Surface Book with Performance Base review

By Tim Biggs
Updated February 16 2017 - 3:28pm, first published 2:20pm
The Surface Book's tablet-like screen can attach to the base either way. Photo: Microsoft
The Surface Book's tablet-like screen can attach to the base either way. Photo: Microsoft
The blocky, grey-on-grey style won't be for everyone. Photo: Microsoft
The blocky, grey-on-grey style won't be for everyone. Photo: Microsoft
The Surface's hinge and the joint that attaches it to the screen may be incredibly high-tech, but they look pretty retro. Photo: Tim Biggs
The Surface's hinge and the joint that attaches it to the screen may be incredibly high-tech, but they look pretty retro. Photo: Tim Biggs
Separated from the base, the screen becomes a large Windows 10 tablet. All the storage is in the screen, so you can take your work with you. Photo: Tim Biggs
Separated from the base, the screen becomes a large Windows 10 tablet. All the storage is in the screen, so you can take your work with you. Photo: Tim Biggs
The extra graphical grunt means you can connect to multiple monitors for serious work, or to your existing peripherals for some serious gaming. Photo: Tim Biggs
The extra graphical grunt means you can connect to multiple monitors for serious work, or to your existing peripherals for some serious gaming. Photo: Tim Biggs

The Surface, Microsoft's original push into making its own hybrid PC hardware, was sold as being a tablet that could replace your laptop. The Surface Book reversed the equation, offering a powerful laptop that also offered many benefits of a tablet.

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