Microsoft Surface

[Snotgifff]

This is gonna fail miserably. This is like the Zune going up against the iPod. I'm not a die hard Apple guy, but this has no chance.

[Crow]

Such pessimism!

In total, Microsoft has sold about 1.5 million Surface devices, including both Pro and RT, according to Bloomberg. Surface RT was announced more than three months ago.

While the RT version initially sold out, Microsoft was able to meet demand quickly. That hasn't been the case for the Pro. The high-end 128GB Pro has been chronically sold out since its release on February 9. Only in the last week to ten days has the high-end model become readily available.

Of course, the Pro's numbers pale in comparison with the iPad. Apple sold more than 20 million iPads in the quarter ending December.

But, like Surface RT, the 9.7-inch Retina iPad starts at $499, while the iPad Mini is even cheaper, starting at $329.

The Surface Pro essentially squeezes a mainstream laptop into a 2-pound, 0.5-inch thick tablet. Pro packs a 1,920x1,080 resolution 10.6-inch display, Intel Ivy Bridge processor, 4GB of memory, and a full-fledged solid-state drive (not the slower flash drives found in Apple and Android tablets).

14. March 2013

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57...0k-in-a-hurry/

[Snotgifff]

Still pessimistic(It's Microsoft)...I in general think tablets are a lame. Just an expensive toy. I refuse to buy one when my laptop is a few hundred bucks more and I can do everything...but play angry birds ; -) My wife has an iPad...used strictly for Facebook and games. What a great investment! I do however use it to control our digital audio board at work, which is pretty cool.

[Crow]

Still pessimistic(It's Microsoft)...I in general think tablets are a lame. Just an expensive toy. I refuse to buy one when my laptop is a few hundred bucks more and I can do everything...but play angry birds ; -) My wife has an iPad...used strictly for Facebook and games. What a great investment! I do however use it to control our digital audio board at work, which is pretty cool.

I've heard similar opinions about tablets in general, but once I let them play with my Surface for a while; they always change their tune.

There's a Microsoft Store opening soon at the Saint Louis Galleria... I encourage you to check the storefront out, and demo the Surface Pro for yourself.

[Snotgifff]

I've heard similar opinions about tablets in general, but once I let them play with my Surface for a while; they always change their tune.

There's a Microsoft Store opening soon at the Saint Louis Galleria... I encourage you to check the storefront out, and demo the Surface Pro for yourself.

I'm sure they're cool and fun to play with...I just dont see them as more than a toy...so of couse id like to get my hands on one to play with...and actually with my shitty job situation I might apply for a part time job there till I find something stable.

[devilock76]

Still pessimistic(It's Microsoft)...I in general think tablets are a lame. Just an expensive toy. I refuse to buy one when my laptop is a few hundred bucks more and I can do everything...but play angry birds ; -) My wife has an iPad...used strictly for Facebook and games. What a great investment! I do however use it to control our digital audio board at work, which is pretty cool.

Just a note, you can play angry birds on a laptop, it will require internet connectivity but you can play the flash version free online.

Ken

[whalen]

You would have to be baked on Funyuns to get one of those, I believe the ship is sailing without Win 8 on it...........

[devilock76]

You would have to be baked on Funyuns to get one of those, I believe the ship is sailing without Win 8 on it...........

I don't know about that. I think what Windows 8 and the surface bring to the table might really change the nature of Mobile computing as much as IOS did. First of all the laptop tablet line is now REALLY blurred when you look at the pro. Next off I think we will be seeing all laptops in the future having a touch screen interface. The surface is impressive, I have an Ipad, I have had an Android tablet. There are some real specific tasks that tablets really come into their own as a better interface than many laptop solutions.

Ken

[whalen]

I feel that the Microsoft response is a act of desperation to reclaim share of a market that is clearly undergoing a radical change, and in typical fashion it is a forced effort that falls far short of a well integrated approach. I have been well victimized by them in the past, enough to be rather indifferent to the vast effort to control and dominate my choices. WINtel would well be concerned.

[devilock76]

I feel that the Microsoft response is a act of desperation to reclaim share of a market that is clearly undergoing a radical change, and in typical fashion it is a forced effort that falls far short of a well integrated approach. I have been well victimized by them in the past, enough to be rather indifferent to the vast effort to control and dominate my choices. WINtel would well be concerned.

Have you actually been hands on with the devices in question? I have to ask, because even as a pretty staunch Linux and BSD kind of guy I feel these devices are solid.

Ken

[whalen]

No I have not, I do follow the reviews. Give it a few years to tell. I am no longer a "new" adopter. I have and use a modest tablet "Tab 2", but the forced integration of touch and Win 8 does not compel me as of yet. I do hope you find joy with them though. I suffered long and hard from "Me" "Vista", and the XP days were mixed. I have found joy in win 7 and my last system build though, octa core has been enough for several years now.

To each his own, eh..........

[Crow]