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Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base

Source: You get some serious graphics power for a 13-inch machine from the Performance BaseHe ading to po rt The Surface Pro has two USB ports, an SD card reader, and Mini DisplayPort… but they’re all on the Performance Base. The tablet can’t connect on its own

During its short tenure as a hardware maker, Microsoft has become the de-facto trailblazer for Windows-running devices. It all started with the lofty promise that its Surface tablet could replace your laptop. We were sceptical about it three years ago, but after the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft nearly perfected the formula and showed veteran computer manufacturers how hybrids should be made. D

Now, Microsoft introduces the Surface Book as the ‘ultimate laptop’. Like the Surface tablets before it, this laptop takes a unique spin on the notebook format that’s been around for over

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