Consumer Reports: Don’t Buy a Microsoft Surface

Consumer Reports is no longer recommending the Microsoft Surface as a worthy purchase. This is because, according to existing owners, the Microsoft Surface has a high failure rate. Microsoft is of course questioning the validity of Consumer Reports’ findings, but this is bound to affect consumer confidence regardless. The Surface line is Microsoft’s brand of
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Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 Review

Like the Apple iPad, Microsoft have decided the latest devices have no need of a number to indicate which version it is. The fifth iteration of the Surface Pro tablet computer – following on from the Surface Pro 4 – is now just a “Surface Pro”. To confuse matters further, every release of the Microsoft Surface Pro comprises several
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5 Things to Know Before Replacing a MacBook With the Surface Laptop

Microsoft interestingly chose an education-focused event to launch the newest member of the Surface series of computers: the Surface Laptop. It was interesting because almost everything about the Surface Laptop spells premium; from the laser-cut Alcantara material that wraps the keyboard and trackpad, to feats like implementing the thinnest LCD touch module in a laptop
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Enter to Win Your Very Own Microsoft Surface Book in Our Limited-Time Giveaway

This giveaway is brought to you by our friends over at StackSocial. Laptops have come a long way in the past few years, so if you’re still dealing with an older machine…this may be your lucky day. Enter the Microsoft Surface Book Giveaway at MakeUseOf Deals, and you could get your hands on the most
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Microsoft Pays You to Ditch Your MacBook for a Surface

Microsoft really wants you to buy a Surface device. So much so it’s willing to take that old MacBook off your hands in exchange for cold, hard cash. Or, more specifically, some money off the price of a new Surface. Microsoft will give you up to $ 650 off the price of a new Surface
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The Microsoft Surface Isn’t Such a Joke After All

When Microsoft first unveiled the Surface, people laughed at this iPad-wannabe. And yet four years on, business is booming. The Surface still isn’t selling as well as the iPad, but it’s well on its way to becoming an integral part of Microsoft’s business. According to Microsoft’s latest financial results (via TechCrunch), the Surface brought in
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