Miss Controllerism Less money never means better. Take this whole no USB-C thing for example. Even though I’m not a fan of both of their approaches, I would much rather go with only USB-C rather than no USB-C, because in a few years from now, everything will be USB-C. So have fun with your faster processor for less money until you can’t plug anything into it anymore.
Most people are fine without USB C and probably will be for years still. I think part of the issue is that ports themselves are becoming less necessary. You used to need a USB port to plug in your mouse, now it's Bluetooth. A USB port to connect to your printer, now it's over wifi. A USB port for your external hard drive, now files are stored on the cloud. USB C hasn't take over as people expected because if most people are abandoning traditional USB for anything it's wireless solutions. That's why devices are coming with fewer and fewer ports. Almost everything that you used to need a port for can be accessed by BlueTooth or Wifi.
People have been going on about USB C being the future since the last time I bought a laptop, in early 2015. Its absence here doesn't bother me at all. I've only ever used 1 USB C device in my life, my Nintendo Switch. Nothing in my workplace or home requires USB C and I don't see that changing soon.
Difference is when you spend over $1500 or so on the cutting edge, it BETTER be cutting edge and relatively prepared for the future (or at least 2015...). If I'm dropping $1,500 on a premium device, it damn well better have Thunderbolt 3. It is inexcusable that most of the Surface line doesn't.
It's going to snowball. You didn't see it in phones in 2016, the next year EVERY flagship has the port. There were rumors of Apple putting it on their phones and now tablets. If apple actually removed the A-Ports from a laptop is more barable than a headphone jack from a phone. It's very useful. So this year it was one port for the average laptop. Within the next few years the ratio could switch for usb-A to usb-C. For that price it doesn't make sense not to have that port because support is growing. USB a isn't being phased out but their are simply just tangeble benefits to C over A
@Partha Sarma I agree with the sentiment. My high-key favourite laptop is the XPS 15 2-in-1. No A ports but I legit won't miss them since I can charge from any C port and they're all 3.1 or thunderbolt. I see no other laptop I want to buy but I sincerely lose interest in any phone without a headphone jack.
I do use USB C & Thunderbolt daily I connect a single cable to deliver power, a 4K monitor, Keyboard and audio peripheral in a single cable. Also awesome, I can connect an E-GPU if I wanted to, I can also use the same charger for pretty much anything and as more devices come out I can use them interchangeably. You may not see the point yet, but having a single port is indispensable. A 2000$ Laptop while saving some money for TB3 and almost no money on USB C is nuts.
I'd buy this laptop put Linux on it and use it as my daily driver, I am guessing that the lack of USB C / TB 3 is because Windows still sucks with handling them.
i am tired of yutubers. complaining about usb c or thunder3...and that is "thr future".you know what... you keep saying this lame excuse of the future for almost 3 or 4 years now... and even in 2018 90% of all the peripheral devices are usb typeA!!!! so no. usb c is not yet the future cause the future is now and devices don't use it. -
Finally, some common sense. I'm really tired of everybody considering USB-C a deal breaker. On a USB-C-only laptop, you need a whole bunch of dongles -- on this, you only need one: the hub. And that gets you all the ports you need and you can do all those things he said you couldn't do.
yeah its true .i am from india and up until now i haven't seen any person in my locality using a USB-C except a very few people with expensive mobiles .Devices with USB-C are not afforadable and also non existent in our locality
I'm glad it has a USB A. I can plug in my wireless mouse, or my ilok without using a hub or dongle. I plug in a USB drive without worrying an adaptor or dongle. For everyday use it makes more sense. I have so many USB thumb drives that are type A. My USB C external drive came with a C to A cable. I mean, this is no big deal unless you are also wanting to use this as a desktop or something. But this is a portable machine and portable means not having to carry around dongles and a bunch of bullshit.
Johnnyxp64 I agree. I have BT headphones (Bose QC35) and mouse (MS Surface Arc), and all my external drives and thumb drives are USB-A. My Surface Book has a USB-C port, and I never use it. My Alienware gaming laptop has full TB3 - and I never use it (and good luck charging that beast with a phone power bank). Two years from now, my eHDDs will still work over USB-A
USB C??? my mind snapped - no usb c? no wonder he stuffed up.That's a closed book. Damn, It's like microsoft are trying to sabotage their future sales. Sack someone and thrive
Swapped my 2017 dell xps 13 for this... Sacrificed usb C but I have no regrets. It's completely worth it you are a student at university. So well built it's unbelievable.
3 outdated ports .. Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage: $999 Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage: $1,299 Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage: $1,599 Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage: $2,199 Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB storage: $2,699 Nope ! Huawei MateBook X Pro is a much better deal at just $1,199 for the i5 one with ports and a bigger screen
I wouldn't call the surface connector outdated since it's useful, but it's inexcusable to include mini-display instead of usb-c. USB-A is fine, though why it's not 3.1 instead of 3.0 is baffling as well.
