Things have changed indeed, but just how much is hard to say without putting things in perspective. Let’s take a look at five key differences between then and now:

Time is running out on support for most, if not all major software available to Microsoft Windows XP users.

The newest iteration of Microsoft’s flagship 2-in-1 tablet PC was introduced recently, as the Surface Book i7, which is essentially an incremental update of the original Surface Book, with a new, more powerful graphic processor, and extended battery life.

Those who are old enough to remember the Pentium III, they couldn’t even fathom the dawn of the ultrabook until it actually happened: until laptops reached a point where battery life, lightweight, and power could co-exist into the same machine.