I personally love it, might just be because of its past though.
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I personally love it, might just be because of its past though.
That's the looming Reaper. By the time Microsoft gets this off in January, they have two solid months of sales. After which, people are going to wait it out and see what Apple does. Apple is almost certainly going to implement the keyboard in there. I have no idea about the stand as it seems it would go against Apple's fundamental design strategy.
la flama blanca
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Would there be a way to remove that ugly ass Windows 8 homescreen? It's burning my fucking eyes it's so ugly.
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I think he's just setting the new minimum.
by late winter 2013 you mean early fall 2012 right? signs are pointing to august of this year. not sure where you're getting next year from
what does wp run on if its not arm processors?
Pretty sure Windows PHONE 7 applications work on ARM.
If the pro is at $1000 or more, then battery life will be HUGE. At that price point, you've got a ton of options and who knows what Asus or Samsung or any of those guys will be pushing out for Windows 8 by that point. Poor battery life invalidates the major selling point - the hybrid angle - and you might get as much use out of a nice thin powerful Ultrabook.
Betta Lines
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They could do an iPad Pro as well. With a digitiser.
Good Job Bob
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Probably not.
This thing has an i3 and a standard hd. Its an impostor.
The only thing I'm not liking is I heard the Pro comes out 90 days later or some crap. I'm hoping it was just bad journalism from were I read it from (as I havn't seen much on it elsewere) or Microsoft is retracting that statement. Because that would be bullshit to not have the Pro at launch.
Otherwise love it. It's either the Surface Pro or the Transformer Pro for me.
I'm hopping Microsoft does some nice applications like the original Surface concepts for this tablet range and Windows 8 in general.
The device itself reminds me of a Zune mixed with a Lumia mixed with a iPhone mixed with sex.
Otherwise love it. It's either the Surface Pro or the Transformer Pro for me.
I'm hopping Microsoft does some nice applications like the original Surface concepts for this tablet range and Windows 8 in general.
The device itself reminds me of a Zune mixed with a Lumia mixed with a iPhone mixed with sex.
Oh? I've only been skimming the thread and live blogs, I thought they were both slated "2013 TBA"
Dreams-Visions
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No.
Confusion is a serious issue that MS is going to have to clarify for the public. If people buy this tablet in the fall and expect to install software they already own, there will be a lot of irate customers.
be sure to look at the Asus, Acer and Lenovo Win 8 tablet offerings before deciding.
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Looks freaking awesome, I just wish it would not have gone the apple route of 16,32,64GB versions with the inevitable $100 pricepoint between each.
Shogmaster
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Pro is very close in specs and size to Samsung S7 Slate (11.6", 2 lbs, Core i5) , which is $1299 for 128GB SSD.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/samsungs-series-7-slate-pc-hands-on/
People need to keep their pricing expectations in check.
Surface RT: $500~800
Surface Pro: $1100~$1200
I'm being optimistic about Pro's price by about $100 BTW.
Gary Whitta
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I still like the Microsoft Window.
This is probably my favorite post. Apple has needed something to kick them in the ass in the tablet space. If nothing else, Apple fanboys like Juice should be rejoicing that their cult will finally be forced to make tics instead of tocs....
or is it tocs instead of tics?
Windows 8 is rumored to hit in October.
I said this earlier they did a great job of confusing everyone. Including me initially.
People are expecting miracles. When they are calling the Pro. You better expect professional grade prices.Pro is very close in specs and size to Samsung S7 Slate (11.6", 2 lbs, Core i5) , which is $1299 for 128GB SSD.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/samsungs-series-7-slate-pc-hands-on/
People need to keep their pricing expectations in check.
Surface RT: $500~800
Surface Pro: $1100~$1200
I'm being optimistic about Pro's price by about $100 BTW.
