[wibbleywobbley]

I have a Surface Book and a 2013 MacBook Pro. Hardware wise, both are are what I would consider to be best in class. Software wise there is absolutely no comparison in terms of reliability. I generally like Windows 10, but I'd have a really hard time depending on my Surface Book as my only computer.

[cptskippy]

I have a 2015 era MBP that I use infrequently for work and I'm always impressed when I pull it out and it's still at 60% battery and wakes up from sleep despite being stowed in a cabinet for a few months.

The same can't really be said for Windows, I think a lot of that comes down to vertical vs horizontal integration. The majority of issues I encounter with the core OS usually come down to a dodgy driver (usually from Intel) that once removed and replaced with the Microsoft baseline driver resolves the issue.

I'm disappointed to see and hear all the issues people seem to be having with the Surface line, I would have expected those devices to be rock solid. I'm not sure if that speaks to a fundamental issue with Windows or something else but it just goes to show how well Apple is handling it's hardware/software integration.

[lmm]

FWIW my Surface Book works perfectly.

[wibbleywobbley]

I think the Surface Book hardware is fine -- it's just dodgy drivers and Windows 10 updates that cause tons of issues.

With my MBP I can close it and throw it in my bag without a second thought. I wouldn't dare try that with the SB because nine times out of then I'll end up with a dead battery.

[mercer]

I'm really surprised this is still a thing. One of the first things I loved about switching to a MacBook was that the sleep/hibernate functionality 'just worked', while it almost never did on the Windows laptop I had before that.

This was 10 years ago, and even then I didn't understand why a crucial feature like this wasn't given more attention.

[lmm]

I do it with my SB. Never had a problem. Again just my experience.