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[Divvy]

digitizer downgrade makes this not very appealing to artists now, they shot themselves in the foot...

What was downgraded?

EDIT: Answered, oh well that sucks

 

[Mairu]

I wish they would bundle in the type cover at those price points.

Same!

 

[enzo_gt]

I'll make a Pro 3 announcement thread unless anyone else really wants to.

Welp, I just made one.

 

[SilverBulletKY]

You think this will HD Graphics 4400? This would run some games decent.

 

[The Atticus]

This will probably start at £719, won't it?

 

[Pooya]

the pen cost $50 now, that's $20 hike for a downgrade :s

 

[Chris R]

$1549? Daaaaaaamn wish it was just a bit less... could see myself totally replacing my MBA with it, just would need to spend a bunch on accessories to laptopify it fully.

 

[Blackhead]

Well it can turn on the device from far away, so it has a battery in the pen this time. And he mentioned only 256 levels of pressure.

humph. Will wait for official specs and reviews

Just for fun:

MBA 13" 1.7 GHz dual core i7 8 GB RAM 256 GB SSD = $1449

SP3 i7 8GB RAM 256 GB SSD + SP Type Cover $1549+$130 = $1679

(I realize there are other differences.)

Apple charges $300 tax for the 512 SSD upgrade
MS is charging a $400 tax for the 512 SSD upgrade

Seems 'pretty cheap' to compare it to the MBA and not the MBP Retina

 

[Totakeke]

Really interested to read impressions on the new type cover and the new kickstand.

 

[Rodney McKay]

Did they announce what the resolution for this thing is?

All I could find is the aspect ratio.

 

[Deku Tree]

humph. Will wait for official specs and reviews



Seems 'pretty cheap' to compare it to the MBA and not the MBP Retina

Do you want to talk about my post in both threads? (I already responded in the other one.)

 

[MutFox]

Does it come with a SIM card slot this time?
Or do cheaper tablets still have that feature over this?

 

[Goldenhen]

Does it come with a SIM card slot this time?
Or do cheaper tablets still have that feature over this?

Only Surface 2 RT have SIM card slot.

 

[MutFox]

Only Surface 2 RT have SIM card slot.

Makes no sense... :/
The Pro should have it...

That's a spec that others can use over it...
Even the iPad 1 has that...

 

[Doominated]

The digitizer change is a real let down. Everything else looked near perfect

 

[Windu]

Whats the battery life on the Surface pro 2 like? Also does it do that annoying thing where it wakes up when the type cover touches the screen?

8-9 hrs

Did they announce what the resolution for this thing is?

All I could find is the aspect ratio.

2160 x 1440

 

[lastflowers]

http://blog.surface.com/2014/05/announcing-surface-pro-3/
up to 9 hours battery

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Man, I'll never be able to afford a Surface :[

 

[Rodney McKay]

Man, I'll never be able to afford a Surface :[

Lenovo announced a new 10in tablet recently that sounded pretty decent. I think theirs started at $599, but like the Surface they sell all the useful accessories seperately like a dock and typing cover.

 

[Windu]

type cover has a sleeve for the pen

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/468794701358059520

 

[Stinkles]

Makes no sense... :/
The Pro should have it...

That's a spec that others can use over it...
Even the iPad 1 has that...

You can't just stick a sim card in an iPad, you have to buy one with 3g on board and it is an additional cost. Further, this is not a simple tablet, it's a reasonably powerful all purpose machine. Finally you can easily add cell connectivity via USB or wireless tethering.

 

[MCD]

Missed it.

No Mini I take it? RT is finally dead?

 

[Raistlin]

Missed it.

No Mini I take it? RT is finally dead?

Is suspect RT is not dead or dying. It and WP are being merged into a single OS.


I'm really disappointed about the lack of a mini, but I wonder if they are waiting for the merge Windows 9)?

 

[MutFox]

You can't just stick a sim card in an iPad, you have to buy one with 3g on board and it is an additional cost. Further, this is not a simple tablet, it's a reasonably powerful all purpose machine. Finally you can easily add cell connectivity via USB or wireless tethering.

Don't want any further bulk, just want it internal and the company i work for can pay for my data.
A lot of tablets on the market have the ability.

Even some windows tablet/laptop hybrids have this.
Not sure why there isn't a version being put out by MS.

Also don't need MS defense force saying it's not needed, because it's good enough...

 

[lemonade]

Want to know the differences between the i7 module and i5. Hopefully the differences are minuscule.

 

[MCD]

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and Executive Vice President Stephen Elop decided that the product in development wasn’t different enough from rivals and probably wouldn’t be a hit, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans weren’t public. Engineers had been working on the device and had planned to unveil it as early as today at an event in New York, two of the people said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...-back-off-plans-to-debut-smaller-surface.html

Satya isn't playing around.

 

[hwalker84]

The mini should run WP8.1 anyway.

 

[juliushandle]

The mini should run WP8.1 anyway.

RT's only saving grace is IE Modern. If I had to use the WP8.1 browser on a tablet I'd kill myself. Not that it's that bad but IE Modern on Windows 8/RT is just that good.

Edit: I also love the Snap feature on my RT tablet. Dammit, sooo many things can and will go wrong when MS merges RT with Phone. The Mini really should have been introduced and sold. I really don't see the merged OS ready for prime time for another year.

 

[dem]

RT is not dying..

RT is the future of windows..

The way they present RT will certainly change though.

 

[brotkasten]

No fucking Mini with a stylus. I knew Microsoft would find a way to ruin my birthday. Someone get me that fucking puppy to kick around.

 

[Complex Shadow]

No fucking Mini with a stylus. I knew Microsoft would be able to ruin my birthday. Someone get me that fucking puppy to kick around.

kickin puppies? just cuz they didn't release a downgraded tablet.

common son.

 

[brotkasten]

kickin puppies? just cuz they didn't release a downgraded tablet.

common son.

Look, all I want is an 8" tablet with a 4:3 form factor and a stylus, running OneNote.
The Surface Mini was supposed to be that and rumored for a long time and rumored for this event specifically.

 

[juliushandle]

Look, all I want is an 8" tablet with a 4:3 form factor and a stylus, running OneNote.
The Surface Mini was supposed to be that and rumored for a long time and rumored for this event specifically.

Microsoft's fault for failing on RT. Consumers never understood the difference and MS never educated them. WTF does RT mean anyway? Horrible Windows 8 launch plagued wonderful devices.

 

[Windu]

Microsoft's fault for failing on RT. Consumers never understood the difference and MS never educated them. WTF does RT mean anyway? Horrible Windows 8 launch plagued wonderful devices.

RunTime. (metro runs on WinRT, Windows Runtime.).

 

[cool_dude]

I use the Surface Pro 2 for my presentations at work. Very handy to be able to draw and explain concepts with my Powerpoints. The bigger screen on this new machine will likely increase productivity, but size is a tradeoff.

 

[lastflowers]

RunTime. (metro runs on WinRT, Windows Runtime.).

made by engineers, named for no one.

 

[juliushandle]

made by engineers, named for no one.

Windows Phone
Windows Consumer
Windows Professional

Those would have been much better names for their OS's.

The mindshare ditch MS now needs to dig themselves out of is gonna be something to see.