Surface Laptop 2 Review - It's Better than the MacBook Air!
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- The Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 is an impressive ultrabook that received a few small but important updates. It's definitely one of the best laptops of 2018 and if you don't mind Windows 10 this is the notebook to buy over the MacBook Air! Watch for the full review.
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3:2 screen aspect ratio! More vertical content! yeaaah. I hope more laptops say goodbye to that nasty 16:9 movie wide format, it's not for web/writing/reading/coding etc.
Just in general I'd love to see more 3:2 laptops but man right now the pickings are slim
But most videos will be in16:9 :(
@@simonorto432 Then you just have small black bars under and over the video. I guess it depends on what you use the computer for most. I personally much prefer the 3:2 format, and I don't mind having a bit of cinematic black bars on movies
@@morten1 I own the book and honestly there is no silver lining for general usage. It is greater for those stuff you mentioned but its pretty bad for entertainment, even worse now considering loads of youtubers are going for that 2:1 ratio.
Imax ratio would be dope, I can´t find digital movies with that ratio though
I think Pro devices should be 3:2 and products clear being used for web, email and Netflix could be 16:9.
Oh my god if I see one more "NO THUNDERBOLT 3 PORT OMG" comment... I challenge every single person who comments that to name 3 devices that they use that can be connected exclusively through the Thunderbolt 3 port. Yall just went ahead and watched some of the big tech reviewers bash on this laptop because of the lack of Thunderbolt 3 and now you are trying to sound super smart and educated. In 2 years it may become a dealbreaker, for now, it's not. Deal with it.
Jacob's Hustle off you want to keep it more than a year or two USB c is essential
@@Km12345rrrr Again, I challenge you to convince me with an example. Why is it essential?
To reiterate your point, I've never seen a device that uses thunderbolt 3 (except for Macs of course). This is definitely my next laptop, as soon as I can afford it
@@frontendtony i just got the Surface Laptop 2 and am really happy with every aspect of it. My next laptop will probably come thunderbolt 3, but i don't see me making that big of a purchase for at least 2-3 years.
I add that actually on the surface laptop and Surface Pro There is a Type C (modified) In fact the surface port for charging is a type C in all respects, occupies the same pcis lanes, same speed. When a type-C is really needed you just need to buy the adapter already on the market. For the moment rest assured that Type C are still little used.
The only thing I have that uses USB-C is my Nintendo Switch. I think that most people still don't really need that port. Every flash drive, external hard drive, and other accessory I own is still traditional USB.
I know that many people will say that you need USB-C for future proofing, but that's what people said the last time I bought an ultrabook, in 2015. I'm still not missing the port.
Not a throttlebook though.
How am I going to cook my dinner?
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Buy the new MBP instead.
I have the Surface Pro for the past few months and I love it. Best investment in any of my laptop or computer products. Its fast, light, easy to carry and love the battery life. Will never trade for a Mac. This device is worth every penny. I highly recommended.
is it still good today?
@@delishuaa5895 yes it is. Works greats. Battery is not good. Last about 2 hours. But still, after 5 years. It is great.
*NO THUNDERBOLT 3* *FLIPS TABLE*
Lil X good meme
What does thunderbolt 3 actually do? Does the average user even care?
Fentydeluxe basically for people who want to use this for gaming when they get home so they can connect an egpu.
Thunderbolt 3 is only for rich people. Think about it. Buying a god damn expensive gpu plus the EGPU itself. Thats dumb.
Yet 16 months earlier, said table was flipped daily because Apple utilized TB3 port technology. There are too many options in the laptop category to whine...senses kick in.
I am currently a macbook pro user, but i respect the surface laptop a lot. This is the only windows laptop on the market that looks and feels good, without being a macbook ripoff. I just hope they put usbc o their next one, and eventually get rid of any other port. That would make me actually buy one along with my mac.