Yeah Microsoft makes devices and expects to have the designs ripped off. Its part of their nature in this case. AKA they aren't Apple. hence why they are normally more expensive then other options from other OEMs. AKa they expect people like Dell, HP, Lenovo to rip the design off and put out products with things like USB-C and TB3.
I personally still don't see the need for a USB-C port. My Sager has 2 and I don't use either. Still using the USB-A ports tho. So yeah not having USB-C is NOT a problem for me personally. I am pretty sure at LEAST 95% of people use a dongle with USB-C ports if they use them at all.
Well think of this another way. They don't have USB-C but They do have a Mini-DP connector. The vast majority of display out devices don't use this connector natively so you are going to need a dongle anyways. And on top of that USB-C at least provides additional connectivity while you are plugged in anyways. as for the benefits of USB-C i consider more of a universal "docking" connector. I plug it in at home, and get power, 4 USB A, ethernet, display out, SD card readers, and The TB connection to my raid array in 1 cable.
You're right to some degree. USB A is still a big port and shouldn't be completely replaced yet, but the surface go and surfacebook 2 have it, there was no excuse as to why Microsoft didn't include it. Also a benefit of a USB c port would be charging. A lot of hardware today are switching over to USB c. Also a USB c port would have negated the need for a dongle because you can display out with it. Not having one ruins the futurproofing of this laptop and its tablet counterpart.
Anyone would expect to use a laptop this expensive for at least 3-4 years. I already have a bunch of Type-C accessories so it’s definitely a setback in terms of future proofing. To be honest they should have kept Type-C in for the charging capabilities, it’s so much faster and with multiple devices using the same cable it’s more convenient than conventional brick chargers, which I’ve always hated.
Why does every youtuber make such a big deal about usb c? For the vast majority of the population we'll probably never use that shit anyway, and despite people saying it will become mainstream it's been a few years now and it's still as irrelevant as ever. I'd rather have just 1 Usb a port than 4 usb c ports like the macbook.
I agree most wont use the port to it's full potential...however for me it is more of the ubiquitous nature it represents. By that I mean when I pack my bag for college or a flight...having one cable and one charger for all of my devices is a major plus. No more having to pack 3 or 4 different chargers and cables for my laptop, phone, dap, tablet, etc. USB C represents port consistency unlike ever before and it should be welcomed. The fact that its able to pack a major punch (in terms of speed/power) is just a bonus.
Every new Android uses type C, most devices use type C, type C is one of the fastest data entry medium, and if you wanna hook up an external graphics card to your POS laptop to play the top games? You'll need usb type C.
Laptop last for 5 to 6 years hence need USB c port
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USB-C port is as good as USB-A + it's smaller + it's better + it's reversible, that's why tech youtubers make a big fuss over it. The consumer isn't losing anything with it. Manufacturers deliberately put USB 2.0 type A ports on their machines just because of the cost of rolling out USB-C. Cost means risk. That's why tech youtubers scream for it - it means there is demand from the general public. Demand means that the costs of rolling out USB-C are justified - people will buy the thing if it has the ports. The "fuss" they make is ultimately for the sake of the consumers in the long run, so that manufacturers abandon the old standard and adopt the new one.
I've had the Surface Pro 5 for 6 months now, and got a nice case that opens up into the standing position with the laptop, plus a silicone keyboard cover. It only covers the keys, but the suede material has held up just fine, and I didn't need a screen protector since I never carry the tablet alone around.
Microsoft for $999 1. 8th gen i5 4-core CPU 2. 8GB Ram 3. 128 SSD Apple for $999 1. 5th gen i5 dual core CPU 2. 8GB Ram 3. 128 SSD Or the flagship iPhone
My surface pro 2017 got the "sleep of death" (similar to Microsoft's xbox red ding of death) it completely destroyed my surface and I lost everything on it. Microsoft gave me a replacement one, but it still sucks.
Seriously, Austin uses this music on almost every video now. One of the things i always appreciated about his content was that he always put lots of effort into his videos, but not so much creativity anymore.
I don't understand why people fuss about the hyped USB-C, as a regular user it doesn't make a difference to me as far as I can charge my laptop with whatever port. At the end of the day if you are charging and doing data transfer at the same time you have to use two different ports, how does it make a difference about what port you are using ?
I bought the original Surface laptop soon as it came out and over a year later I am still super happy I did. This has been by far the best laptop I have owned. Have not had any issues with it and have not had a need for USB-C either. I use the display port to connect to an external monitor I have as part of my setup and while I have to use an adapter for the HDMI input it is not a huge deal breaker nor does it detract from its performance. I love tech in general so not saying that Apple or Microsoft are better but if you are looking for a laptop that performs and is reliable the Surface laptop should definitely be in the top runners on your list.
not surprised there's not usb C, to save money Microsoft just took the chassis of the first surface, anodised the exterior to appear new with the matt black. upgraded the cpu to 8th gen and that's pretty much it
I’ve always disliked Surface Laptops. It’s a Surface Pro with a keyboard permanently attached to it. The worst thing is that if anything on it breaks, it’s as good as garbage, since it’s glued shut and has all of its components soldered to the motherboard and glued to the chassis. It got a worse repairability score than an Apple Watch from iFixit.
