Microsoft hardware event set for October 6th

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Great conference, wat a great presenter too. He make old yoga concept look cool again, that's Apple magic right there!
He should do E3 keynote next year!
 
Tirod said:
I need the Surface Book specs as soon as possible.

If it's something I can play FF XIV on when I want to play that, and then can use it as a tablet when I'm at work, I'm fucking sold on it so hard.

My current laptop is ancient so I'm in the market. Really wish they were more specific.
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The GPU uses GDDR5 so it's at least a 950M or 1.2 TFLOPS.
 
bennywhatever said:
I hear some people saying that this could kill the 3rd party hardware guys (acer, asus, lenovo, etc) that use Windows. That seems very presumptuous. There will always be people that only have $500 to spend on a laptop.
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Indeed. The overwhelming majority of Windows laptops are sold in the $500-700 range.

Very few people are spending $1500+ on a laptop. Even the bulk of Apple's Mac sales come from their cheaper Airs.
 
I love the competition between the number 1, 2, and 3 corporations in the world Apple, Google, and Microsoft respectively. They all have their advantages and things I love about each. I just love technology.
 
This is going to be an expensive few months.

Surfacebook, 950 or 950XL and possibly Band 2 for myself and a Macbook Pro for my son for his birthday/Christmas.
 
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/06/surface-pro-4-pen/

And to make it all work, Microsoft outfitted the Surface Pro 4 with a new, in-house co-processor known as the G5, which handles the display/stylus interaction. The button on the Surface Pen can still be used to quick-launch OneNote, and now Cortana as well. Best of all, though, the stylus comes in five colors and magnetically attaches to the side of the Surface Pro 4, so you might notice you've misplaced it that much sooner.
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it made sense to improve the writing and doodling experience, too. Most importantly, the new "Surface Pen" has 1,024 degrees of pressure sensitivity, four times that of the Surface Pro 3, and an "all-year" battery life, which is something of a double-edged sword since you can't actually recharge it. The Surface Pen also has a tail eraser for manual undoing, and a selection of interchangeable tips for different tasks that change how the Pen feels and responds.

And to make it all work, Microsoft outfitted the
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Timbuktu said:
Well, you need a certain level of mainstream interest for that, perhaps this will break that for the next one.
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Don't think that's entirely valid. You see leaks all over the place from Android phones that no one will buy (comparatively speaking). I think credit is still due to MS for keeping these things under wraps.
 
LucidMomentum said:
What apps are y'all jonesing for?
I had an android phone until 2012, but haven't really felt like I was missing out on apps in the WP environment.
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Easier access to google services, up to date apps from the major social networks, good version of Microsoft's OWN APPS like Skype, and Outlook. Waze, Sigfig, Bank of America...any financial apps.
 
On the one hand I'm disappointed they didn't go all out on the regular surface pro line. I have the pro 3 and was hoping to get a gpu dock / base for that as well

But damn, now I want the surface book. Definitely gonna head to the Microsoft store and check it out the moment it becomes available. Literally does sound like the perfect device if the hardware is as on point as suggested. Will finally play some games on this thing

Wish they would have directly addressed the cooling issues that plagued surface pro 3. Performance got throttled down quickly below spec so often due to inadequate cooling. Maybe more efficient chips solve this
 
d0hv said:
Interesting... The Surface Book is 2x faster than the MacBook Pro. That's like saying my 2015 Mustang GT has more HP than your 2013 Mustang GT. MacBook lineup hasn't been updated in ages aside from the new gold MacBook. Let's see what the next gen MBP with Skylake offers early 2016. I love my 2015 MBP, but I ain't loyal to none of these companies competition is great. It's going to be interesting to see if I stay with Mac next year or will MS do enough to to win me back. Also Surface Pro 4 destroys the iPad Pro in my opinion , better luck next year Apple. I've always been intrigued in the Surface lineup, but right now it's too hefty price tag to me for a tablet.
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I don't think specs have anything to do with why I'd go with the Surfacebook over a MacBook pro. The better specs are a given and expected, and MS said as much. The iPad pro is a tablet running iOS. Not sure I need another one of those devices.
 
Phat Michael said:
Shame they don't have high end products like this. They haven't innovated anything in a while.
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It makes sense for Microsoft to try to get the untapped high-end/business market. But Apple users don't want a tablet experience like this:

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It doesn't look like a touch optimized experience.
 
Ok. Now i need pricing for every option of Surfacebook and Surface Pro 4. Maybe come out of pocket for this one and hand back my Surface Pro 3 to work.
 
Haklong said:
Easier access to google services, up to date apps from the major social networks, good version of Microsoft's OWN APPS like Skype, and Outlook. Waze, Sigfig, Bank of America...any financial apps.
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Ah, fair points. Hopefully Win 10 encourages these companies to get off their asses.
 
Still hope I can buy the tablet and keyboard for the Book separately. It'd be fantastic if I could get one part now and the other at another time to soften the blow and for a cheaper price overall.
 
Microsoft basically shot a bar into the stratosphere and said:

"Hey OEM's, you see that bar up there? What? You don't? Good, 'cause that's how far you you gotta go to reach this!"
 
PdotMichael said:
It makes sense for Microsoft to try to get the untapped high-end/business market. But Apple users don't want a tablet experience like this:



It doesn't look like a touch optimized experience.
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You know in Windows 10 you can switch to tablet mode at any time right?

PSY・S;180877040 said:
Still hope I can buy the tablet and keyboard for the Book separately. It'd be fantastic if I could get one part now and the other at another time to soften the blow and for a cheaper price overall.
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The tablet portion of the book doesn't have any of the ports of a typical SP4 and I think the only way to charge it is connected through the keyboard.
 
Does the back of anyones sp3 get scratched really easily? I just noticed mine has a few :(

Wait. They are selling the surface book without a dedicated gpu? And that's the version that is 1499? That's kind of BS microsoft.
 
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