I've got the Lenovo Yoga C930 4K resolution, 8550U Core i7, 16GB of RAM, 512 HD SSD. Amazing machine.
says it scratches easily
hits it with a cable
The Surface Laptop 2 is up there as one of the best ultrabooks of 2018 even with its small compromises. If you can live without MacOS this is a much better deal! Hit me up on discord if you have questions! discord.gg/mattmoniz
Love ur content bro🤩
Small compromises? It is completly not servicable! When battery doesnt hold charge after 3 years it wil not be possible to change it. This decreases the age of the product!! The alcantara will also show wear over time and cause it to not look fresh after 3 years! Also not possible to replace!
Its a great laptop but it has a limited age, I feel this should have been adressed in the review since most people dont just buy a new laptop every year.
What's better?
Alcantara Will not show wear, Will not show anything. Guareteed
So, why again is this better than the MBA? Not putting shade on the Surface, but not once in the video did you compare or this against the Air. You never even mentioned the Air in the video. The Surface doesn’t even have Thunderbolt 3, which is critical when connecting external peripherals. This is clickbait at UnboxTherapy levels. You’re better than this, Matt.
"if I can score an ultrabook with 3:2 aspect ratio, I will take that any day over an ultrabook that uses 16:9" Truth has been spoke! I am so glad that you have said that!!
it is a nice looking laptop! another good clean review!
Thanks man!
Great quick review! Would you recommend the Surface Laptop 2 or the Lenovo Yoga C930?!
C930 definitely provides a lot more value
@@MatthewMoniz thx for your quick response! What about the Lenovo Yoga C930 vs the Huawei Matebook X Pro?!
Which of them is the greatest?!
Nice video. What was that beat for the speaker test
Props for your thumbnail. Nice one, Sir!
Thanks Sayan!
But in the long run which one gonna last longer, Macbook Air or Surface Laptop?
Not sure found a answer yet
I bought it and in less than a week it wouldn't hold charge and I had to use it plugged in. I got offered a replacement but I just wanted my money back. I was really disappointed.
eleos one what are you using atm?
Great review Matt!. Wil you review the new lineup from Asus? Specifically the Asus Zenbook 15 UX533FD?
Hey Matt,
What do you think of cloud computing? Like Shadow from Blade?
You improve a lot, Mat. Great video. I am subscribing now.
Thanks Jade!! Welcome to the channel !!
A PC better than a Mac!? Is that a surprise?
Yoyo Mi yes, but as laptop , no, depends.
Macbooks are pretty good laptops. They're just more expensive than good.
@@Fred_Costa that's my point, they have good specs but the price just doesn't justify buying it.
@@yositta That doesn't make them bad, just expensive. A bad laptop is one you wouldn't want even if you had all the money in the world. Also, I don't the specs are what makes macbooks good, is more the feel. The trackpads, build quality, battery efficiency, OS and keyboards (pre-butterfly ones) are the things that apple makes exclusivelly better than anyone else. (at least they used to)
That said, to me it still doesn't justify the price.
Yes, as a linux machine (which Surface can be notoriously hard to install) it'd be perfect, as a Windows machine --- meh.
Great video ad usual Matt!! Loving the style, also agrees with you on most points 😊
I personally love the blue color and the silver and the maroon, the Black looks like a fingerprint magnet
I'm really impressed with the Surface Laptop 2 so far. Bought the i7 config for $300 off during Black Friday. It's been phenomenal. Performance and battery life has been great, and like you showed in the review has been quiet even under load when the fan does come on.
It's a pretty awesome device!
@matthew moniz - hi, cool vid man 👍
How would you compare this Surface Laptop 2 to similar spec new Surface Pro 6 ?
Which is the better machine and why ?
What would you get? DELL XPS 13 OR SURFACE LAPTOP 2
DELL XPS 13 for sure.... no USB-C on the surface is a deal breaker for me...
@@asnsr3573 I simply cannot understand. What makes USB-C so important to you?
I'm in the same position as you... dell XPS 13 or the surface laptop 2
Would you recommend this over the huawei matebook x pro?
