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I think our best option is to pick up a SP2 with the inevitable price drop.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Announced (12", 3:2 aspect ratio, new stand)
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I know man
I think our best option is to pick up a SP2 with the inevitable price drop.
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The Everyman
jon really doesnt like microsoft.
Anton Sugar
Member
Gotcha, agreed--definitely not my first choice for gaming.
michaelius
Banned
I want one but they don't sell them to dirty tier 3 countries peasants
chickdigger802
Banned
how many months after surface 2 did surface 1 go on firesale for $500?
Dude always sounds like a salty ex-boyfriend who can't get over their first love that wronged them.
That's the fault of the people making those programs, not Microsoft. Windows itself scales fine.
MS Store says ship before 8/31/2014. I highly doubt it will take that long - will probably ship in June, I think.
Sir Abacus
Member
You should try a Yoga 2 Pro, plug in an external display and come back to me before making such outlandish statements.
Though I agree with the fact that some people just want either-or, and that's fine, Jonathan Blow really is incapable of forming an opinion without coming off like a complete dick.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
I'm fine with 256 levels of pressure sensitivity (like my first Wacom tablet had) but I just found out that N-Trig doesn't work with Zbrush yet. That's a huge bummer. Hopefully they get that working before it launches or else I may look into getting a SP2 when the price drops.
Thanks.
Pro 1 was reduced to $600 when Pro 2 was released I think, now in April this year it went down as low as $450 in some places on occasions. I don't think you'd be able to find Pro 2 for $500 or the like anytime soon considering the specs and battery life are about same this time, only form factor is different. It might take a while I think.
lol, so true - he whines his tweets.
He was looking at the other models. The I5 says it will ship by 6/20.
lol, he really doesn't like MS.
Oops, sorry, the 8/31/2014 date was on the i7 256 variant. I assumed it was the same on all of them.
The problem with this device is who the fuck wants a windows tablet? Let alone an expensive one? Why not make a laptop like the Macbook Air and sell it cheaper? What is the point of the touchscreen on this device when the apps aren't designed to use it, other than the few W8 store apps no one uses? I'm sure there are some artists who'd use it but that's a specialty market that won't generate many sales.
Still, the 3:2 aspect ratio is awesome. Loved it in the iPhone originally, but now everything is 16:9 and iPad sticks to the past with 4:3.
Still, the 3:2 aspect ratio is awesome. Loved it in the iPhone originally, but now everything is 16:9 and iPad sticks to the past with 4:3.
*raises hand slowly* me
massivekettle
Member
With an average screen, extremely poor battery life, no ac WiFi and USB 2.0 ports.
No thanks. And I was very, very close to buying a Yoga 2 Pro.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Lots of people. I have a Dell Venue 8 Pro and it's awesome to be able to use it as a tablet like I do most of the time yet still have access to full Windows software when I need it.
sixteen-bit
Member
3:2 is the same aspect ratio as GBA, right?
I guess I'm no one
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The Everyman
as a tablet, its the most powerful tablet on the planet with one of the best resolutions.
as a laptop, its the slimmest and one of lightest.
its single device in your bag that is capable of taking handwritten notes in class and playing dota 2 at near max settings.
the sp2 is a great device and the sp3 looks much better.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Not if you use tablets to draw and paint :/ my note 8 has a petter pen than this.
EatinOlives
Member
I do.
I don't want a full-on "tablet" that has no connection to my desktop Windows PC, so iPads, Kindles, and Android tablets are all useless to me. I use my SP2 as an ultrabook 99% of the time, which for all intents and purposes functions exactly like one and doesn't really cost that much more than ultrabooks of this range. The main advantage is it being way more portable than any ultrabook I've owned.
When I want a "tablet" I unplug it from my external monitor and remove the mouse + keyboard and just go with the screen by itself, then I load up some apps. The only ones I give a shit about are Netflix and IE, which is hands down the best "tablet" internet browser of all time, simply by virtue of it having basically the same functionality of a desktop browser, so I don't need "apps" for Rdio or Gmail when I just load it up on IE.