@@po.russki Annnnnnnd your money is just going to tell them that you want this and thus forcing everyone else on the less repairable laptop bus when they make newer models of this and other laptops. This happened with Apple and will for sure in Microsoft products if there is enough people like you buying this with an excuse like "but I bought a really long warranty plan". It shouldn't be crazy to expect a computer to last 5-10 years(assuming the odd repair here and there for consumable parts such as batteries, thermal paste, and hard drives) before responsibly retiring it and getting it recycled. In fact, I gave my friend my 9 year old 17" Asus laptop(Core 2 Quad 2Ghz, GT 240M GPU) and the only major repair I had to do was repair the DC jack after 8 years of constant use. It had one hard drive replacement and thermal paste redone a few times. He is using that for gaming and internet currently.
@@po.russki which im sure you had to pay for...i bought the OG surface book last year paid 1.6K for it. A month out of seller warranty and the battery went out. Phoned Microsoft they told me its actually 3 months out of manufacturer warranty because apparently Best Buy purchased it 3 months prior and it was sitting in their stock room. I would assume the year of manufacturer warranty would be gin when the consumer purchased the device right? I guess i was wrong. Apparently if i had purchase the machine a year after bestbuy bought it from MS i would have been out of manufacture warranty from the start. Anyways MS went on to tell me that they'll have to do a replacement and that it would cost me and additional $800.00 to get this replacement which btw is a refurbished, certified "like new" machine. So if you're keeping track of what im saying yeah is that in 13 months i would have sent $2.4K (not including taxes) and a refurbished 'like-new" Surface Book when the damage done to the machine was no problem of my own. Now imagine if this was the new non-repairable models. Luckily i went to a local comp store and the shipped it out to fixed for under $200.00 Dont think I can deal with MS after that!
i just got one two days ago (256gb RAM, 8gb memory, i5 processor, cobalt blue) and so far I think it's great. I found it online for $869. I don't have anything that uses usb-c, only a, so it works perfectly fine for me.
Yknow Austin, thought you might like to know... I often watch tech videos with my GF nearby, and she always responds to your greeting with a "hi Austin!" when you introduce yourself in your videos.
From 2015 I've been hearing from all the tech reviewers that USB-C is the future. I bought Lenovo Legion Y520 which has a USB-C port 18 months ago. I still haven't ever used the port. No one carries a flash drive with USB-C port around me. My OnePlus 5T has a USB-C port but the cable is USB-C to USB-A. My external Seagate harddisk has again USB-A cable. And the thing is I don't see things changing anytime soon.
I own the previous gen surface laptop. The biggest issue for me is that it needs a bigger battery (only 45Wh). Battery life is pretty good but could be great with a bigger battery. I suspect the new version has the same size battery. I use a couple decked out desktops when I need power (4k 40 inch displays and huge SSDs). No way i'll use a laptop for that.
It still doesn't have an SDCard port (as I use the half size, for a semi-permanent and cellphone-to-computer file transfers are still too slow by USB 3.0). It looks good as a light 2nd laptop to carry, but I already use a Google Pixel Book for that and cloud everything.
I have a Surface Notebook 2 and I am very happy with it. It is very portable and comfortable to use with a beautiful touch screen and a very good keyboard and track pad. Plenty of power with the i7 and 16 GB of ram and 500 GB of SSD. What's not to love about it? I haven't needed a USB-C port or I would buy the docking station. The pen is what bugs me. It doesn't come with a charger? Or spare tips? Suddenly the pen is $190! Too much.
Would love to buy this laptop yet the lack of ports is a killer. I travel for work and need an HDMI, USB(more than one), SD and ethernet ports. yes the laptop is thin but having to carry around expensive bulky port docks is just stupid for me. shame.
I don’t really use thunderbolt ever, and considering everything I value in a laptop, I’d pick this one if I’d absolutely have to buy a laptop right now. I use a 12 inch MacBook currently.
I do feel like it should have usb-c. But I’m sitting here with a new Lenovo laptop with 2 thunderbolt 3 ports and I have honestly never plugged anything into this laptop. It’s all online. Video transfer is all I’d use it for I guess.
Missing USB C wouldn't be a deal breaker for me yet, but c'mon MS. For longevity for device, it should have USB C and Thunderbolt functionality at that price. Both are standard to expect at this time.
