I am a longtime Mac user who has grown disenchanted and I suspect I am one of many.

After the back-toback announcements of the new Surface Book and the new Macbook Pro, I felt like maybe Microsoft was the more geek-friendly company and that their product was a higher end product that would meet my needs better.

So, I bought a Surface Book today and I am kind of nervous about the change.

This post happened to be the first thing I saw on HN while I was setting up the new machine.

That still may not be a constructive addition to THIS thread, but at least it isn't just brand religion.

It is ok. It feels really clunky when compared to a MacBook but overall I would give it a thumbs up. My biggest complaint is that it is really back-heavy, so it wants to fall over whenever I sit it on my lap. Also, the docking station has a lot of weird issues (e.g., it will just stop working sometimes if it goes to sleep until I unplug it from the wall).

Also, Windows 10 seems pretty solid.

I have a long way to go, but I am hoping that I can use the Thanksgiving break to get over the hump and be relatively productive when I get back to the office on Monday.

I am pretty committed to making the switch though. I am taking notes in case the transition is worth sharing later.