A usb type c port is a deal breaker for me.
A year ago, usb type c didn't mean anything to me. But now, with the productivity and versatility it adds to a device, it should be criminal that manufacturers do not add provide one, especially for a premium device.
Another outstanding, and very informative review. Thanks. You do a great job!
Thanks Joe! I really appreciate the comment!
I've been a big surface laptop fan since the first one , I'm going to preorder the Sapphire, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
So what are the cheaper alternatives like you said? I'd like to see a video where you compile the laptops :)
Does the surface laptop 2 optional. Usbc dongle allow for charging through usbc
Yo Mathew great video. Could u do a comparison vid between Huawei MateBook X Pro and the surface laptop
艾英然 one is blocked by US govt, one isn’t.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video!!. I think 2019 will be great years for msft fans bcoz there are going to be design changes for surface lineup and hope they include usb c.
Of course it is better than MacBook Air, what did you expect?
Willa Waliyadin It is worse. No Thunderbolt, Windows 10, Price, Do I Need to say more?
TechStudent
Same price as MacBook Air but MacBook Air comes with
i5 dual Core underperformance (this is where the huge difference comes in )
And also if you want something other then windows just remove it and put Linux or Mac OS it’s an easy task or you can run them as a VM ....
In MacBook Air you won’t be able to since you only have 2 cores and they are underperformance which is in acceptable after 2016 ...
Only advantages over here is thunderbolt but there’re more ports in this laptop the Air ....
So you decide for your self ...
Also better GPU then the Air
Ko- Jap HUGE difference? Linux on Surface Products is a huge mess. MacOS on a Windows PC? As a stable solution? Are you joking? MacBook offers bootcamp, that’s a nice way to install windows if you need it. I think the performance will be equally as good because of the advantages of macOS. I don’t need a mini Display port of I have 2 Thunderbolt ports.
@@EastbelgiumPhoto 🍎🐏
@Raymond Liu 👨🏻💻👍🏻 thanks! I apologize for your crappy experience and your lack of capability to have a argument based conversation. Your comment just screams of jealousy and lack of tolerance. I like every second with my apple devices and with pc’s you constantly fight against the machine. If you like that perfect 👌🏻 i don’t. I buy them because for me they are the best products in their class. Accept that or not, I don’t care 🤷♂️
microsoft surface pro 5th gen still my best tablet+laptop. Still using it, still amazed with it. but, surface 6 is a deal breaker cause they haven't change the design.
Is it worth it over the Surface 3?
Surface laptop is the best in the market, the only one that convinced me to switch back to Windows.
We didn't really get into how it's any better than a MacBook Air in this video. There should have been a comparison, on account of the title.
Surface laptop has a very big problem in design. It cannot be opened to be serviced, so after 3 years when the battery doesn't hold charge anymore it will not be possible to just change the battery.
Also if anything breaks you will not be able to fix it, macbook air is modular, so most components can be serviced.
The alcantara on the surface laptop can be stained, a laptop is a high wear device so over the years it will show wear, which will make it not look very sleek and clean after a couple years.
It does have higher specs but up to you if you still want the surface.
Adam Delicioso. You can't open any MacBook either. And Apple usually just change the MB and charge you a fortune.
Im a college student who need to buy a laptop to do some programming and a little bit of video/photo editting, which one should I get, macbook air or this one?
This man deserves a million follower. Thumbs up bro.
Thanks man!
Sir, please make a video comparing Microsoft surface laptop 2 and dell Inspiron 15 7000 series
I disagree with you and it's rare. There's no thunderbolt 3 so can't plug in a external gpu so this product is not as versatile as the macbook air !
Thunderbolt 3 would be nice! But I'd imagine most people buying this are not hooking it up to an external GPU. They're most likely using it for good battery life, productivity and media consumption.
Matthew Moniz But still. Having the choices is a nice thing.
