Gary Whitta
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$5-600 makes the RT model competitive with iPad. Anything under $1k for the Pro makes it a real rival to MacBook Air. This could get interesting.
Microsoft Surface Tablet announced
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B due to no mention of a key table feature the got damn battery. I won't believe it has decent battery life. Especially the pro version.
MasterShotgun
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I've never given a shit about tablets before, and I want this thing. It will probably be too expensive for me, but the least I can hope for is that it influences other makers to make more fully featured devices.
The Surface? No, Dell and HP will have their own Windows RT and 8 tablets to worry about.
mclaren777
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I'm guessing Microsoft wants to gauge excitement before committing to a price. People seem rightfully impressed so I could see $499 for the base model and $999 for the "Pro" Intel version.
For the RT version? Not that different. The Nexus will be a Tegra 3.
Interesting POV as mine is the exact opposite. the RT model is the only one that has a chance to sell to someone considering a tablet and isn’t already 100% sold on the ipad this fall.
the Pro version is for a subset of people that need/want pen support and need to run legacy windows apps. it’s an impressive piece of tech but it’ll be much more expensive and won’t sell nearly as much.
Silly.Mikey
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Im sold...for now. That is until i see the official price.
Pretty cool stuff. I can't find how much memory the x86 version has. Pretty damn thin and light ultra book though. We'll see how the keyboard works, but it is a pretty neat out of the box idea. Still think Win8 direction is a clusterfuck though. There is going to be a lot of confusion between the ARM and x86 version.
CrunchinJelly
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No news on battery life
No news on price
No news on release date
No point in caring about this product.
No news on price
No news on release date
No point in caring about this product.
GotEmRunnin
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no price is a bummer for me. Looks like google is getting my money.
RyougaSaotome
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I'm not sold until they talk about battery life. If they say something like 5 hours, I'm gonna have to pass.
Especially if it's expensive.
Especially if it's expensive.
They should take a hit on the hardware to sell the software and services
It worked for the Xbox
Slayer-33
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The question is what the fuck kinda battery are they going to fit in the space that the cover holds and the kickstand?
RT should have pretty good battery life
Pro version... Not as good, but we have to see
nVidiot_Whore
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Anything less would create a rather large disparity between Pro and RT.
Even iPad vs. Ultrabook pricing is a pretty big disparity.
I think anyone expecting cheaper ARM based tablet pricing is going to be disappointed.
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Except, Android... So, yeah...
Seriously. Can you even use it in portrait mode?
Dreams-Visions
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no, sir. 10/10. I can't think of anything else one could fairly expect.
can't be an "A" with no price, battery life or clear specific launch dates. it's pretty much a standard expectation these days.
lol
vagabondarts
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this.
"HOW YA LIKE ME NOW?! fuckers."
Why do I get the feeling that this is what Balmer's office actually looks like.
Two steps forward, one step backward
16:9 still blows.
Anticitizen One
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Meh i'm pretty indifferent to be honest. If people buy it more power to Microsoft. However I remember when Motorola Xoom was first shown it got similar hype
It depends on the software. Windows 8 is clearly a horizontal interface. I'm curious to see how it scales vertically.
Manmademan
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Entirely different markets, i would think. This product is for people who complain current tablets aren't functional enough. More of the same at $200 isn't going to change that
$400 isn't typical for a 32 gb tablet. If it was $400 they would have announced it.
USB battery pack?
Yeah the exploded view makes me think there is little to no space for a battery.
no
I just hope Apple doesn't follow suit with the 4th gen iPad.
I doubt it though (despite the next iPhone).
good point, i wonder if it'll be priced like a tabby or a laptop
Yeah, I didnt get a clear message on who they're exactly targeting with this thing. Idea is probably to compete with both and assume that this device can serve you as both your tablet and your (only?) home PC. It's pretty ambitious.
True but the mass market will eat it up.
Slayer-33
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yep
Oh, just speculating, not saying it is.
The Bookerman
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"HOW YA LIKE ME NOW?! fuckers."
Why do I have George Costanza vibes from this pic?
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