RoadHazard
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While I agree that the Pro version is much more interesting, you won't be doing that on it either, unless your Steam collection consists of only really undemanding games. This thing is no desktop replacement; it won't have a dedicated GPU (it'll have to rely on whatever integrated circuit the i5 has), and the CPU most likely won't exactly be a powerhouse either. The i5s currently in ultrabooks are pretty damn slow compared to what you'd get in a proper laptop or (obviously) a desktop.
Thought these tablets are coming a few months later than Windows 8, which would put it right around the iPad release time frame.
The iPad is immensely capable due to its hundreds of thousands of apps.
october is probably a better guess. but
http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-rtm-build-to-be-8600-new-images-surface
The pro does, right? Answering a blanket no seems disingenuous..
Right, but they'll ship Windows 8 regardless of this hardware.
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but I am a sheep
I do not dislike the name but for this device I do not feel it was a good choice, now if it had the functionality of the original surface that was shown then yes it would be a great name.
The Faceless Master
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not capable enough to stay on IRC though. that's why i'd never consider an iOS device.
and also why i'm wary of WinRT... 8 Pro or bust
Dreams-Visions
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Pro is very close in specs and size to Samsung S7 Slate (11.6", 2 lbs, Core i5) , which is $1299 for 128GB SSD.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/samsungs-series-7-slate-pc-hands-on/
People need to keep their pricing expectations in check.
Surface RT: $500~800
Surface Pro: $1100~$1200
I'm being optimistic about Pro's price by about $100 BTW.
about 300 chubs just shrunk back to their standard 3" length.
his comment was very specifically regarding a comment made about the RT. "where is the content?" was a question posted very clearly about Windows on ARM.
the "no" is very specific in that context.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Man, I totally underestimated MS. Seeing as how I don't yet own a tablet, this thing looks highly appealing to me
chixdiggit
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Same deal with me. I have been fighting to get I-pads for a year now. I finally went and bought one using my departments office supply budget. We need more but IT refuses to let me even connect it to my PC at work. I have to use my home PC for it. Now if it was Windows...
I'm still confused.
They said multiple times that Surface RT will launch with Windows 8. Surface Pro would come a few months later.
I don't think apps will be a problem for long with Windows RT. Windows Phone got nearly 100k, and that's for a dubious platform that's still not successful 1.5 years in. Windows 8 will be successful whether app developers want to believe it will be successful or not.
App selection is still completely irrelevant to my entire point.
radioheadrule83
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It probably won't run all WP7 apps natively or anything - hardware is variable on WP7, resolutions wildly different etc. However, porting is relatively trivial in a lot of cases and would be a no-brainer for anyone with an existing WP7 app:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465136.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jennifer/archive/2012/05/25/porting-apps-to-windows-8-metro.aspx
Colloquy says hi. You can stay on IRC on ios.
Where did you get your information from?
I was confused back when Windows 8 was announced. I don't understand how anybody that has the minor interest in this can be confused today.
Sure, if you're regular Joe that can't tell the difference between iPad 2 and 3 like it was said earlier in this thread, I can understand.
The "Windows RT" version, the cheaper one, runs on an ARM processor. There's no way that Regular Computer Applications (like Steam, Photoshop, Games) will run on it.
The "Windows 8 Pro" version is an Intel processor, that runs both ARM Applications *AND* "regular computer applications".
It's not as hard as people make it out to be.
Gary Whitta
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Perhaps the dumbest post yet in this thread, and not without competition.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yep, I've got my eye on the Asus Transformer Book, but this thing has stolen my heart. I'll wait for reviews but I'm definitely upgrading to one of these unless reviews trash both.
RT version doesn't have stylus support either. We now know but during the presser they left that detail out until the end.
The WinRT platform is also much better than what they have on the current Windows Phone side so that will help. C/C++ and HTML5 apps will boost that number quickly.
basically like any website with 10 additional lines of code is a Windows 8 app.
exactly. It's about as confusing as the new Macbooks - MBP and MBP with retina. People will figure it out because there's hardly anything to figure out (and since they're, smartly, not releasing at the same time).
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