Oh man, there's rumors that the Surface 2 is going to launch at the same original prices $499 and $599. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" - Albert Einstein. Good luck Microsoft, get that write down cheques ready for the next quarter.
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we'll know Monday. I don't know about you but I could use a good laugh for the Monday work blues if they do announce those prices.
Maybe the two announcements are one and the same!?
I don't know about 'exciting' but to me, no matter how much Steam is good, they need a box for the main stream audience.
Big picture mode was just the start. With the two next Gen consoles being basically PCs in nature, I can honestly see this as a real threat to them. Having your entire PC games playable right from the start is better than consoles abandoning BC after every generation or so.
We will see how this goes.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
A $500 Surface 2 RT will be just as unappealing to the mass market as the original was. I doubt they'll be stupid enough to make as many units this time though, so the losses shouldn't be as big.
Tom Warren said no livestream. Liveblogs is the best we get.
I guess it depends on what price the Surface 1 goes down to, or whether it's discontinued.
Way to build up hype Microsoft. They should make it a massive hurrah!
LiveBlog it is then.
In one hour.
Pretty sure it was 10:30 am PDT/1:30 pm EDT, so 3.5 hours from now.
Sweet! For once things aren't west coast based
this thread seems to have turned into the live blog discussion if you want to join us.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=673357&page=4
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=673357&page=4
Thanks once again haha.
LukasTaves
Member
The type cover 2 seems much thinner than the first one... Any official specs yet?
think they said 1mm thinner.
LukasTaves
Member
Hmm, that's good! I'm not sure yet if I will upgrade from my pro, but I'm definitely getting a new type cover and a power cover then.
a secret-boss
Banned
so how much is the cover with battery life?
Cute Dragon Here
Member
I think I'll probably get a Touch Cover 2 or something like that to complete my Surface RT.
It actually feels just right as long as I use it as a tablet, and as a netbook-grade thing in the desktop.
It actually feels just right as long as I use it as a tablet, and as a netbook-grade thing in the desktop.
LukasTaves
Member
Yeah, according to the verge the Type now is almost as thin as the v1 touch, and the V2 touch is even thinner.
That's really good to hear!
Doominated
Member
I really wish they went with a Haswell Y rather than a Haswell U. We might be hearing about 10 hour battery life on the pro and it would obviously be able to get thinner. Maybe MS just wasn't ready for a body reconstruction just 10 months after release. I would 100% be preordering one of the 256/8's if they did.
I was about to pre-order and figure out a way to offload my Surface RT for either a Surface 2 or a Pro 2. But then I thought about all the next gen consoles I'll be buying [both of them] and that I have a wedding coming up...
Yeah, maybe I'll see if I can make it to version 3.
Yeah, maybe I'll see if I can make it to version 3.
a secret-boss
Banned
anyword on Surface trade at MS store
Alx
Member
I'd say it mostly depends on the tasks she wants to do to begin with, but I suppose that there's no much difference between what a RT1 and a RT2 can do.
Probably better off spending the extra $100 to get the Surface 2. Faster, 1080p screen, kickstand works better in the lap. I'm sure the RT1 would do the trick (I like mine), but the RT2 improvements are nice.
It's mostly Word, simple spreadsheets, paying bills, surfing the internet, printing stuff, saving files etc. She can do most of it to a degree, but it's becoming more of a hassle on an iPad.
I figured a Surface RT would be perfect for her, but I've never used one so I have no idea other than specs and details that I've found on it.
Alx
Member
Yes I suppose the first RT is fine for all of that, provided you add an additional cover. I didn't think about "lapability" like Schuey mentioned : if it's to be used on a table/desk, there shouldn't be any issue ; but the RT1 is quite uncomfortable to balance on your lap (even if technically it works) .
Power shouldn't be that important, although higher resolution is always nice I suppose.
Power shouldn't be that important, although higher resolution is always nice I suppose.
Xplatformer
Member
I was thinking of trading my Kindle HD 8.9 in the Microsoft store, but they have an online tool where you can check the trade in value...
$55
Fuck that. I just 10 minutes ago sold my Fire to a friend for $140 with a bluetooth keyboard.
Didn't think twice about it. I'll be grabbing a Surface RT2 as soon as it's on the market and I have money. Until then I'll make do with my phone and my computer.
Alx
Member
Woah, just saw a journalist using a Surface on the national news for a PowerPoint presentation. It's still surprising to see other people use one in real life. But I feel it's getting better known around here. I've been getting less "what's that ?" and more "Is that a Surface?" recently.
But I feel it's getting better known around here. I've been getting less "what's that ?" and more "Is that a Surface?" recently.Surface, anyone?
This is so stupid. Why not equip them with something that might teach them actual computer literacy? Why not a device they could actually create something on? Program, draw, write, photoshop?
Not necessarily talking about a Surface, but I'm sure you could get decent laptops for the price of an iPad.
This is so stupid. Why not equip them with something that might teach them actual computer literacy? Why not a device they could actually create something on? Program, draw, write, photoshop?
Not necessarily talking about a Surface, but I'm sure you could get decent laptops for the price of an iPad.
Dude, Angry Birds totally teaches physics and biology.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Nobody does digital textbooks quite like the iPad.
MS would be smart to focus heavily on an education initiative for the Surface 2. If there was a competent offering from Houghton-Mifflin, McGraw-Hill and Random House to produce content for the Surface 2, districts would stupid not to opt for it over the iPad...
MS would be smart to focus heavily on an education initiative for the Surface 2. If there was a competent offering from Houghton-Mifflin, McGraw-Hill and Random House to produce content for the Surface 2, districts would stupid not to opt for it over the iPad...
Tenacious-V
Thinks his PR is better than yours.
If only RT2 had pen support I'd be all over it. I don't need a full fledged Pro2 as I've got a damn good desktop. For trips, portability, and school work the RT2 would have been perfect if it had a pen for diagrams and simple jotting/editing....
I just can't justify the giant price jump to the Pro/Pro2.
I just can't justify the giant price jump to the Pro/Pro2.
Zoe
Member
MS has already had a promotion where practically anyone could get a free RT.
Too many people in education have stars in their eyes for Apple, and once they have their minds set on something, it's hard to change that.
Doominated
Member
Are most eTextbooks not able to be found on the Kindle/Amazon marketplace? I can't imagine Apple has Amazon beat by much.