Sentences with phrase «given the surface book»

The iconic fulcrum hinge — required to balance the weight of the display, which contains the actual PC parts — gives the Surface Book 2 some real girth in the rear but also identifies it in a heartbeat.

We tend to favor battery life, because given the Surface Book 2's considerably longer lifespan away from a charger, you're less likely to have to carry your power brick around with you.

Our tests proved what our eyes saw — the Huawei MateBook X gives the Surface Book 2 13 - inch a run for its money.

Not exact matches

Consumer Reports initially gave the original Surface Book a «recommended» rating but rescinded that after a survey found the original Surface Books had «poor predicted reliability in comparison to most other brands.

The book, Recycled Papers: The Essential Guide (MIT Press, 800-356-0343; $ 40, cloth; $ 25, paper), by Claudia Thompson, is itself printed on four types of recycled surfaces, to give you an idea of what to expect from recycled paper.

The film, however, barely scrapes the surface, tethering more to a safe «edge» and although most of the cast gives some stellar performances (Adam Sandler, Judy Greer, Ansel Elgort, to name a few), the film falls short of hitting you where the book did - right in the gut.

Meanwhile, some video has surfaced which gives us a first look at Mark Strong's villain Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, as he confronts Shazam and appears — unlike the comic books — to possess some kind of metahuman abilities (note the «Force Push» - style move he aims towards the police officers):

This book is separated into surface learning, deep learning, transfer of knowledge and assessment and gives great insight into how we as educators can facilitate our lessons in ways the will optimize student learning.

«This book reminds us that we need to go back to models of learning and use them to help students see similarities and differences, learn how to summarize and take notes, practice deliberately, use imagery to build a deeper conceptual understanding on which they can «hang» surface level knowledge, learn from one another, solve problems, generate and test hypotheses, and give and receive feedback,» wrote education professor and author John Hattie in his foreword to the publication.

Enter the HP Chromebook x2, a detachable Chromebook that follows the template laid down by Microsoft's Surface Book and gives Chrome OS fans another option to pick from.

Billinghurst published a book called «Give Your Dog a Bone,» and since that time, other kinds of raw diets have surfaced.

Then, in August of last year, I was giving a reading for my new book, Scratching the Surface, at Black Oak Books in Berkeley.

Interesting comic book scenes show the story, but they fail to really give you a purpose other than surface - level interest.

Little else is given with the show and event announcement, apart from a photograph of a book bent back around its outer spine and melting into the surface it is sitting on.

That shortwave, mainly visible, is the claimed AGW Greenhouse Effect «standard energy from the Sun heating the Earth's surface» is ubiquitous, you're going to have to eliminate every text book mentioning this, every page on the net, every paper written in the last few decades where using this fake fisics basic is taken as a given...

The beauty of the jewels extends within the piece: text and images pass all the way though the object, only exposed at the surfaces - giving a tantalising glimpse of the book within.

We're redecorating our townhouse this week and my books are scattered and I couldn't find Lomborg's book in a quick look, but I know I saw it yesterday so when it surfaces again I'll give you an exact quote.

Given just how well they're taking off, though, it's surprising that Microsoft chose to make the Surface Pen an additional $ 100 purchase for the Surface Laptop, Pro and upcoming Book 2.

Given that they're both innovators, our Dell XPS 15 2 - in - 1 and Surface Book 2 15 showdown attempts to answer the question: Which machine's idea of innovation results in the most usable 2 - in - 1?

Neither top the longevity of the the Surface Book 2, but the XPS 13 wins out over over the ZenBook 13, giving it the overall edge in portability.

We're going to give Microsoft the win here, although be prepared to pay for the privilege of owning your own Surface Book 2 15.

The buying decision is complicated by the simultaneous introduction of the new Surface Book, which is also a two - in - one Windows 10 device but has a rigid keyboard that gives it the heft and feel of a traditional laptop.

We're certain that there was something for everyone: Apple's 12 - inch MacBook appealed to style conscious travellers, Microsoft's Surface Book gave us something we didn't even know we wanted before the year begun and gamers were treated to a new clutch of laptops packing desktop - grade power for the first time.

That said, this is bound to change given that the Surface Book 2 does offer native support for USB - C.

The Surface Book 2 still comes with the metal chassis like the original, which gives the device the premium look and build.

The Surface Book 2, though, comes in at a surprisingly lower price if you're willing to accept a smaller SSD — you can always add an SD card to give you some extra storage.

Microsoft will hold a series of events in the US and Canada called Microsoft Device Night, which will give US retail store employees who are invited a chance to go hands - on with the company's upcoming hardware products, including the Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL, the Microsoft Band 2, the Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Book.

At 259 pixels - per - inch (ppi), the Surface Book 2's smaller display gives it the upper hand against the Dell XPS 15 2 - in - 1's 235 ppi (max) LED - backlit IPS touchscreen.

Overall the Surface Book gives you the traditional laptop feel and design.

So now, if I walk into a store with cash burning a hole in my pocket, and be looking at a premium lineup of the laptop, I'd probably give a second look at the Pixelbook after going through the MacBook Pros and surface books.

The first few minutes of Microsoft's Surface Book unveiling, I was worried the company had given up on the Surface concept by going the safe route with a traditional laptop.

The Surface Book 2 13's display is better for getting productivity work done, and it's also much more comfortable in tablet format — important given that both of these are convertible 2 - in - 1's that are meant to be used in portrait mode for inking and drawing.

At the end of the day, I'm not ready to give up on my Surface Book and MacBook just yet.

Given that both of these 2 - in - 1s are incredibly expensive, the Surface Book 2 13 doesn't even have to hold its head in shame at its exorbitant pricing.

The tests weren't under fully controlled conditions by any means, but it at least gives us a picture of how the Surface Book stacks up against other contemporary systems.

Once again, the Surface Book 2's flexible form factor and tablet - like functionality gives it the lead.

Microsoft is giving it another go with the Surface Book 2 13 for 2017.

With the full power of a high - performance laptop and the versatility of a tablet, Surface Book is definitely one of the best Windows 10 laptops, that gives you everything you need.

Our video loop test, which replays a 1080p trailer of The Avengers until the battery gives out, saw the Surface Book 2 through over 20 hours.

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