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inspired student
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July 16, 2017
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Vaio Z Flip vs Surface Book

  • July 16, 2017
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Hello!

I posted this in the lounge, not realizing this was the best place for subject.....sorry for the duplication....

I have to make a purchase and am having trouble deciding between the Vaio Z Flip and Microsoft Surface Book.  This will pretty much be my everything computer. and the capability of utilizing a desktop screen at times. I require business use as well. which is simple standard MS office software.

Please let me know what your experiences are with these choices. It's a lot of money to just pick one and hope for the best.   Thank you in advance!

Cynthia

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mikeklar
mikeklar
Inspiring
July 16, 2017

Can't speak to the Vaio Z Flip, but have been looking at the Surface Book and am using the Surface Pro 3 for the past couple of years.

There are a few things to be aware of - the processor should be an i7 preferably four core, memory should be no less than 16 GB and internal drive no less than 250GB.  As well a fast external SSD for storing all the data, I use a Samsun T3 1GB.  This setup allows for editing of large RAW image files at a reasonable speed, but is slow with Premier Pro, depending on the complexity.

Using it with MS Office is very comfortable

The screens are very good and being touch screen is quite useful. 

Problems; working on processor intensive programs the unit runs very warm and the battery life is short and requires plugging in the AC adapter.  Also, the keyboard, that acts as a cover, is a little soft to the touch when typing fast, although I've gotten used to that.

The Surface Book appears to have solved the issue of heating up during intensive work and allows for a more powerful configuration to what I have now, as well the keyboard is now equal to any laptop.

I look forward to seeing if someone here has used the Surface Book and their experience?

Cheers

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inspired studentAuthor
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July 16, 2017

Thank you for your response Mikeklar!  I appreciate your sharing your experience with the Pro 3!  the two that I am deciding between both are i7 16GB RAM and 512 GB SSD  which seems  sufficient enough to last this chic a while.   Though the Vaio doesn't appear to have as brilliant as a screen image as does the Surface. I am wondering about how it would be to always connect and disconnect the tablet from its keypad.  The Vaio seems to have the upper hand with ease of use in that regard. but of course, I may be missing something......I haven't tried either one.  For me it is a sizable investment. That being said..EITHER one will be better than what I have. lol!

mikeklar
mikeklar
Inspiring
July 17, 2017

One of the reasons I'm thinking about getting the Surface Book is it's dual graphics processors, dual battery packs and the ability to customize it.

However, I'm not sure if the I7 processor is dual or quad core... because of battery usage it's likely a dual core...

Regarding the "connect and disconnect ability" of the "tablet" from the keyboard, take a look at the following video:

Microsoft Surface Book review - CNET

I dabble a little with sketches and drawings and find the pen and tablet on the Surface Pro a delight to use.

Note; one of the two  graphics processors in the Surface Book is a NVIDA GeForce GPU

Cheers

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