Re:Introducing Surface Laptop
by wklauss on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:17PM
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Not the only downside. Machine looks great but that fabric material in the keyboard looks like it will be easily stained with sweat (a common problem with surface pro keyboards). No USB-C seems like a big missed opportunity as well.
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Yeah, if this laptop were cheaper I could forgive that. But it is 2017, this laptop starts at $1k and quickly rises but only has USB3 and mini display port. Change the mDP to Thunderbolt 3 or USB-C and i'd be sold.
Or drop the proprietary charger and stick another USB-C port on that side and use it for charging.
The proprietary charger is magnetic and makes me less concerned about someone tripping over it. Plugging it in and unplugging it is also much easier imo. This is one of the few occasions where I hope they stick with their proprietary charger, similar to Apple with magsafe.
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Re:Introducing Surface Laptop
by BinaryIdiot on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:39PM
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> a common problem with surface pro keyboards
Hmm, I thought the fabric was a nice touch. I've had my surface pro for a few years now and have never even come close to staining the keyboard. I wonder how common this issue really is.
It probably depends on the person and how much they sweat; I'd imagine I sweat more than the average person and I'd be nervous about staining this.
Re:Introducing Surface Laptop
by artursapek on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:55PM
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Don't get too nervous - it will just make you sweat more
And, more important, how much they type. I'd say that for a machine aimed at teenagers this might not be a good idea. Time will tell.
As a teenager I had a sweaty spotty face and armpits and stank, had a chronic hairdo, poor social skills etc. but I do not remember my hands being sweaty.
Were yours?
Thankfully I am past all that now, apart form the chronic hairdo, the spotty face, poor personal hygiene, awful social skills....... etc. etc....
They don't have to be constantly sweaty. repeated friction and skin oil from palm of hands is enough to discolor palm rests in normal laptops. This is an even easier surface to discolor / stain.
It will depend on how much you type, of course, and it will be different for different people but I wish they'd have chosen another material even though this one looks gorgeous.
Sweat is enormously varied in composition. Some guitarists can corrode a brand new set of strings in a matter of hours, while others can play for weeks on the same set. Some people have sweat that's acidic enough to turn a silver flute black or strip the lacquer from a violin.
No USB-C is a dealbreaker. I understand not going only-USB-C, but to not ship with any C ports is ridiculous.
Saw one today. Also concerned about the fabric material fraying at the edges. Doesn't seem easy to replace.