Tech giants Microsoft isn’t going to let loose its grip on leadership in technological advancements as it releases two very capable devices to contend with a growing number of competitors.
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The latest iFixIt teardown of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has revealed that the hybrid laptop/tablet houses a fanless core m3 design and smaller battery, but is nearly impossible to fix, earning it a repairability score of just 2 out of 10. For more in-depth details of each device, you can go here and here. Suddenly the Surface Pro 4 is simply machina sapiena, and the Book is machina maxima. This one adds support for the Surface Dock and Surface Pro 4 Type Cover, and updates a different set of drivers than those listed for the Book and Pro 4, including the Fingerprint Sensor driver and Keyboard Backlight driver, among others.
Both devices use the same Surface Pen. For the Surface Book, it can cause the device to run extra hot, particularly when it is being toted around in a bag.
Microsoft Surface Book has quite a hidden feature that people have yet to discover it, and Microsoft actually kept it hidden for a reason. It is made to compete with Macbooks, that’s why.
Incidentally, there’s been more reports of Surface Book issues than Surface Pro 4 problems.
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A teardown of the Surface Pro 4 by the team of experts at iFixIt found the entry-level model with an empty space next to its motherboard that is likely to be occupied by a fan in the Core i5 and Core i7 versions.