Jss pas d'accord Brandon, étant donné que le Thunderbolt du macbook air ne sert a rien a part pour le transfert de fichier plus rapidement avev un SSD externe. Franchement je trouve qu'une surfzce laptop 2 est bien meilleur que ce nouveau macbook air sous-motorisé. Bref sinon j'adore ta chaine mec, on attend la video de l'ipad pro
You WILL get a serious bottleneck on the MacBook Air with any external GPU more powerful than the integrated Intel GPU.
What will you do with egpu on MacBook air. Puny cpu+powerful gpu =bottleneck 🤣
Honestly, I hoped Apple would sell new macbook air for 999 usd instead of 1.2K, seeing that they are selling XS for 999 usd (which replaced X which was sold 999 usd). That 20% price bump is overkill.
What? 2019? This is 2020, dude! Stop living in the past.
Why is it so satisfying when he closes the laptop😄
Do you recommend this laptop over the MacBook Pro??
Hey Matt, could you please do best ultrabook for 2018 comparison? Thanks
It's in the works
@@MatthewMoniz thanks man 😊
I have the first surface laptop and it is excellent. Would upgrade to the new one if it had a 15 inch screen and type c port.
How do you compare this to the Lenovo X1 Carbon? The X1 has a bigger screen, is lighter, and has way more ports...
Love the upload consistency! Keep up the good work man
Thanks man!
I don't get how most reviewers of the Surface Laptop fail to mention that this is not repairable at all. Sure, you get 12 months of warranty but once it runs out you can't replace the battery or fix anything if it breaks!
On the other hand the MacBook Air can be fixed and it is easier to replace the battery compared to the MacBook Pros
The MacBook Air is just as frustrating to fix. Apple is shutting down third party repair services and charge customers an arm and a leg to fix simple problems it’s just as bad.
Would the I5 256 gb ssd version be good for music production?
Thanks for the review. I find it interesting that so many folks are railing against a lack of USB C on this machine. I feel like it's a bunch of curmudgeons standing on their lawns screaming at clouds. I guess I don't understand how people are using the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop line. For what I do, which is general corporate level stuff, I have yet to find a use for it. And I would venture to say that I probably fall into the "majority" of how people use ultrabooks: portable production while on the road or at home and ability to dock it at the office.
I've used the Surface Pro line for work with multiple peripherals via a docking solution with no issues. What advantage do I gain from USB C? Advantage, not some random specific use case. I've actually found it to be quite a pain converting to USB C from say, micro USB on many devices -- replacing cords, finding that I have the wrong one in my bag or car, and so on. Not one single person that I've asked has been able to give me a good reason for not buying the Surface Laptop for lack of USB C, other than some edge case specific to them.
USB C is likely the future, but I just don't see the issue here. Thanks again. Always appreciate your reviews.
My wife has a yoga 910 with 1 usb-a and 1 usb-c. She has never in 2 years used the usb-c for anything. I don't even think she knew what it was until I told her. She just thought it had one USB port. People have been saying USB-C is the future for 3 years. Were still here and most everything I have is already USB-A so this is easier to use than a macbook
MS Surface Laptop 2 or Thinkpad X1 Carbon? Which one should I buy in March 2019?
its better to wait for next generation of ms surface laptop this year
Any performance issues in 128 GB SSD version compared to 256 GB SSD version considering that you only get 72 GB free in 128 GB SSD version post purchase?
Seeing as you mention it, would love a comparison between this and the Macbook Air
what's the deal with the thunderbolt 3? i know it's for future proofing but still I'm not accustomed for using it since there's a limited of devices using it.
Not sure why USB C is such a fuss. I use Macbook and I am mostly dependent on my dongle for all productive work.
will you be reviewing the macbook air?
How is the Surface Laptop 2 keyboard compared to the Huawei Matebook X Pro?
They're fairly similar but I'd give the slight edge to the Surface Laptop!
Thank you! And what about the quality of the trackpad? I realize the Matebook has a larger trackpad but not sure how much that matters.
It still comes with crippled Windows 10?
