Announcing the Surface 3 • Hacker News Board

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by edvinbesic » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:04 PM UTC

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I don't think the comparison the the iPad really does the Surface any justice. The iPad was built specifically as a media consumption device - couch surfing, movies on an airplane etc. This was, at the time, what the hardware allowed for. You could argue that hardware has caught up and the iPad is looking a little stale right now, and I wouldn't disagree, but its more of a Zune device rather then a Laptop.

I'm sure we'll see a convergence in the next couple of years in both Apple and Google camps.

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by TheDong » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:04 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #12

lostgame wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I can actually download an MP3 from my browser and open it on my iPad I'll consider using it as an actual thing again. Until then? It's not a computer. This is.

Kind of off topic, but related: I recently bought an audio book from Humble Bundle and have been trying to figure out how to put it on my iPhone.I don't listen to audio books at home, only in the car or while I'm walking. Anyone know how to easily download an audiobook from Humble Bundle and put it on an iPhone to listen to later?

No it's not related. HN is not your tech support forum. Especially not for trivially google-able issues.

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by wlesieutre » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:04 PM UTC

wz1000 wrote: post #24

Does anybody have experience of running Linux on previous Surface devices?

Haven't tried it myself, but check out http://www.reddit.com/r/surfacelinux

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by artmageddon » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:04 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #12

lostgame wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I can actually download an MP3 from my browser and open it on my iPad I'll consider using it as an actual thing again. Until then? It's not a computer. This is.

Kind of off topic, but related: I recently bought an audio book from Humble Bundle and have been trying to figure out how to put it on my iPhone.I don't listen to audio books at home, only in the car or while I'm walking. Anyone know how to easily download an audiobook from Humble Bundle and put it on an iPhone to listen to later?

Most of the ways I can think of pretty much involve iTunes for syncing the audiobook to your device. It's the one thing I can't stand about being an iDevice user. Another way to do it though might be to upload it to DropBox, open it from there, then maybe try to save it in your phone somehow?

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by sz4kerto » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:05 PM UTC

kyllo wrote: post #21

Does it overheat? Does it have a fan? Overheating and fan noise are a couple of the biggest complaints I heard about the Surface Pro 3.

Probably not/no, it doesn't. It has an Atom X7 with 2W SDP, while the least powerful Surface Pro 3 has 6W SDP, the i5 and i7 versions are somewhere closer to 10W.

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by Ravengenocide » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:05 PM UTC

kyllo wrote: post #21

Does it overheat? Does it have a fan? Overheating and fan noise are a couple of the biggest complaints I heard about the Surface Pro 3.

>> It also doesn’t require a fan for cooling, which allows the device to be thinner and quieter.

Seems like it doesn't have a fan, but until someone actually tests the device there is no real way to know if it will overheat or not.

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:05 PM UTC

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Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by arenaninja » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:06 PM UTC

This comes as a complete surprise to me. I had no idea it was coming out, and I've been generally excited about progress on the Surface.

I wonder if Mike Krahulik will be doing another write up, since his review of the Surface Pro 3 was immensely thorough.

Can't wait to see it at stores, I think I'll jump in on this one.

EDIT: I also hope they have a video showing Windows 10 on this Surface

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by vinceyuan » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:06 PM UTC

As a iPhone/iPad/MacBook user, I think Surface 3 looks good. R.I.P. Surface RT.

Re: Announcing the Surface 3

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Post by nevi-me » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:06 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #12

lostgame wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I can actually download an MP3 from my browser and open it on my iPad I'll consider using it as an actual thing again. Until then? It's not a computer. This is.

Kind of off topic, but related: I recently bought an audio book from Humble Bundle and have been trying to figure out how to put it on my iPhone.I don't listen to audio books at home, only in the car or while I'm walking. Anyone know how to easily download an audiobook from Humble Bundle and put it on an iPhone to listen to later?

There's Android for that*

* [I know I'm not being helpful, but I couldn't resist. Haven't tried doing that on my iPhone when I had one, but pretty easy to move stuff around on Android or other OS'es]