Microsoft Surface Tablet announced
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See, here's the thing... your bitching about them misleading you, but your bitching is lasting longer than how long you were mislead...
Sorta stupid no?
Windows RT has all the capabilities of the iPad, plus more UI stuff like side-by-side apps, plus full-blown Office on it.
And that's the "tard" version?
it's not some arbitrary decision. Windows RT = ARM. It physically cannot support running the same set of applications.
The Faceless Master
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no, i just think your logic is illogical.
Baller. PhD
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The RT version.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Will I be able to use Creative Suite on it? Just gimme ma photoshops.
nVidiot_Whore
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I'm wondering what the build difference will be between ARM and x86 editions.
Can't wait for hands on impressions of the Pro.. the 2013 release date has me slightly concerned.
Can't wait for hands on impressions of the Pro.. the 2013 release date has me slightly concerned.
I'm not mislead. Others in here are. I'm bitching about misinformation in this thread.
The Pro version will sell far less than the RT model. At half the price and a locked down system that can maintain performance, it'll be the real iPad competitor and "post-pc" device. No legacy troubles such as malware and third party bloatware can affect the RT version.
Technosteve
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ivy bridge processor is probably 300 dollars itself
I feel ya' man, that's really what I'm waiting for tablets to be able to do
Surface Pro or any one of the other billion Windows 8 x86 tablets announced during Computex.
what's confusing exactly? Who's being mislead? People who are acting dumb?
The spec sheet is on the first page.
fluffydelusions
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Still asking. Where are the individuals who said they'd eat their crap and youtube if this event bombed?
ultra books are $700 and this comes out in january
Let's say she's mostly pregnant.
Don't get completely worked up, but all signs are point nicely on the Pro for this. Waiting on price, battery, and a couple of other details.
TheLegendary
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Ultrabooks go as low as around $600 checking on your Amazon.com site so I can't see the Pro costing up to as much as $1500, not a chance.
King Of Fuh
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Seriously, so sick of the ppi smack talk. People want their incredibly small screens to have these enormous pixel densities that are indistinguishable to the human eye.
When the ipad came out everybody said OMG gorgeous screen, same with the ipad 2, and now everything except for the 3 is somehow unbearable vomit-inducing garbage that makes people's eyes bleed. Enough. Screen looks great. Nobody will be complaining using that screen unless they are spec whores.
evil solrac v3.0
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this was better than their E3 conference and they had months to prepare for that. LOL.
If the Pro is under a grand, I will buy one.
Damn this looks great. I want more specs though. Full Windows is what I've always wanted for a tablet. Even better that it has a kickstand and is essentially a laptop too. Can't wait to use this for light Steam use and Photoshop sketching....
I mean. Holy shit.
Damn this looks great. I want more specs though. Full Windows is what I've always wanted for a tablet. Even better that it has a kickstand and is essentially a laptop too. Can't wait to use this for light Steam use and Photoshop sketching....
I mean. Holy shit.
It's competitive* though.
*A completely subjective term that might be $200 more than the competition.
Man I really hope so. I always hesitated on tablets waiting for this to come. If I can use this tablet as a laptop, or at least almost like one, then It will be a sure buy for me.
Hari Seldon
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Sure, the bloggers and the Starbuck "post-pc" crowd will buy the RT, but corporate world is going to go for the Pro version once they figure out you can put all their custom corporate software on it.
Dreams-Visions
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If you know all of this, why the fuck are you talking about Android? I'm not talking about Android; I'm talking about Windows 8 tablets and that was the bolded part in my comment and its general theme, was it not?
I'm talking about the fact that there are several amazing looking WINDOWS 8 tablets that have been shown off over the last 6 months that look fantastic. Yet people are fawning over this in a way that suggests they've simply not been aware of them at all.
And again, it's fine if you/others didn't know...which is why i recommend people visit the Windows 8 thread to get caught up. I'm just wondering if it's simply because people aren't aware of their options.
oh for sure.
Calling dibs!
Have fun waiting.
outunderthestars
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Nobody said that. A couple said they would if MS unveiled the next xbox
Gary Whitta
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Don't see it below $700 and probably closer to $800, but saw a post mentioning an attendee saying the cover and digital ink stylus comes included? If so, it could be $800 out the door with accessories. That's pretty good to me.
Definitely. I'm just saying corporate is the minority in terms of volume compared to the consumer world.
SquiddyCracker
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It having ARM instead of an Intel is what makes it tard. I can't just install steam on it and play through my entire collection, I will instead have do with tablet style games, and if I come across any interesting programs online I'll just have to hope they exist as ARM apps.
If they have the ability to put a proper Windows in a tablet format, then why not just do it for their entire range of tablets so that they can all benefit from having a proper desktop OS in a portable form factor?
Just adjust the hardware+extras for the different priced versions, e.g. budget could come with an i3 processor and no stylus, a mid-tier with i5 and no stylus, and a pro version with everything that has been shown.
The Faceless Master
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link? lowest i saw is $700
I have to agree with some people here saying that RT isn't competitive with the iPad. It's nice and all, but it has a worse screen, far less apps, and no compatibility with legacy windows software. The Pro version looks interesting, but that's going to be $1000+ most probably, so that puts it in MBA territory.
Link please.
Agreed. I think minimum $999. But I will buy one at that price day one.
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