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[Chittagong]

Hot damn, Microsoft has been really crushing it with hardware innovation recently.

And now they are going for Apple's core target, the creative industry.

I own an all-Mac creative agency, but I won't lie - Apple really needs to pick up the pace if they intend to stay in the game.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

it at least needs an SSD options. stuff will be slow as shit on a spinny drive

It does have SSD options.

 

[StudioTan]

This thing isn't for me, but what excites me that most is that the people behind this are working on the new Xbox.

Yeah, the hardware team under Panos has been killing it, really excited to see what they have in store for Scorpio.

 

[Earendil]

I clapped at my screen when I saw that. This thing is 28" right? What's stopping it from being a Surface Hub?

Are you an American?

 

[icespide]

It does have SSD options.

I was under the impression that it was all hybrid stuff, not straight SSD

 

[rashbeep]

lol why do people keep saying they gimped the specs?

its the surface studio. i said in the other thread, marketing at my job is losing their minds. theyll buy this for the dial alone.

this isnt supposed to be an all in one gaming pc lol. they didnt even mention gaming with it.

It needs a SSD. Apps like Photoshop (which I imagine is something that'd be used a lot on this) are pretty slow without one.

 

[wildfire]

No USB 3.1/C.

Link where they clarify?

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

I was under the impression that it was all hybrid stuff, not straight SSD

Nah, you right. I was looking at some other site that said 1TB SSD or 2TB SSD, but when I looked at their pre-order site it shows "Rapid Hybrid Drive Options".

 

[xJavonta]

Hot damn, Microsoft has been really crushing it with hardware innovation recently.

And now they are going for Apple's core target, the creative industry.

I own an all-Mac creative agency, but I won't lie - Apple really needs to pick up the pace if they intend to stay in the game.

Final Cut Pro is the only thing keeping a lot of creatives I know attached to their Mac. But apparently Premiere is rapidly eating that market up so it'll be really interesting to see how this plays

 

[MrGerbils]

Man.... I want the monitor by itself so I could hook it up to more powerful hardware.

Really slick. Wacom should be very worried.

Final Cut Pro is the only thing keeping a lot of creatives I know attached to their Mac. But apparently Premiere is rapidly eating that market up so it'll be really interesting to see how this plays

Whaa? Really? I don't know many editors who still use FCP since it switched to FCPX. Unless you mean the people still clinging to FCP7... who are certainly out there, but they should really give Premiere / Avid a shot.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Yea someone should go back and find all the "surface is stupid microsoft should just kill it, it will never be successful" posts in the surface 1 threads.

I still want the original Surface prototype to come to fruition. That crazy thing where you put down your credit card and can split a check between friends and shit.

 

[IcyBlueStrawberry]

Technology is so cool.

I love that we're getting to a point where we can finally have powerful, all-purpose devices in sleek and beautiful form factors.

It's expensive for sure, but that looks like what my brain pictured as "the future" when I was 12 years old.

 

[giga]

Link where they clarify?

Tech specs page.

 

[Dominator]

Wow that's sexy... Damn, I need it

Spoiler

in my dreams.

 

[bionic77]

Beautiful and a engineering homerun.

As someone who doesn't draw my only question for this is what utility do the pen and the puck give to someone who is not going to draw on their pc?

If you were a professional artist though this seems amazing.

 

[Fox_Mulder]

Microsoft going full apple

 

[Sony]

This thing isn't for me, but what excites me that most is that the people behind this are working on the new Xbox.

I really, really wonder what Scorpio's one more thing will be.

 

[djplaeskool]

I can hear all the starving artists out there weeping now.

TBH that Surface Dial is cool as fuck, though I question the extent to which its usefulness will be realized.

 

[Stinkles]

I really, really wonder what Scorpio's one more thing will be.

Blast processing.

 

[inner-G]

Too expensive - screen should be 5k+ resolution for that price

 

[BeforeU]

I really, really wonder what Scorpio's one more thing will be.

lol i dont think Panos will unveil that, its gotta be Phill.

 

[ZeroDivide]

This looks really sexy imho, but the hardware specs are kinda middling. The most intriguing thing to me as a digital artist is the Surface Dial... that can be a really cool innovation if applied properly. Only real issue I see with it is software support. Wonder how the screen pressure sensitivity is comparted to, say, a Wacom Cintiq 24x

 

[LJ11]

Ive seen several imacs at starbucks, its crazy

Seriously? hahaha

Nice piece of kit.

 

[Pics_nao]

No pascal gpu? The fuck are they on?

 

[MrGerbils]

Beautiful and a engineering homerun.

As someone who doesn't draw my only question for this is what utility do the pen and the puck give to someone who is not going to draw on their pc?

