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Plenty of discounts are right around the corner as part of the annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales bonanza that most retailers participate in, but you do not necessarily have to wait to score a good deal. In fact, it's hard to imagine bigger discounts on the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2 that are available right now at Best Buy. This is a case of 'out with the old and in with the new', and rather than wait until Black Friday, Best Buy is offering both the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2 for up to $600 off their respective list prices. There are three configurations on sale. They include... Microsoft Surface Pro 6 w/ Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD: $899 (save $600) Microsoft Surface...
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Microsoft's Surface Pro 6 has been around for roughly a year, which means that a replacement device is right around the corner. The next-generation device is likely to be announced next week at Microsoft's October Surface hardware event. With that in mind, you'll be happy to know that the company is offering some rather impressive discounts on the current-generation model -- up to $400 off to be exact. For those looking at a base system -- which is packed with a Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, and a 12GB SSD -- the regular MSRP is $899. With the latest round of discounts, the price drops down to a more palatable $699. If you bump the SSD from 128GB to 256GB, that configuration carries an MSRP...
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It appears as though a recent firmware update is causing Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 devices to heavily throttle the processor to well below where it should be running. Multiple users who own one or the other device have reported seeing their CPU speeds stuck at 400MHz, and in some cases, the throttled state persists after a system reboot. There have been similar reports of this type of behavior in the past. However, reports have increased in frequency since Microsoft rolled out firmware update two weeks ago. After doing some digging, users discovered a link between the aggressive throttling and an Intel CPU flag called BD PROCHOT (bi-directional processor hot). This can be set by any peripheral,...
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Fans of Amazon know that Prime Day is coming soon; this year it will kick off on July 15 and the deals will be good as they are each year when the big sale kicks off. If you hope a smoking deal on a laptop computer will be offered on Prime Day, you don't have to wait until July 15 to save money. Amazon has dropped the price of its 2019 Surface Pro 6 with Core i5 processor to $999.96, representing a discount of $299.04, and the deal includes the Surface Type Cover. The Surface Pro 6 without the Surface Type Cover isn't exactly useless, but the Type cover is an essential accessory that virtually all shoppers purchase. The 2019 Surface Pro 6 has a 12.3-inch 2736x1824 screen with 267 ppi...
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Microsoft is steadily gaining traction with its Surface family of laptops and convertibles. During the company's Q2 earning report, Microsoft announced that Surface revenue had increased 39 percent compared to the same period last year. To keep that momentum going, Microsoft is reportedly making some changes to its Surface Book and Surface Pro 6 families to make them more appealing to customers. Surface Book 2 As it currently stands, the cheapest way to get 16GB of RAM on a Surface Book 2 is by opting for a 256GB SSD and an Intel Core i7 processors for the 15-inch model. That configuration will set you back a whopping $2,499. As for the Surface Pro 6, your cheapest ticket to 16GB of RAM...
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While we are likely a while away from a true replacement for the replacement for the Surface Pro 6, a patent application has surfaced that hints at one of the features of the next-gen device. The patent application describes fancy new hinges for the critical integrated kickstand that props the tablet portion of the device up when users are typing with the removable keyboard or watching video on the device in tablet mode. On the current Surface Pro 6, the kickstand uses friction created by the hinges to stop and stay at whatever angle the user wants in the entire range of its motion. When it's time to fold the kickstand away, the same friction force resists folding...
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Black Friday will be here before you know it and while we are still a couple of weeks away, retailers are already touting their deals to get shoppers ready to buy. So far we have seen some very slick deals from Costco, Sam's Club, Kohls, Target, and Amazon. We can now add Best Buy to the Black Friday frenzy, and if your Christmas list has a new 4K UHD smart TV on it, you will want to hit up Best Buy after recovering from all the turkey and ham. One of the top deals that Best Buy is offering is a Toshiba Fire TV Edition 43-inch LED 4K UHD Smart TV with HDR for $129.99. That is a $200 discount off the normal price of the TV. Smart TV shoppers wanting a larger screen can get a Samsung 65" LED Smart...
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A new Microsoft patent application has emerged that Redmond filed on May 1, 2017, but was only published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on November 1, 2018. The patent application shows an interesting feature that might turn up on a future version of the Surface Pro. The feature is a second supplemental display on the back of the Surface device that Microsoft has dubbed a "reflective display" and it would sit right above the hinge for the kickstand on the back. The abstract on the patent explains the screen would be a reflective multi-layer structure that forms an external surface of the electronic device and has a light-emitting display. The display portion is separated by a dielectric...
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Industry standards change over time, and eventually new technologies almost always take the place of old ones. If you're old enough to remember using 3.5-inch or even 5.25-inch floppy disks, you know what we're talking about. As it pertains to right now, there is a shift from USB-A to USB-C connectivity taking place, albeit a slow one. Not everyone is eager to move on from USB-A, though, including Microsoft. Just last week, Microsoft unveiled a new round of Surface products, including the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2, both of which wield upgraded 8th generation Intel Core processors on the inside. That is all well and good, but it's what's on the outside—or more accurately, what's...
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Microsoft held an event today to announce a refresh to its Surface family of hardware devices. While the company didn't announce anything close to a Courier-like dual-screen mobile device, it did announce updates to its Surface Laptop and Surface Pro. Starting off with the Surface Laptop 2, Microsoft has upgraded the internals with Intel's 8th generation Core processors. In addition, you're no longer relegated to 4GB of RAM on base system; that has now been doubled to 8GB, with top SKUs getting 16GB. The Surface Laptop 2 is now up to 85 percent faster than the first-generation device. The updated Surface Laptop 2 may have gained some firepower under the hood, but we can't say the same...
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Tomorrow, October 2, is the day penciled in for Microsoft's Surface event that will toss new hardware onto the market for fans to check out. Leaks have hinted at what the event would bring, including some leaked images of the Microsoft Surface 2 Laptop in several colors. A new rumor has surfaced ahead of tomorrow's event, and the news is a bit unexpected. According to this rumor, Microsoft isn’t updating the Surface Laptop 2 and the Surface Pro 6 with USB-C (or Thunderbolt) ports. Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 are expected to get a refresh at the event, and they were both expected to both receive USB-C ports, which are pretty much expected at this point. This rumor claims...
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