I was seriously considering buying a Surface Laptop back in June instead of a MacBook Pro, but 10S was one of the things that made choose the MBP (And also the fact the it used Skylake instead of Kabylake)
The Surface laptop 2 comes installed with a full version of Window 10 not the S version. The original surface came with windows 10s but you had the option to upgrade it to the full version for free anytime.
I know there was the option to upgrade to 10 pro, but its a joke that after paying $1000+, you had to pay $50 after it's launch to get a complete OS.
Since you didn't mention it (Or I didn't hear it), I thought it still had 10S as the pre-installed OS
Thanks for your answer! @@MatthewMoniz
The fingerprints on the black aren't that visible than other colors?
Great review mat
Great review! my congratulations!
Thanks Carlos!!
aww he matched his hoodie to the laptop
Matte black it all !
Love this machine. All of my flash drives, external drives, and other hookups are USB-A. For the MBP, I use adapters. MacBook is the odd man out, not the Surface Laptop, so I am elated.
Can you get chrome on this now? That's the only reason I didn't get the other one.
I just got mine and holy shit the matte black color looks so sexy in person.
i know right!
Does it sound better than MacBook Air 2018 when it comes to bass?
Mac book air still has better speakers
Leon A. S. Po
Mac better speaker and trackpad but same price
But ...
MacBook have a i5 underperformance dual core ....
It’s not acceptable after 2016 ...
Also it has more I/O ports then the Mac air but it lacks the thunderbolt...
And the GPU in the surface is better
Finally if you care about the Mac OS just remove windows and put it or run it as a VM ...
But in Mac air you won’t be able to do though since 2 cores is not enough to run a VM
Now you decide which device you want if you really not that good when it’s comes to PC and really have to buy Mac OS laptop and the cheapest go with the Air ...
Other then that go with this ...
Finally:
Both are overpriced and there’re many other options with dell XPS or Lenovo or razer blade 2018
Ko- Jap Sure, MacBook Air is less powerful, but Mac OS is more optimized. In addition, the difference is not much. Look at the Geekbench scores.
@@twistedoracle1144 people dont get it that most of the people who buy mba dont need the extra strenght of 4 core, and because the macos is better optimized it makes the processor runs smooth... mba is actually a good product the only problem is that is a bit overpriced but the stores are always making the macbooks 15% off to compete with 10% off the apple store for students.
What is USB C even used for?
Excluding the phones because no one charged then on a laptop
What colour is your lefty Strat? I have a 2005 one in Chrome Blue with a maple fretboard.
Black and white! = )
Got the Surface laptop when it came out. Loved it. Now that the battery has been through the paces, I am told that I will have to pay 450.00 to get a refurbished model since the battery cannot be replaced. That being said, every update on Windows has been a nightmare as well. Going home to Mac.
Charthers I have had it almost 2 years. Basic web surfing and email maybe 3x per week. Battery may last under 5 hours at this point.
Awesome video Matt!! 😋
With love from India
Thanks Marvin!! Hope you’re having a good night
You didn't explain why is better than the MacBook air
I think you need to move the mic closer to the keyboard when doing that comparison 2:55
Looks awesome
I’m still using my surface laptop 1. Thought about the getting the SL 2 but my 1st gen is working beautifully and I only use it for school and programming. The 8th gen processor is a nice update tho!
Ya no sense in upgrading then : ) I'd wait for surface laptop 3
Matthew Moniz ya unless Microsoft announces the surface book 3 soon which in that case I’ll definitely consider as my next option.
The 2nd gen dumbed down the graphics from iris640 to 620. No one seems to care or notice.
We all are in 2018
Mathew is in 2019
So... why again is this better than the MBA? Not putting shade on the Surface, but not once in the video did you compare this against the Air. The Surface doesn’t even have thunderbolt 3, which the Air has. So again, Matt, why?
Plz tell me one thing that exclusively requires a usb type c
*title of the video: surface 2 is better than macbook air
Does not mention the Macbook Air once in the video.
