Just Got My New Surface Book With Performance Base!

I'm using edge. I've also changed settings to make Windows eat less battery as possible. No luck. Surface and Windows 10 subreddit seem blind About that, if I write something about battery like I've done right now, they behave like Apple's fanboys downvoting my "negative" post to hell. I don't know if people are happy about poor battery life and battery drain during sleep. They probably never owned a MacBook.. people like me that need long battery life, Windows is not the right option..

it's something common. I tried once to suggest to improve battery life and to fix the battery drain issue on Windows machines (which is an obvious problem , 1 or 2% of battery drain PER HOUR during sleep is not normal), but I got downvoted. I also watched many reviews of the new SB and despite the 16 hours of battery life claimed by MS, people Always get the same 8-10 hours (if lucky and not doing hard-browsing). I also watched a review where a guy said he got 5 hours of battery life in the brand new SB (he was just surfing the web and doing some Photoshop), so I deduce this is a common problem in all Windows machines. People who don't complain probably never owned a Macbook where battery wasn't an issue and was very well optimized

I just picked up mine last night. I'm underwhelmed I guess. I was really excited about it, but I'm not really getting wow'd here. * Heat/noise is good so far. The device has 3 fans. 1 in the top. 2 in the base. I didn't do anything that kicked on the base fans, but I did hear the hum of the top fan as I was downloading/installing. It's pretty quiet, but you will notice it. * The charger is more powerful. The original in 65W and the new charger is 102W. * This keyboard feels like I'm typing on sponges. :(

That's my point. You're *exclusively* referencing SB problems and then concluding that "all Windows machines" must have bad battery life and that everyone who doesn't complain has never owned a Macbook. You're generalizing and making huge assumptions. What you can realistically say is that you've noticed battery issues with your Surface Book and noticed it in reviews as well, so it's likely a recurring problem with at least one model or configuration of SB. You can't say that because some SBs have subjectively bad battery life that this means the thousands of Windows machines, including those made by the huge variety of different manufacturers, must also have the exact same problem.

Well, actually on my "complaints" made in Surface and Windows 10 subreddits, I wasn't saying what I said here, I was just saying that battery drain during sleep is something normal for a Windows machine (because of the connected standby mode that keeps the device a little "awake" ) and I suggested a different and a new mode for that, but I got downvoted from those who think that battery drain is a normal thing (so I guess they never owned a MacBook because this wasn't a problem). I also noticed that battery life in Windows machines barely get over the 6-7 hours of normal use, while the Macbooks have around 10 hours (12 in MacBook airs), so I think that battery life in Windows still needs to be optimized. All my Windows laptops , with a normal usage of web browsing , Always last something close to 5 hours. my SB goes from 5 to 8 maximum (when I'm not doing anything, just 1 tab opened in Edge and pdf reader). If you search on the internet "Windows 10 battery issue" you see such a huge amount of posts that you don't know where to start, so maybe that's a real problem....but I'll never understand all these downvotes, seriously ..I like Surfaces and Windows but this battery problems are a pain in the ass (for people like me that need long battery life)

I really like the chunkier keyboard on this model. The one thing that throws me off about my Surface Book is the fact that the keyboard just feels too thin at times, like when I pick it up and move the computer to another room or switch couches. The keyboard should at least be the same thickness as the Clipboard.