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Microsoft’s 12-inch Surface Pro is cheaper but unfixes a decade-old design problem (arstechnica.com)
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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The 12-inch Surface Pro's keyboard case (still a separate purchase, frustratingly) lies flat against whatever you have the tablet sitting on, whether that's a desk, a table, or your lap. If the surface your Surface is resting on is level and stable, that's mostly fine. If the surface is soft or uneven, like a lap or a couch, this introduces extra instability and floppiness, and your keyboard will wobble around more as you type on it.

[–] jeeva@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm confused by this, as that was always an option with the existing keyboard cover.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The 1st 2 versions the keyboard layed flat. From 3rd and on, until now, the keyboard magnetically bumped up to press against the screen so it would give it reinforcement.

[–] jeeva@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yes, but you can just push it down to lay flat and it'll stay there, flat against the surface (uh, as in table)?