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06-30-2018, 10:36 AM
Inside Microsoft's secret Surface testing labs
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I cringed hard as a robot arm dropped a Surface Pro (https://mashable.com/2017/06/15/microsoft-surface-pro-2017-review/#4E2cy2pLwiqk) onto the ground from several feet up
I did it again when a hose sprayed water all over another Surface tablet. And then again when another robot repeatedly stabbed a Surface Studio's (https://mashable.com/2017/02/15/microsoft-surface-studio-review/#HOxYMxdFkdqh) screen with a Surface Pen over and over.
I'm not watching a YouTube video of some crazy kid torturing their Microsoft devices just for the views.
These are real stress tests performed at Microsoft's (http://www.mashable.com/category/microsoft) reliability labs at its Redmond, Washington campus to ensure its products are built to last and can survive even the most unexpected real-world scenarios.*
The Labs
Microsoft recently*invited me to Building 87, which happens to be the site where Microsoft devices — specifically Surfaces — are put through the wringer Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/29/microsoft-surface-secret-testing-labs/)
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I cringed hard as a robot arm dropped a Surface Pro (https://mashable.com/2017/06/15/microsoft-surface-pro-2017-review/#4E2cy2pLwiqk) onto the ground from several feet up
I did it again when a hose sprayed water all over another Surface tablet. And then again when another robot repeatedly stabbed a Surface Studio's (https://mashable.com/2017/02/15/microsoft-surface-studio-review/#HOxYMxdFkdqh) screen with a Surface Pen over and over.
I'm not watching a YouTube video of some crazy kid torturing their Microsoft devices just for the views.
These are real stress tests performed at Microsoft's (http://www.mashable.com/category/microsoft) reliability labs at its Redmond, Washington campus to ensure its products are built to last and can survive even the most unexpected real-world scenarios.*
The Labs
Microsoft recently*invited me to Building 87, which happens to be the site where Microsoft devices — specifically Surfaces — are put through the wringer Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/29/microsoft-surface-secret-testing-labs/)
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