Why would it have a USBC port if it's charging via magnetic charge port? All the devices you're talking about connecting would plug into the Surface via USBA, as with any battery pack, computer, charger, etc. I've never seen USBC to USBC cords before! 😋
I understand that the lack USB-C is annoying . However it's not a reason solid enough for not buying it in my mind. the classic USB devices are still around , so buy the surface laptop if you know what you are going to do with it . I will personally get for everyday tasks as it is so portable , classic design. the kind of device good to use when am traveling.
it depends...where im from, not many people use USB C. All the new laptops have it, and all the usb c flashdrive or ssd-C whatever C behind it is so expensive, so expensive people cant be bothered with it. They instead buy a converter for it. lol
Apple: You only get USB-C.
Microsoft: You don’t get any USB-C.
you get a better CPU for less moneu microsoft always better
razer: stealth you get USB-C
Miss Controllerism Less money never means better. Take this whole no USB-C thing for example. Even though I’m not a fan of both of their approaches, I would much rather go with only USB-C rather than no USB-C, because in a few years from now, everything will be USB-C. So have fun with your faster processor for less money until you can’t plug anything into it anymore.
No Skill Intended It's not even that slow, kid.
No Skill Intended Have you ever actually used one?
Am I still the only person who doesn't have ANY USB C or Thunderbolt 3 devices?
Nope!
No
No you are not the only one I am
No
I just have 1 my phone. But other then that still rocking micro b
Apple : we sell 500$ worth of hardware for around 1200$ ..
Microsoft : *hold my beer*
Me: **.Cries in the corner.**
@@justwatch2170 r/whooosh
@@NonsensicalSpudz no wait wait ... wtf did he say mac quality ? 😂😂😂😂😂
Just Watch check out the xiaomi air 13 inch and the xiaomi notebook pro. They come really close with a lot less money
APPLE QUALITY LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Louis Rossmann would like to have a word with you.
@@Montisaquadeis this guy will just say fuck you and run away like every isheep i met
Sometimes i hear he said “hi guys this is EXHAUSTING”
Man this comment is so underrated.
@@myprivatelife370 no it's not
Lol
@@myprivatelife370 i agree
lol
Most people are fine without USB C and probably will be for years still.
I think part of the issue is that ports themselves are becoming less necessary. You used to need a USB port to plug in your mouse, now it's Bluetooth. A USB port to connect to your printer, now it's over wifi. A USB port for your external hard drive, now files are stored on the cloud. USB C hasn't take over as people expected because if most people are abandoning traditional USB for anything it's wireless solutions. That's why devices are coming with fewer and fewer ports. Almost everything that you used to need a port for can be accessed by BlueTooth or Wifi.
Jay B I really wanna see you pullin off 500GB of data off your cloud just like that.
Thunderbolt opens so many possibilites.
Then there’s me who needs a SD card reader
I thought it would work.
At least on the surface.
this should have way more likes
Yeahh .it works atleast on the surface .thats true though
Gold
I see what u did there
I rarely like comments only when they are creative, you sir deserve it
People have been going on about USB C being the future since the last time I bought a laptop, in early 2015. Its absence here doesn't bother me at all. I've only ever used 1 USB C device in my life, my Nintendo Switch. Nothing in my workplace or home requires USB C and I don't see that changing soon.
Same,I honestly don't have that much usage for it besides my Switch.
Difference is when you spend over $1500 or so on the cutting edge, it BETTER be cutting edge and relatively prepared for the future (or at least 2015...).
If I'm dropping $1,500 on a premium device, it damn well better have Thunderbolt 3. It is inexcusable that most of the Surface line doesn't.
It's going to snowball. You didn't see it in phones in 2016, the next year EVERY flagship has the port. There were rumors of Apple putting it on their phones and now tablets. If apple actually removed the A-Ports from a laptop is more barable than a headphone jack from a phone. It's very useful. So this year it was one port for the average laptop. Within the next few years the ratio could switch for usb-A to usb-C. For that price it doesn't make sense not to have that port because support is growing. USB a isn't being phased out but their are simply just tangeble benefits to C over A
@Partha Sarma I agree with the sentiment. My high-key favourite laptop is the XPS 15 2-in-1. No A ports but I legit won't miss them since I can charge from any C port and they're all 3.1 or thunderbolt.
I see no other laptop I want to buy but I sincerely lose interest in any phone without a headphone jack.
The point is that most buy a computer every few years. In at most 3 years, I expect most things to use USB c
WTF! No thunderbolt3 or even USB C!!!
USB-Type c is the future. And you buy a 2000$ laptop for the next years without one...
I don't really care about usb c honestly
I do use USB C & Thunderbolt daily I connect a single cable to deliver power, a 4K monitor, Keyboard and audio peripheral in a single cable. Also awesome, I can connect an E-GPU if I wanted to, I can also use the same charger for pretty much anything and as more devices come out I can use them interchangeably. You may not see the point yet, but having a single port is indispensable. A 2000$ Laptop while saving some money for TB3 and almost no money on USB C is nuts.
I'd buy this laptop put Linux on it and use it as my daily driver, I am guessing that the lack of USB C / TB 3 is because Windows still sucks with handling them.
