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Microsoft Surface; what do yee think?
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26-08-2012 7:45pm#1Microsoft Surface.
So what do you lads and lassy's think of the new Surface.
I think it looks brilliant, can't wait to get my hands on one. Still not sure if I'll go for the pro version with the i5, or go with the tegra 3 version. It all depends on price, but they look great.
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It's called Surface not Slate!
Looks good though but I'd want to see it in action before I got one. Windows 8 will be perfect for it.
Well, if you want to enjoy Windows 8 on it (which is called Surface Pro) you'll have to cough up a lot of money, it will be priced somewhere between the 64 GB iPad and Ultrabooks.
The little uns will be running Windows RT, different ballgame entirely.
But count me in for 199 Dollar...
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Well, if you want to enjoy Windows 8 on it (which is called Surface Pro) you'll have to cough up a lot of money, it will be priced somewhere between the 64 GB iPad and Ultrabooks.
The little uns will be running Windows RT, different ballgame entirely.
But count me in for 199 Dollar...
But tbh, I think I'd just want it for regular tablet stuff, plus the office side. And I'm sure RT would have a lot of advantages over your typical android tablet.
I've had the same laptop for years...i'm well over due an upgrade, but I half think I'd be better off with the RT...well especially if that mad $199 price came to pass!0 -
Alanstrainor wrote: »But tbh, I think I'd just want it for regular tablet stuff, plus the office side.
Well, little is known about Office on ARM other than it is far from ready, at the launch of Surface there will be only a preview which can be upgraded later next year.Alanstrainor wrote: »And I'm sure RT would have a lot of advantages over your typical android tablet.
One can only hope... Microsoft's last endeavour into the realm or ARM (Windows CE) wasn't exactly glorious, while Android has come a long way. It's battle hardened, so to speak. 0 -
Well, little is known about Office on ARM other than it is far from ready, at the launch of Surface there will be only a preview which can be upgraded later next year.
One can only hope... Microsoft's last endeavour into the realm or ARM (Windows CE) wasn't exactly glorious, while Android has come a long way. It's battle hardened, so to speak.
Aye, as a windows phone 7 user I have high hopes for this though!0 -
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Alanstrainor wrote: »I have high hopes for this though!
I don't, but for $199? Hey, that's a steal.
Microsoft have never done particularly well in markets they have not created themselves. Their ebook reader has died (officially dead as of this month), the Zune media player never took off and even Windows phones are rather exotic (no offense).0 -
I don't, but for $199? Hey, that's a steal.
Microsoft have never done particularly well in markets they have not created themselves. Their ebook reader has died (officially dead as of this month), the Zune media player never took off and even Windows phones are rather exotic (no offense).
Trust me, the last thing i'd be offended by would be someone's different opinion with regard to tech!
As said, even if it doesn't live up to the hype, if this $199 price is true, the world and their mother will have one!0 -
Alanstrainor wrote: »if this $199 price is true, the world and their mother will have one!
Even 199 Euro would be OK and can be explained with VAT. Actually more than OK for a 10.6" tablet.
I read in another thread about a store in Naas selling Google's 7" Nexus (another $199 gadget) for 270 yoyos... this doesn't bode well. :mad:
And i bet it won't be long until the first Android "hacks" emerge. So If you don't like Windows RT... 0 -
Even 199 Euro would be OK and can be explained with VAT. Actually more than OK for a 10.6" tablet.
I read in another thread about a store in Naas selling Google's 7" Nexus (another $199 gadget) for 270 yoyos... this doesn't bode well. :mad:
And i bet it won't be long until the first Android "hacks" emerge. So If you don't like Windows RT...
Ah android hacks are always a bit cack. Have a hp touchpad and android on that is very bogey!0 -
Sure, most will be happy with Surface just as it is but you'll always have the tinkerers who love fiddling with new gadgets. And sometimes it works...
As George Mallory said (when asked why he wants to climb this f***ing mountain), "Because it's there." 0 -
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What do they say about offers that look too good to be true?“There could be two ways to get Surface. Buy it outright for, let’s say, $599. Or $199 for a two-year subscription and you can get X,Y, and Z — which, oh, by the way, works out to more than $599,”
Microsoft bets big on Surface with more than 3 million tablets on order for launch
Sure there had to be a catch... a 10.6" tablet for $199? Dream on.
Yes, Microsoft can price the Surface for $199 and make a profit. Here's how0 -
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RUCKING FETARD wrote: »Whats going on with this link? It looks right but doesn't work...
Actually it did not look right, pasted the headline as URL ... fixed it now. 0 -
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Not unreasonable. The same basically holds true for phones. You can buy new phones outright and keep what are (typically but not always) better, older contracts. They are also already doing this with the Xbox 360: you are able to buy one on a payment plan that is basically padded into the cost of Xbox Live, but yes you do pay more for the system this way. Not entirely surprising, really. But I don't think everyone will have a problem affording one outright, this just makes it more accessible to those who have their eyes peeled to $200 yellow stickers or have smaller budgets/lumps of cash.What do they say about offers that look too good to be true?
Microsoft bets big on Surface with more than 3 million tablets on order for launch
Sure there had to be a catch... a 10.6" tablet for $199? Dream on.
Yes, Microsoft can price the Surface for $199 and make a profit. Here's how0 -
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TheChizler wrote: »Is it just me or do I see Apple having problems with this? It is a black rectangle with rounded corners after all...
Nah, black rectangle with rounded corners is borderline OK... things are getting dicey when they use icons on the display, tiles are OK, apparently. 0 -
Nah, black rectangle with rounded corners is borderline OK... things are getting dicey when they use icons on the display, tiles are OK, apparently.
Seriously, if they're being that general and claiming coloured shapes why not apply for a patent for a handheld device used to communicate with others? :rolleyes:
Has anyone used the new keyboard yet? I'd be interested to see if the flexibility has an impact on typing performance.0 -
TheChizler wrote: »Has anyone used the new keyboard yet?
Those who have probably signed an NDA, i.e. "I could tell you but then I'll have to shoot you."
Seriously, no working demo has been presented yet for any hands-on reviews.0 -
Those who have probably signed an NDA, i.e. "I could tell you but then I'll have to shoot you."
Seriously, no working demo has been presented yet for any hands-on reviews.
Thanks! I'm an electrical engineer with absolutely no interest in consumer electronics so I have no idea of the relevant release dates.0 -
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