Thoughts on potential surface book 2 for grad school next year?

>>57729621
I was considering getting the new one with performance base to replace my laptop and Ipad I use for school.

I read mixed reviews on it. The current model is a good laptop for casual gaming and it has a pretty good battery life. It's on par with a MacBook as work laptop. The unique thing about it is part of the battery is stored in the tablet part while the rest of the battery and the dGPU is stored in the keyboard. However, it looked like its mediocre as a tablet as the screen only has about a two hour battery life and it's too big. Some people had issues, but it looks like the warranty will cover it. Pretty much, its a good laptop, but not that great of a tablet.

I ended up getting a surface pro 4 since I didn't want to spend $2,800 on a laptop that wouldn't replace my ipad and is barely better spec wise than one I bought for not even half the price. It would also be a downgrade on screen size for me.

If you really don't find much utility in a tablet for school then the surface book would probably be a good choice, especially if they upgrade the next model in any significant way. Going off current pricing, you'll pay at least $2,500 for the newest base model.

>>57729621
>1060M
A laptop with a 1060 costs at least 700$.
You think the Surface will have one?

>>57730680
>I didn't want to spend $2,800 on a laptop (...)
hold the fuck up the surface book 2 costs 2.8k?

what the fuck. that's apple levels of overpriced. is this in any way justified? i dont care for a fucking aluminium body if it translates into a 1000 bucks premium

>>57732601
Its a transformable with a pressure sensitive screen/pen for drawing. Its main audience is meant to be people who need to do detailed drawings on the go... i guess? Im not saying its in anyway a desirable device for someone who just wants it for school like op, but im pretty sure you can get architects and graphic designers to buy anything if your stroke their ego about their stupid professions enough.

>>57729621
I'm not updated on the surface, they're putting 1060s in them now?? I still ahve the first one which i really love aside from the limitations. Is that form factor still a thing? cause i was planning on buying one for when i go back to school.