Replying cuz our icons are the same
i am tired of yutubers. complaining about usb c or thunder3...and that is "thr future".you know what... you keep saying this lame excuse of the future for almost 3 or 4 years now... and even in 2018 90% of all the peripheral devices are usb typeA!!!! so no. usb c is not yet the future cause the future is now and devices don't use it. -
Finally, some common sense. I'm really tired of everybody considering USB-C a deal breaker. On a USB-C-only laptop, you need a whole bunch of dongles -- on this, you only need one: the hub. And that gets you all the ports you need and you can do all those things he said you couldn't do.
yeah its true .i am from india and up until now i haven't seen any person in my locality using a USB-C except a very few people with expensive mobiles .Devices with USB-C are not afforadable and also non existent in our locality
i could use USB C and a dongle to have 4 USB-A port, an ethernet, an HDMI out and stuff. but guess what, i'm stuck with this lame one USB type A...
I'm glad it has a USB A. I can plug in my wireless mouse, or my ilok without using a hub or dongle. I plug in a USB drive without worrying an adaptor or dongle. For everyday use it makes more sense. I have so many USB thumb drives that are type A. My USB C external drive came with a C to A cable. I mean, this is no big deal unless you are also wanting to use this as a desktop or something. But this is a portable machine and portable means not having to carry around dongles and a bunch of bullshit.
Johnnyxp64 I agree. I have BT headphones (Bose QC35) and mouse (MS Surface Arc), and all my external drives and thumb drives are USB-A. My Surface Book has a USB-C port, and I never use it. My Alienware gaming laptop has full TB3 - and I never use it (and good luck charging that beast with a phone power bank). Two years from now, my eHDDs will still work over USB-A
I’ve had that laptop since the day after it came out and I’ve never needed a USBC
*its 2018 and its gonna be 2018 soon* - Austin Evans 2018
I was gonna say that aswell :D
He said 2019 man just speaks to fast and not that clear I sometimes misinterpreted his words
He said 2019. Clean your ears.
He said 2019, it was also in the captions
USB C??? my mind snapped - no usb c? no wonder he stuffed up.That's a closed book. Damn, It's like microsoft are trying to sabotage their future sales. Sack someone and thrive
Swapped my 2017 dell xps 13 for this... Sacrificed usb C but I have no regrets. It's completely worth it you are a student at university. So well built it's unbelievable.
It costs $1400 but....
Can it run google chrome?
Yes. Just upgrade it for free.
Does it have enough ram too? Probably not
Bro, its a laptop buy it or don't
2:22 I can fell Marques's heart just fluttering!!
Starting price on laptop is the same as flagship smartphones
Where did it all go wrong....
3 outdated ports ..
Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage: $999
Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage: $1,299
Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage: $1,599
Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage: $2,199
Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB storage: $2,699
Nope !
Huawei MateBook X Pro is a much better deal at just $1,199 for the i5 one with ports and a bigger screen
So $300 to go from 128gb to 256gb? No thank you
Microsoft are a shit company .
I wouldn't call the surface connector outdated since it's useful, but it's inexcusable to include mini-display instead of usb-c. USB-A is fine, though why it's not 3.1 instead of 3.0 is baffling as well.
Yeah Microsoft makes devices and expects to have the designs ripped off. Its part of their nature in this case. AKA they aren't Apple. hence why they are normally more expensive then other options from other OEMs. AKa they expect people like Dell, HP, Lenovo to rip the design off and put out products with things like USB-C and TB3.
un grasoso since 2 years ago in the age of Bluetooth.
I personally still don't see the need for a USB-C port. My Sager has 2 and I don't use either. Still using the USB-A ports tho. So yeah not having USB-C is NOT a problem for me personally. I am pretty sure at LEAST 95% of people use a dongle with USB-C ports if they use them at all.
Well think of this another way. They don't have USB-C but They do have a Mini-DP connector. The vast majority of display out devices don't use this connector natively so you are going to need a dongle anyways. And on top of that USB-C at least provides additional connectivity while you are plugged in anyways.
as for the benefits of USB-C i consider more of a universal "docking" connector. I plug it in at home, and get power, 4 USB A, ethernet, display out, SD card readers, and The TB connection to my raid array in 1 cable.
Just use a Minidp to hdmi cable at least thats what I would do. I have done so with an old Thinkpad T420 to hook it up to my tv for media for example.
You're right to some degree. USB A is still a big port and shouldn't be completely replaced yet, but the surface go and surfacebook 2 have it, there was no excuse as to why Microsoft didn't include it. Also a benefit of a USB c port would be charging. A lot of hardware today are switching over to USB c. Also a USB c port would have negated the need for a dongle because you can display out with it. Not having one ruins the futurproofing of this laptop and its tablet counterpart.