If you were a professional artist though this seems amazing.

Signing PDFs ;P

This definitely seems aimed at creatives first and foremost. But not just fine artists / illustrators, also engineers, CAD designers, architects, etc.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Nice looking piece of tech. Pretty amazing how far MS has come

 

[sankt-Antonio]

This makes my iMac look ancient. Very nice, and it has a SD card slot :O

 

[xJavonta]

I want that display though. I don't have enough space on my desk for two separate computers lmao

 

[Sai]

Gorgeous piece of hardware.

I'd personally be better off with another Surface Pro, or a Book, but I appreciate what Microsoft's going for here. Curious to see how it compares to Wacom's offerings, see if it shakes up their hold on that market a bit.

 

[xJavonta]

Whaa? Really? I don't know many editors who still use FCP since it switched to FCPX. Unless you mean the people still clinging to FCP7... who are certainly out there, but they should really give Premiere / Avid a shot.

I definitely meant FCPX. Idk anyone who still uses FCP or even FCP7.

I'm definitely in the minority but I love FCPX because of how well optimized it is. Even on my old 2012 MBA 13" with an i5 and 8GB of RAM it performs wonderfully. I can't say the same about Premiere which sucks on my machine.

 

[bionic77]

Too expensive - screen should be 5k+ resolution for that price

Is it easy to run a 5k monitor now?

I remember when I got my iMac Apple had to create some one off hardware to get it to work and the ports did not support it either. Is it better supported by PC hardware now?

Signing PDFs ;P

This definitely seems aimed at creatives first and foremost. But not just fine artists / illustrators, also engineers, CAD designers, architects, etc.

I am sure for some people this is going to be a huge step up. I was just thinking of my own use case where I spend most of the time on my computer reading and typing. It does not add anything for me.

 

[Sony]

Blast processing.

lol i dont think Panos will unveil that, its gotta be Phill.

I don't think it matters who will unveil it. Microsofts product philosophy has been clear: stand out through innovation. Starting with Surface RT, every MS product introduced an innovation of some sort (apart from Xbox One, which I think is a remnant of the Yusuf Mehdi/ Mattrick thinking).

 

[rashbeep]

This makes my iMac look ancient. Very nice, and it has a SD card slot :O

I think from a design perspective Apple has been stagnant across their entire product line.

 

[Heshinsi]

It uses laptop GPUs.

GTX 1060, 1070, and 1080 are available on laptops and are the current gen laptop GPUs.

 

[johnnydrama]

I really, really wonder what Scorpio's one more thing will be.

Half-precision 12 teraflops.

 

[xJavonta]

Anyone have a clue on when these will be on display in Microsoft stores?

 

[BoosterDuck]

Anyone have a clue on when these will be on display in Microsoft stores?

when the Studio launches this holiday

 

[bionic77]

I think from a design perspective Apple has been stagnant across their entire product line.

The 5k iMac was pretty cutting edge when it came out.

I don't know if that is still the case (I don't see a lot of 5k options out there but I could be wrong).

Otherwise I would say you are right. Minimal improvements to everything else and the new MacBook stills has a ways to go before it gets the form factor to line up with performance.

 

[gamz]

hands on

https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/26/microsoft-surface-studio-hands-on/


http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/26/13421728/microsoft-surface-studio-hands-on

 

[The Boat]

That's hot. Won't buy it, but it's hot.

 

[wildfire]

Tech specs page.

I see they updated it to make if less ambiguous.

 

[TheOMan]

Looks amazing, but that price is way too high for what you get.

 

[Kelsdesu]

Yo we S.H.I.E.L.D. now?!

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

One of these days I'll be able to afford even the absolute cheapest Surface.

 

[Stinkles]

This makes my iMac look ancient. Very nice, and it has a SD card slot :O

My iMac has an SD card slot too. Are you sure yours doesn't?

 

[Netherscourge]

Wouldn't a GTX 1080 be more efficient than a GTX 980M?

I mean they have GTX 1080s in Laptops now.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Can a 980M really drive a 28-inch, 4,500 x 3,000 display well enough to use applications that that artists use like Maya/AE/Nuke/Cinema, and Photoshop?

 

[bionic77]

My iMac has an SD card slot too. Are you sure yours doesn't?

All iMacs have SD slots as far as I know.

 

[LukasTaves]

So this is where the work on the OneNote RT dial menu went.

Too bad is too pricey and using not the latest components but damn I want one.

 

[PdotMichael]

Signing PDFs ;P

This definitely seems aimed at creatives first and foremost. But not just fine artists / illustrators, also engineers, CAD designers, architects, etc.

Too expensive and weak for any serious engineering applications.