I just pre-ordered the i5/dGPU model in Australia. Ive been a mac user for at least 5 years and my current machine is a 15" Macbook Retina from mid 2012 and its is an EXCELLENT machine and works flawlessly.
What sold me on the SB was the pen, the slight increase in portability and the dedicated gpu. I was given a macbook air for work and I really noticed the weight difference between it and my 15" retina and I started considdering getting the new "Macbook" which is basically an air with retina, but living without a dgpu basically meant no more dota/sc2.
I also considered getting a surface pro 3 mainly because I love the pen, I have watched for years how different companies like 53 and Wacok have come out with over engineered "fingers" for the iPad! People clearly want to be able to draw and write on it, I think apple missed a HUGE opportunity here, specially since all the creative types favour apple.
However I am DREADING being stuck in Windows. The constant updates, the bugs, the lack of dev tools, lack of xcode, antiviruses, bloatware, no proper terminal... Sincerely worried I'll end up hating it.
On the Aussie Microsoft site there's a phone number you can call to reserve your Surface Book for pickup at the new flagship store about to open in Sydney.
Called them today, got routed to an offshore call centre, which I have no problems with, the lady who spoke to me was VERY polite and all around great at her job, she tells me they don't yet have the number for the flagship store so can't do anything...
What sold me on the SB was the pen, the slight increase in portability and the dedicated gpu. I was given a macbook air for work and I really noticed the weight difference between it and my 15" retina and I started considdering getting the new "Macbook" which is basically an air with retina, but living without a dgpu basically meant no more dota/sc2.
I also considered getting a surface pro 3 mainly because I love the pen, I have watched for years how different companies like 53 and Wacok have come out with over engineered "fingers" for the iPad! People clearly want to be able to draw and write on it, I think apple missed a HUGE opportunity here, specially since all the creative types favour apple.
However I am DREADING being stuck in Windows. The constant updates, the bugs, the lack of dev tools, lack of xcode, antiviruses, bloatware, no proper terminal... Sincerely worried I'll end up hating it.