Anyone would expect to use a laptop this expensive for at least 3-4 years. I already have a bunch of Type-C accessories so it’s definitely a setback in terms of future proofing. To be honest they should have kept Type-C in for the charging capabilities, it’s so much faster and with multiple devices using the same cable it’s more convenient than conventional brick chargers, which I’ve always hated.
My wife a normal non-tech person has a Yoga 910 with one USB-A and one USB-C. She has never in 2 years ever used the USB-C port.
I started wheezing at 2:49
Austin, how am I supposed to buy a laptop which is almost great???
There are no laptops without compromises.
Almost buy any laptop don't buy just bing it to the counter "Almost buy it"
This video has so many shoutouts it is a TH-cam rewind.
Why does every youtuber make such a big deal about usb c? For the vast majority of the population we'll probably never use that shit anyway, and despite people saying it will become mainstream it's been a few years now and it's still as irrelevant as ever. I'd rather have just 1 Usb a port than 4 usb c ports like the macbook.
I agree most wont use the port to it's full potential...however for me it is more of the ubiquitous nature it represents. By that I mean when I pack my bag for college or a flight...having one cable and one charger for all of my devices is a major plus. No more having to pack 3 or 4 different chargers and cables for my laptop, phone, dap, tablet, etc. USB C represents port consistency unlike ever before and it should be welcomed. The fact that its able to pack a major punch (in terms of speed/power) is just a bonus.
Every new Android uses type C, most devices use type C, type C is one of the fastest data entry medium, and if you wanna hook up an external graphics card to your POS laptop to play the top games? You'll need usb type C.
@Dimetri Drossos it was late at night I forgot that bit
Laptop last for 5 to 6 years hence need USB c port
USB-C port is as good as USB-A + it's smaller + it's better + it's reversible, that's why tech youtubers make a big fuss over it. The consumer isn't losing anything with it.
Manufacturers deliberately put USB 2.0 type A ports on their machines just because of the cost of rolling out USB-C. Cost means risk. That's why tech youtubers scream for it - it means there is demand from the general public. Demand means that the costs of rolling out USB-C are justified - people will buy the thing if it has the ports. The "fuss" they make is ultimately for the sake of the consumers in the long run, so that manufacturers abandon the old standard and adopt the new one.
I like how when austin gets sponsored he dosent baby the company and product ad actually says what he wants lol
Hey Austin, this is guys.
I've had the Surface Pro 5 for 6 months now, and got a nice case that opens up into the standing position with the laptop, plus a silicone keyboard cover. It only covers the keys, but the suede material has held up just fine, and I didn't need a screen protector since I never carry the tablet alone around.
Got one. By far the best computer other there. Love it!
seriously its great i got it refurbished today for 700 for the 8th gen i5 8gb ram and 256gb ssd as good as new and it works great so far
@@juanlara4127 hi dear on which site did you get yours
@@justfarida Amazon and btw it’s holding up great I would still recommend it
@@bdaycakee7065 I need a laptop for both TH-cam and Medschool
I have this laptop for the past year and not even once i wished for usb c over the surface connect port. Its perfect as it is
Microsoft for $999
1. 8th gen i5 4-core CPU
2. 8GB Ram
3. 128 SSD
Apple for $999
1. 5th gen i5 dual core CPU
2. 8GB Ram
3. 128 SSD
Or the flagship iPhone
Apple for $999
1: Pro Stand
I really like the fact that he showed other TH-camr's videos instead of doing his like a lot of people do.
*Austin Evans is ALMOST Great...*
good little Chris Fix promo on the bottom right at 1:29
My surface pro 2017 got the "sleep of death" (similar to Microsoft's xbox red ding of death) it completely destroyed my surface and I lost everything on it. Microsoft gave me a replacement one, but it still sucks.
That is why anyone with any minimal experience will tell you to never save important stuff directly on a built in drive
@@Wuerschtle Internal drives are fine. People just need to learn to do backups.
Wuerschtle OR NEVER BUY ULTRABOOKS AND INSTEAD GET SHIT WITH USER REMOVABLE DRIVES
I will never understand how people with have emails and don't store important bits on them or have secondary storage
chase Backblaze is worth every cent
Seriously, Austin uses this music on almost every video now. One of the things i always appreciated about his content was that he always put lots of effort into his videos, but not so much creativity anymore.
Hey surface this is Microsoft
would love this 2 years later!
I don't understand why people fuss about the hyped USB-C, as a regular user it doesn't make a difference to me as far as I can charge my laptop with whatever port. At the end of the day if you are charging and doing data transfer at the same time you have to use two different ports, how does it make a difference about what port you are using ?
Someone at Microsoft is getting fired after this video. LOL
I bought the original Surface laptop soon as it came out and over a year later I am still super happy I did. This has been by far the best laptop I have owned. Have not had any issues with it and have not had a need for USB-C either. I use the display port to connect to an external monitor I have as part of my setup and while I have to use an adapter for the HDMI input it is not a huge deal breaker nor does it detract from its performance. I love tech in general so not saying that Apple or Microsoft are better but if you are looking for a laptop that performs and is reliable the Surface laptop should definitely be in the top runners on your list.
