB of RAM, Core i5 processors and 128GB to 512GB SSD, Sleek and stylish looking laptop, Comes with Surface Pen (stylus) that offers access to One Note note taking functions - even when tablet screen locked, Supports Windows Hello fun
  • Expensive price tag, Need optional dock at a cost of £164.99 to ensure you have a sufficient amount of USB ports, Display suffers from some glare in bright light, Battery life not as long as we'd expect
  • The Microsoft Surafce Book is ideal if you need a high-end laptop either for gaming or photo and video editing capabilities, with the ability to use the screen on its own as a tablet. There's no doubt the price tag is high, ranging from £1,300 to £2,250...

 
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  Published: 2016-02-25, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com

  • excellent keyboard, decent trackpad, brilliant screen, great stylus, 13hour battery, fancy hinge, great 2in1 compromise, proper ports, Windows Hello
  • Windows has a tablet app gap, software bugs, expensive, tabletonly battery could be longer, heavy for a tablet, HiDPI mode fails for desktop apps, interface is a mess if you dig deep enough
  • The Surface Book is one of the best Windows 10 laptops. But its party piece is more than a gimmick. When detached from the body the screen makes for a decent, if short-lived, tablet that's super slim and easy to hold.The screen is great, the hinge is inte...

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  Published: 2016-02-22, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Clever combination of tablet-style screen and powerful laptop/keyboard sections, muscle wire release system, great keyboard experience, funky hinge mechanism ensures firm/weighted laptop positioning
  • Hinge fairly upright at maximum and reverse position not solid enough, weighty, expensive, would like a smaller version (more Surface like), combined battery not as claimed (around 8-hours average)
  • So is the Microsoft Surface Book odds-on favourite for best in its class? In one sense, yes, because it's well conceived and potentially ultra-powerful hybrid device with a great screen and release mechanism. But it's horribly expensive, rather hea...

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  Published: 2016-02-20, Author: James , review by: Theinquirer.net

  • Abstract:  Whatever the reason for the delay - ideally, it would have involved fixing the freezing issues suffered by many users in the States - we got our hands on the high-end productivity machine to see whether it can prove to be a deserving alternative to Micros...

 
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  Published: 2016-02-19, review by: stuff.tv

  • Delightful keyboard, Plenty of processing power, Pixel-packed touchscreen
  • Expensive. Really expensive, Struggles with gaming, despite its graphics card, Average battery life
  • For a first-gen device, this sleek hybrid gets a lot right Although the Surface Book isn't quite the slam dunk you might assume it to be, that's almost to be expected. There's a good reason why Microsoft took three decades to create its own laptop, and t...

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  Published: 2016-02-18, review by: trustedreviews.com

  • Great performance, Optional Nvidia GPU, Sharp and vibrant screen, Solid build quality, Windows 10 as it should be
  • Spongy keyboard, Very, very, very expensive, Screen isn't set up for serious design work
  • Surface Book – Camera Despite its laptop focus, the Surface Book comes loaded with the same 8-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front camera combo previously seen on the Surface Pro 4. Given the tablet section's poor battery I'm not sure how useful the rear...

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  Published: 2016-02-17, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • There's no doubt that the Microsoft Surface Book is a stunning piece of engineering. As Microsoft's inaugural laptop that doubles as a tablet, it's a device the company can be proud of. In terms of design, it's by far my favourite Windows laptop, and it m...

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  Published: 2015-10-21, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.co.uk

  • The Surface Book isn't perfect, and from a strictly performance point of view, it's an expensive computer. Consider that in its base configuration, the Surface Book is just a Surface Pro 4 with a rigid keyboard and a souped up display. It's got no competi...

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  Published: 2015-10-21, review by: CNET.co.uk

  • The Microsoft Surface Book packs high-end components, including new Intel processors and optional Nvidia graphics, into a smart, slim body. Some components and most of the battery are hidden in the base, so the tablet half is lighter. The high-res screen
  • Configurations with the optional Nvidia GPU and more storage get very expensive. There are some first-generation quirks, including an awkward gap between the screen and base when closed
  • While it's not nearly as refined as the new fourth-gen Surface Pro, Microsoft's Surface Book is a powerful, feature-filled premium hybrid that doesn't forget it's a laptop first...

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