Following the Apple school of numbering things up to a point the throwing a random self-titled reboot, I see. It won't work, Microsoft. It didn't work for Apple. Just ask anyone who owns an iPad, and count the amount of time it takes to figure out exactly which model iPad they own.
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#12I've been very happy with my SP4, but I wish I'd gone for the i7 CPU instead of the i5.
It would be nice if the top-level configuration on the SP5 had 32gb of memory - I end up swapping sometimes (which TBH isn't that bad with a SSD, compared to the old rotating rust drives)
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#13> The most versatile laptop. ...that doesn't ship with a keyboard (pen isn't included either). No USB-C. 16GB RAM maximum.
Are you saying that 16 GB isn't enough?
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#14> The most versatile laptop. ...that doesn't ship with a keyboard (pen isn't included either). No USB-C. 16GB RAM maximum.
yeah it's already pricey for what it does and on top of that you get to shell out a bunch more for accessories
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#16I use my tablet quite a lot to browse the web. It's an old iPad 2. Everytime a new tablet comes out, I wonder if I should update but cannot find a reason. Is there anything new in this tablet that would benefit me? All I really care for in a tablet is that it is: 1) Fanless (The iPad is fanless) 2) Lightweight (The iPad weights 600g)
Is there anything new in this tablet that would benefit me?
Do you ever want to use keyboard with your tablet? Can you see that advantage of a pen? Is there any windows software that you might want to run on your tablet? If no, then no.
Basically this isn't a tablet that is competing against the iPad, it's a tablet that's competing against the macbook/macbook air.
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#17I use my tablet quite a lot to browse the web. It's an old iPad 2. Everytime a new tablet comes out, I wonder if I should update but cannot find a reason. Is there anything new in this tablet that would benefit me? All I really care for in a tablet is that it is: 1) Fanless (The iPad is fanless) 2) Lightweight (The iPad weights 600g)
Surface is more a device to produce than a tablet, seems to be the biggest difference to me
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#18Still need to take the i7 to get 16GB of RAM.
I really appreciate that even the base spec, touch-bar less MBP can be fully loaded out with memory.
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#19They are still using the SurfaceDock with the SurfaceConnect Cable: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/accessories/surface-... , which does basically the same as USB-C. In an era when even Apple is rumored (and even if false, still plausible) to be switching to USB-C for the iPhone, Microsoft still tries to force a proprietary connector. Didn't they learn anything from IE? Even if it's good for them for a while,…
Looks more complicated that it sounds.
MSFT already did the job of sourcing cables, connectors, and power supplies for all their surface line for the next XXX years (where XXX is the time they're commited to support all their hardware products).
Switching to USB-C from the bussiness perspective would be a great expense... and would involve higher price tag.