Ask Paul: June 8 (Premium)

Happy sort-of summer, everyone. Here's another set of good questions and me doing what I can with them.
Surface Hub 2
will asks:
I was watching the Surface Hub 2 video again and I noticed something that I missed before. At the 0:50 mark the person is able to login to the Hub and pull up her profile and timeline with what is assumed to be a fingerprint. My question is how is this possible? I understand how a fingerprint login works, but how is the Hub able to identify her and pull her timeline data via a device that does not store much locally?
You are correct that it will work like Windows 10 does today on PCs. And given that, it's obvious that this isn't the first time that this person has logged into this Surface Hub 2. If it was, that would have taken several minutes. (Also, the video is obviously a fake demo. But whatever.)

This capability is one of the biggest differences between the original Surface Hub, which was "user-less," meaning that there were no local logins---and Surface Hub 2. When we were briefed about this device, many had questions about this behavior and what it meant for the OS. But Microsoft isn't talking about that just yet. I suspect we'll learn more at Ignite in September.
Laptop recommendation
KingNerdTheThird asks:
I need to get a laptop for school. At the moment I'm looking around and the ASUS ZenBook Flip S catches my eye but I'm not blown away. I love the Surface Laptop (especially the 3:2 screen) but I'm scared of the out of date internals to drop that cash on it. I like the XPS 13 but it doesn't get to the specs I'd like. There are a lot of good laptops but the Surface Laptop is the one I'd get if it was updated... Do you think think it's worth waiting until August or September to see if Microsoft does update their products?
I get the "which laptop should I buy" question a lot. It's tough to answer this because we all have our own experiences, preferences, and needs.

And then for me, personally, there's another issue: The crushing weight of responsibility I feel when it comes to recommending something expensive that people may actually buy. I know other reviewers don't feel this---you can tell by the way they write and clearly barely use the products they review---but it's very really for me.

For example. On paper, Surface Laptop and Surface Book 2 are devices no one should recommend: They're overpriced, both lack Thunderbolt 3, and Surface Laptop still uses previous-generation dual-core Intel processors while the rest of the market has moved forward. But I personally love both products. And I would be happy to use either daily as my only PC. So I'm in kind of a weird spot where I need to consider others' needs, and the future, but I still really like them myself.

Someone else recommended a very specific PC, the Huawei MateBook X Pro, which I'm now reviewing. And I can confirm this is a great choice. Is it "better" than a Surface, or an HP Spectre whatever, or a ThinkPad? Or the PC you me...