This is AWESOME love it again.
man i was waiting your review on this particular device. thank you.
*Austin Evans is almost great* 🔥🔥
he is more of a lifestyle tech channel then a tech channel now... otherwise, there would be benchmarks on speed of CPU GPU and SSD.
Why don't you see his surface book 2 review (and the comments that follow it ) and you might wanna change the Great with Bias?
Nice background beat an incredible contrast to his voice
151 likes with 10 views... wat
not surprised there's not usb C, to save money Microsoft just took the chassis of the first surface, anodised the exterior to appear new with the matt black. upgraded the cpu to 8th gen and that's pretty much it
take a shot everytime he says terrific
I mcanntttype.m. m
Angry Austin is somehow funnier than Normal Austin.
I’ve always disliked Surface Laptops. It’s a Surface Pro with a keyboard permanently attached to it. The worst thing is that if anything on it breaks, it’s as good as garbage, since it’s glued shut and has all of its components soldered to the motherboard and glued to the chassis. It got a worse repairability score than an Apple Watch from iFixit.
ElZamo92 good thing I bought one with a 4-year warranty.
@@po.russki Annnnnnnd your money is just going to tell them that you want this and thus forcing everyone else on the less repairable laptop bus when they make newer models of this and other laptops. This happened with Apple and will for sure in Microsoft products if there is enough people like you buying this with an excuse like "but I bought a really long warranty plan". It shouldn't be crazy to expect a computer to last 5-10 years(assuming the odd repair here and there for consumable parts such as batteries, thermal paste, and hard drives) before responsibly retiring it and getting it recycled.
In fact, I gave my friend my 9 year old 17" Asus laptop(Core 2 Quad 2Ghz, GT 240M GPU) and the only major repair I had to do was repair the DC jack after 8 years of constant use. It had one hard drive replacement and thermal paste redone a few times. He is using that for gaming and internet currently.
@@po.russki which im sure you had to pay for...i bought the OG surface book last year paid 1.6K for it. A month out of seller warranty and the battery went out. Phoned Microsoft they told me its actually 3 months out of manufacturer warranty because apparently Best Buy purchased it 3 months prior and it was sitting in their stock room. I would assume the year of manufacturer warranty would be gin when the consumer purchased the device right? I guess i was wrong. Apparently if i had purchase the machine a year after bestbuy bought it from MS i would have been out of manufacture warranty from the start.
Anyways MS went on to tell me that they'll have to do a replacement and that it would cost me and additional $800.00 to get this replacement which btw is a refurbished, certified "like new" machine.
So if you're keeping track of what im saying yeah is that in 13 months i would have sent $2.4K (not including taxes) and a refurbished 'like-new" Surface Book when the damage done to the machine was no problem of my own.
Now imagine if this was the new non-repairable models.
Luckily i went to a local comp store and the shipped it out to fixed for under $200.00
Dont think I can deal with MS after that!
5:06 most awkward " yea bro just sit there and pretend to use it" camera shot ever
I got Alienware ad
i just got one two days ago (256gb RAM, 8gb memory, i5 processor, cobalt blue) and so far I think it's great. I found it online for $869. I don't have anything that uses usb-c, only a, so it works perfectly fine for me.
Hi dear was it on Amazon you got this
*Can you feel my frustration?*
Just an Usb-c port and the mx150.. all it needs..
In Love usb-c i go sane if no USB-c and tb3 i will die for those
*Oct 17, 2018*
Austin Evans: Its 2018, its going to be 2018
The new MacBook lookin good!
Ethan Inscoe it’s not a MacBook, it’s an ipad
I never think of Mac got a premium Alcantara keyboard layout.
One thing I think you were wrong about is the $300 upgrade to 256gigs of storage also bumps up your ram as well, I think.
Don’t know how I can get Austin to heart one of my comments.
Example please.
I don't know... but seeing Austin makes me feel like my upper traps cramping up
"It is going to be 2018 soon"
3:35
LeMans Electro-Light he said 2019 bruh
@@DoctorDevify I heard 2018
such a fail
Arrived early for almost all tech videos today 😯
He says this is Expensive at £999 but then the iPhone is £999 which cant do nearly as much as the computer...
EveryTypeOfVideo ever thought maybe the iPhone was expensive as well? Don't compare two overpriced items to each other
EveryTypeOfVideo he doesn’t live in Europe dumbass. Iphone is significantly cheaper in the US.
Both are overpriced tech. The surface pro is overpriced even for laptops
EveryTypeOfVideo the one is a laptop and the other a smartphone. Your comparison is ludicrous
And the phone can fit into your pocket while the laptop cannot, your point is?
Yknow Austin, thought you might like to know...
