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		freeone3000 on May 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, Surface Headphones 2... But why does it contain so many custom parts? Does it improve the user experience in some way?

jfim on May 6, 2020 [–]

The hinge and locking system are custom made for the Surface Book, and it's very sturdy. Many users [0] mention that they really like it as well.

I'm pretty happy with my Surface Book 2 as well, it's a pretty solid computer, with the only caveats being the repairability and non-upgradeability.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/6lu0kg/lets_talk_a...

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