Is hatrd to compar High Sierra/Mojave with Windows 10...
The only reason I am subscribing to your channel is because you list your prices in Canadian too! lol
About the thunderbolt, if you wanna hook a eGPU you can just get a decent gaming laptop with thunderbolt at this price. So I think most people wouldn't really need a thunderbolt or USB C. But seriously, a mini display port??? It's 2018. Who uses mini display port?? Even an HDMI port is way better.
why you don't compared with dell ,razer or hp ect .. i thing that will be more helpfull if i going to replace my windows computer not going to buy ios computer don't you thing so ...
Does it support AutoCAD, and Revit
Im from italy and i dont know which laptop to buy:surface laptop 2 that will come out in january(in italy) or a surface book 2 for the black friday sales?
Please help me
Book 2 has a dedicated GPU. If you want to game or more video editing power, go Book 2
The power button in the right-up corner, in between the PgDn, Del, '+' and Backspace buttons... frustrating
Other than that, it's perfect.
shouldnt it be compared to the macbook pro?
Better than the MacBook Air? Okay lemme get my type-C cab - Oh wait....
Teejay Jaderuby while you type on a keyboard that sticks, on a hard drive with less than half the capacity. Type C is overrated.
Is this Commander Waterford from The Handmaids Tale.? Oh yeah, the Surface 2 looks great but the finish looks it's easy to scratch.
I would personally pay a couple hundred extra for the privilege of having MacOS instead of Windows.
But that’s if the hardware is identical. The hardware on the Surface Laptop is not only superior, but looks better as well.
I would, however, pay MacBook Air prices for a Windows Laptop running MacOS. But if we could get that, I’d rather stretch my budget and pay about $2000-2500 on a MacOS Surface Book with eighth generation i7. That’s about the same price as a 13” MBP + 11” iPad Pro, and better than those two for my use case.
A man can only hope.
Love you Matthew you are best reviewer on the earth.... God bless you
Thanks Jabran!
I used the surface laptop for 3 months and absolutely hated it... in good old windows fashion i found the boot time kept slowing down and apps were taking long...on top of that, the updates were driving me mad.
The screen ratio is unusual and while it felt ok for most websites, it felt weird for most apps.
The 'special' fabric does not stay clean (especially in a teaching environment - my school still used chalk)...and the edges look unfinished.
Nothing on the laptop is repairable... work is the lack of ports and no usb-c...
This 'new' surface laptop 2 offers very little changes... it's an expensive slab of metal that is by no means anywhere near the level on the macbook air that is built for students in mind that want something that's a little more future proof... the surface laptop 2 will feel old and out dated by next year and the ports will be struggling for future gadgets and tech.
Personally, if i had to buy a windows device, i'd be looking at the surface tablets rather than this crappy thing :-(
Oh...windows hello on this thing is temperamental... and the speakers are not great...i'd often have them at full volume and still not get loud enough sound.
Some will like it... it's a quirky device... but it's not for students and it's not powerful enough for others... there are plenty of other good window laptops out there that are cheaper and better value.
Who the hell does a typing noise test...good lord...everyone has different preferences and the noise level will depend on how hard you type, how quickly, and the noise of the room you are in... but if you sit there fixated on the noise of the keys while working, then you have issues.
10+ hours of battery life? What the heck it lasts 3 hours MAXIMUM for me! HELP!!!
call microsoft if your still in warranty (1 year) i have had mine for about a year and it gets me about 8, 9 hours. how long have you had yours
@@josephantoine3176 too late now lol
@@xb_ionic621 2 year late response lmao
My cousin had the tablet surface and it was just awfully laggy, but who knows maybe there was just something wrong with hers
What was the configuration of her laptop?
I clicked on this video to see a review of the Surface Laptop 2 and how it compared to the new MacBook Air. Unfortunately this was not a comparison between the two devices, and there was zero, yes ZERO, mention of the MacBook Air at any point in the video. Disappointing.
soo why its better than the macbook air?
Is it good for programming