I often watch tech videos with my GF nearby, and she always responds to your greeting with a "hi Austin!" when you introduce yourself in your videos.
Sponsored by me.
why did you click?
Fuck you marx
lol why?
Those last words man...you just killed with style!
Android is better than I phone
superfastcrater 123 right
They’re the same
Really depends
I can't comment how wrong you are
They should've probably stuck to Magnesium for this matte black finish as well.
hey GUYS.
feminists Triggered
1:32. He confirmed linus’s superiority.
First
You were first congratulations
@@cinwood1948 thanks
austin with the big boy arms
It's on sale right now on Amazon Day for $388 so i picked one up
I bought this laptop over a month ago and I am not getting the battery backup of more than 7 hours. Help?
all hail Austin; God of the Thunderbolts. wielding USB C axe!
From 2015 I've been hearing from all the tech reviewers that USB-C is the future. I bought Lenovo Legion Y520 which has a USB-C port 18 months ago. I still haven't ever used the port. No one carries a flash drive with USB-C port around me. My OnePlus 5T has a USB-C port but the cable is USB-C to USB-A. My external Seagate harddisk has again USB-A cable. And the thing is I don't see things changing anytime soon.
I like how Austin knows how to math when talking about aspect ratios. 3:2, not some stupid nonsense like 9:6 or 18:12.
I own the previous gen surface laptop. The biggest issue for me is that it needs a bigger battery (only 45Wh). Battery life is pretty good but could be great with a bigger battery. I suspect the new version has the same size battery. I use a couple decked out desktops when I need power (4k 40 inch displays and huge SSDs). No way i'll use a laptop for that.
Everytime I see you it makes my day Austin
It still doesn't have an SDCard port (as I use the half size, for a semi-permanent and cellphone-to-computer file transfers are still too slow by USB 3.0). It looks good as a light 2nd laptop to carry, but I already use a Google Pixel Book for that and cloud everything.
I have a Surface Notebook 2 and I am very happy with it. It is very portable and comfortable to use with a beautiful touch screen and a very good keyboard and track pad. Plenty of power with the i7 and 16 GB of ram and 500 GB of SSD. What's not to love about it? I haven't needed a USB-C port or I would buy the docking station. The pen is what bugs me. It doesn't come with a charger? Or spare tips? Suddenly the pen is $190! Too much.
Would love to buy this laptop yet the lack of ports is a killer. I travel for work and need an HDMI, USB(more than one), SD and ethernet ports. yes the laptop is thin but having to carry around expensive bulky port docks is just stupid for me. shame.
2:50 the "I'm mad, mom" face XD
I don’t really use thunderbolt ever, and considering everything I value in a laptop, I’d pick this one if I’d absolutely have to buy a laptop right now. I use a 12 inch MacBook currently.
Research Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro. Better specs as the SL2 and twice the amount of storage but half the price.
I do feel like it should have usb-c. But I’m sitting here with a new Lenovo laptop with 2 thunderbolt 3 ports and I have honestly never plugged anything into this laptop. It’s all online. Video transfer is all I’d use it for I guess.
Dude you have some serious posture.
How he doesnt get over a million views per video baffles me their so well put together everytime
Wow, Dave and Austin actually agree on something
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS GUYS!!! KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE VERY INFORMATIONAL!!!!!!
Missing USB C wouldn't be a deal breaker for me yet, but c'mon MS. For longevity for device, it should have USB C and Thunderbolt functionality at that price. Both are standard to expect at this time.
I got this laptop new for $799,
I5 256 ssd 8gb ram
I'm pumped
I also love the black colour
I had to check the date and make sure it wasn’t April 1st when Microsoft released this.
Why would it have a USBC port if it's charging via magnetic charge port? All the devices you're talking about connecting would plug into the Surface via USBA, as with any battery pack, computer, charger, etc. I've never seen USBC to USBC cords before! 😋
1:26 ABSOLUTE MAD LAD
can you put a simcard in it
I understand that the lack USB-C is annoying . However it's not a reason solid enough for not buying it in my mind. the classic USB devices are still around , so buy the surface laptop if you know what you are going to do with it . I will personally get for everyday tasks as it is so portable , classic design. the kind of device good to use when am traveling.
I found it funny when companies decides to release a new product with look but less features, bump up in price, and makes people think it's premium.
it depends...where im from, not many people use USB C. All the new laptops have it, and all the usb c flashdrive or ssd-C whatever C behind it is so expensive, so expensive people cant be bothered with it. They instead buy a converter for it. lol
Austin will be in the next episode of "Could You Survive The Movies" ?
Hey guys..... This never dies....
Usb c, bigger battery, smaller bezels, mx150. Would make it a great laptop.
I wish that this was released earlier so I could have pick up one for school
A very very good review. Thank you very much for being honest about the ports & 256GB upgrade. Thanks Austin, people love you for a reason!!!
the dopey bastards called an oval "oblong".
Wow my 2015 Macbook at least has USB C