The $899 model has an Intel M processor and tops off at 4GB RAM. But if you want to upgrade to the i5 processor and 8GB RAM, the price jumps up to $1299.

Just wondering, what tasks can the base model handle without issues and at what point should you consider upgrading to more RAM and a more powerful processor? Will the base model be able to handle huge spreadsheets with >10,000 lines of data, pivot tables, power pivot slicers etc.? Or does that call for stepping up to the more powerful model?

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Posted by TigerMyth36

River Ridge

Member since Nov 2005

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Posted on 10/6/15 at 9:21 pm to euphemus

All models aren't available for preorder. At some point, you should be able to customize it a little more.

The I5 with 4gb is $999.00. I too would like to know how the base model performs.

I'm fighting myself to keep from purchasing anything until actual reviews and testing comes out.

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Posted by DoubleDown

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Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:46 am to euphemus

The real question is the sort of overlap of the SP4 and the Surface Book. What's really the difference between the SP4 and the Surface Book if you get a lower end SB that doesn't have the dedicated graphics card?

Example:
1) Surface Pro 4 @ 256gb/i5/8gb ram = 1299$
2) Surface Book @ 256gb/i5/8gb ram = 1699$

So the only difference there is a slightly larger screen and a more dedicated keyboard for 400$ difference? Yikes.

This post was edited on 10/7/15 at 10:53 am

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