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verbin550

A couple of stupid questions about surface pro/book. Do they use the same chargers?

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I am currently using a Surface pro 4 and i love it.

it's time for an upgrade now and i'm trying to decide between a surface pro 6 or a surface book 2.

  • Firstly, can i use my same keyboard from Surface pro 4 and attach it to the Surface pro 6? saves me from buying another keyboard.
  • What about the pen?
  • Do the surface pro 6 and surface book use the same charger as surface pro 4? I bought 3 chargers (1 for work, 1 for home and 1 for travel bag) and i would prefer to use them rather than having to spend money on 3 new chargers.

also, anyone use both surface pro and surface book and have any opinions on which they prefer?

Posted Jan 27, 2019, 4:11 PM UTC · edited

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SurfaceDockGuyVertical Surface Docks :Pro: Ergonomic VESA mounting•

Yes you can reuse the pen, keyboard, and charger on the Pro 7

You can re-use the charger and pen on the Book as well.

Details on the differences here:

Cheers,

Dan

P.S. I have the Pro and the Book - I love them both so its a tough call. Pro is superior for note taking and going on the road because of light weight. But for stellar battery life and a bigger screen, the 13.5" Book is great. I had the 15" Book and ended up returning it - a wonderful machine but just too big for me.

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residentalien2•

I guess you mean Surface Pro 6 (there is no 7 as of January 2019).

- Yes, your SP4 typecover/keyboard will work with SP6

- Yes, your SP4 pen (single button, with clip) will work with SP6. See https://dancharblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/29/surface-pen-compatibility-interoperability-faq/

- The travel power adapter for SP4 will work with SP6. Don't know about SB.

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NerdAl:laptop:Surface Laptop 2 - i7/8Gb/256Gb :snoo_smile:•

I prefer the Surface Book, a lot, but I was surprised how well the SP6 type cover typed. I am more a typing kind of user, more of a dinosaur, really not using touch a lot until I don't have a touch screen :-) Last night I was sitting in one of my favorite coffee places with my SB and thought to myself: "Self, what a great screen and what am I enjoying this laptop." Was doing some mind mapping and zooming in and out and following up on some projects I was just happy.

The SP6 was nice too but for some reason it feels less premium.

Chargers, for the SB you would be looking at the 65 or 102 watt charger depending on the model.

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