kennyboy
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wifi only for now.
Microsoft Surface
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im using my surface for 4 days alr.. im a student who uses pdf, ppt, excel, word, music, internet browsing, social media and actively using it from 9am to 3pm then at home from 5pm to 12am. It can last me thru the whole day with 20% of battery left most of the time. wifi and Bluetooth always on and connected for me. smth I really like about it is that I only need about 2 hours to charge it while still using it from empty to full. For example now, this morning I charged it at 615am with 20% to start with. Now at 712am, it is already 70% while I'm using it to study for my exams. Love my surface. I've never used my laptop for 4 days alr. Surface meets my needs. Cheers
great to hear about the good battery performance.
impressive.
im waiting for the pro version. lets hope its going to be as impressive.
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no splitting touch cover for me. 1 thing is that when i tried to pause a video there will be a loud buzzing sound...
there was a known issue about the small tear near the connector area on the touch cover.
Surface users report Touch Cover splits and audio issues | The Verge
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itz gonna be a pc price which is very very ex and itz a much lower end hardware than a pc...
seriously not worth it...
Microsoft News | New Surface update KB 2756872 being pushed out, offering performance improvements, better battery life.
Have you updated yet? It's supposed to improve audio and video playback amongst other things.
Much lower end? It's i5 with 4GB RAM, 1080p display and SSD which is pretty decent. The only problem is how much more it'll be compared to US prices.
the spec should be somewhat similar to the existing ultrabook.
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Very old update...we already have several others on top plus a firmware update.
Most of the issues fixed by now...
Well, the price hasn't even been announced yet. In any case it'll be priced based on similarly specced ultrabooks/laptops, although Microsoft might be able to price it somewhat lower without pissing too many partners off (compared to the situation with Surface RT). Again, the problem is how over-priced electronics are here, but it'll probably be comparable to local prices anyway.
Plus besides IE10 there are a ton of great features, whether you're talking about RT or Pro -- great design, multitasking, USB port, expandable storage, Touch/Type cover etc.
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stupid_manu
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seems like they are not doing well in the tablet scene...
Upstream supply chain sees Surface RT orders cut by half
Upstream supply chain sees Surface RT orders cut by half
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Surface Pro pricing is released!
USD899 for 64GB, USD999 for 128GB.
Very very reasonable pricing, compared to RT tablets, and to similarly specced ultraportables.
The 64GB model (without keyboard though) is cheaper than the comparable Air, with higher resolution screen with touch input, and a stylus.
Personally I might even get this over an ultrabook or Air for a portable workhorse.
USD899 for 64GB, USD999 for 128GB.
Very very reasonable pricing, compared to RT tablets, and to similarly specced ultraportables.
The 64GB model (without keyboard though) is cheaper than the comparable Air, with higher resolution screen with touch input, and a stylus.
Personally I might even get this over an ultrabook or Air for a portable workhorse.
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Next Up for the Surface Family: Surface with Windows 8 Pro 64GB = US$899
128GB = US$999
Comes with pen with palm block.... can rest palm on screen while writing...
no touch/type cover though....
10.6” display 1920x1080...
mini displayport can up to 2560x1440...
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Yea, battery life would be the main consideration here.
Performance wise shouldn't this perform comparably to other i5 ultrabooks.
battery life is halved of the RT version.
Microsoft confirms Surface with Windows 8 Pro pricing: starting at $899 for 64GB version, shipping in January
Microsoft confirms Surface with Windows 8 Pro pricing: starting at $899 for 64GB version, shipping in January
kennyboy
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If it's really 4hrs active usage then still not bad, comparing to ultrabooks of course.
But still, you won't be using it much as a tablet, unless the standby life is really tokkong, which I doubt.
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