It's hard to believe you genuinely think these devices have zero appeal to anyone.
Hiro_Kunimi_80
Member
is the aspect ratio of 35 mm film cameras
Bob Dobalina
Member
Nearly perfect laptop/tablet hybrid for me. Too bad I'm not in the market for a new computer right now because this would be amazing for school.
What do you mean by "connection"?
Your e-mail/photos/files are on both devices via the cloud. What other "connection" do you need?
Anandtech has a hands on performance preview up
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8037/microsoft-surface-pro-3-hands-on-display-performance-preview
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8037/microsoft-surface-pro-3-hands-on-display-performance-preview
Betta Lines
Member
I haven't been all that enthused by the Wacom support in my Pro 2, so perhaps this is actually an improvement. It appears very responsive and accurate in the clips. Pressure sensitivity is down, and it needs a battery, but otherwise it might be better.
Looks fairly nice -- in particular, the limited angles of the kickstand were always a problem whenever I tried an older Surface. The pricing seems reasonable for the components involved. It's not really for me, as I care a lot more about the keyboard/trackpad experience than pen/touch, and I'm not into Windows. But, I'm glad Microsoft is doubling-down on their laptop/tablet hybrid idea, rather than trying to compete with the iPad directly. Things are more interesting that way.
The hardware definitely seems like a preview of what Apple is likely to target with a Retina Macbook Air, in terms of size, weight, and screen resolution -- except in a more traditional laptop form factor, of course.
The hardware definitely seems like a preview of what Apple is likely to target with a Retina Macbook Air, in terms of size, weight, and screen resolution -- except in a more traditional laptop form factor, of course.
EatinOlives
Member
Mostly development shit. I need to be able to sit down and open a dev environment I'm 100% functional and familiar with.
Is it something based out of stubbornness? Probably. Plenty of other people in my lab code on Macbooks, but I've always been most productive with Windows work-wise and intend to keep it that way. Nobody in the lab codes on an iPad, however, and I can definitely say I can fully code on the Microsoft equivalent of an iPad.
I will be buying this as a Laptop. Also, the Windows Stores has thousands of apps made for touch screen. I use many of those apps everyday on my current laptop.
Going to write code on that shitty touch cover? Still a small tablet + a proper laptop wins in that scenario IMO. A nexus 7/iPad mini retina included in a laptop bag makes next to zero difference in weight, once you put the power adapter for the notebook in there.
That's before we get to the absurdity of a 1.76lb brick as a "tablet". Anything heavier than the iPad mini isn't comfortable as a tablet, including the iPad air.
A Photoshop CC account that can be used to work on your desktop and on your tablet is a good example.
Is there even a touch cover for the Pro 3? I thought it was only the type cover
Crazymoogle
Member
I'm not about to bash this N-trig implementation until I try it. Killing parallax is a big deal for me based on my past experience with pen tablet systems. I hate having batteries in the pen, but maybe it's alright?
As far as general turnoffs, the big one for me is really just the platform. I think it's a great ultrabook but still a very problematic tablet. (though one with a great niche!)
Yes. But this screen has ~3 million pixels at 12 inches while the GBA had ~40 thousand at up to 3 inches. Suffice to say, technology has improved.
As far as general turnoffs, the big one for me is really just the platform. I think it's a great ultrabook but still a very problematic tablet. (though one with a great niche!)
Yes. But this screen has ~3 million pixels at 12 inches while the GBA had ~40 thousand at up to 3 inches. Suffice to say, technology has improved.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
damn that was fast.
Yep. and refurbished 2s, if you're willing to go for a refurb unit, will probably be dirt cheap once the 3 is out in the wild, much like the SPro1s are.
rokkerkory
Member
This guy always sounds so emo
Steelyuhas
Member
Surely they will receive the latest Windows update.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Editing a PSD on both my tablet and desktop PC?