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Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Re: Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Post by rcchen »

ThomPete wrote: post #20

I think it's pretty safe to say that this is Microsoft going all in on the consumer market. 1. Video doesn't really show anything but it is admittedly well made. 2. You have to actually download the tech specs. 3. The tech specs have little meaning. (At first glance what is ClearType HD Display, some sort of Retina?) It's like they took the apple philosophy even further. Not sure how I feel about this but I guess now…

I believe the 2100 likes is due to the fact that they basically took over the URL (http://www.microsoft.com/surface) from the Surface computing platform that they had been working on with Samsung, and the likes are probably residual (Facebook likes are linked to a URL)

Re: Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Post by richardlblair »

cmcewen wrote: post #28

I don't see a sticker telling me what kind of processor is in inside, nor do I see a sticker telling me which version of Windows this is. I'm a bit confused.

Windows 8, Ivy Bridge i5. They are just doing the conference now so that may be why the details aren't up yet.

Re: Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Post by greedo »

Good to see MS trying to compete with the iPad. Not sure that they'll have any more success than the Android based systems, but at least they're not ceding the market to Apple.

I'll be very interested to see how the OEM partners view this.

The key will be in pricing. If it's $499 for the base version, it might have a chance. Pricing it "on par with Ultrabook-class PCs" will leave it Zuned.

I'm also surprised that Microsoft was able to keep this under wraps for this long.

Re: Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Post by ericdykstra »

If this lives up to the promise, it will definitely replace my netbook. This looks like something that will perform well as a tablet for apps and light internet usage, and is an easy form-factor to take to a coffeeshop for some hacking or writing as a netbook replacement.

EDIT: Why downvote ?? I don't care about the points, just curious if you are MS haters or something.

Re: Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Post by JennyKim »

ericdykstra wrote: post #47

If this lives up to the promise, it will definitely replace my netbook. This looks like something that will perform well as a tablet for apps and light internet usage, and is an easy form-factor to take to a coffeeshop for some hacking or writing as a netbook replacement. EDIT: Why downvote ?? I don't care about the points, just curious if you are MS haters or something.

Don't worry, it's made by Microsoft, so it will suck.

Re: Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Post by da_n »

As a happy iPad owner, and with knowing next to nothing just from first impressions, I can say this genuinely looks like a very intriguing effort by Microsoft. I love the smart cover with keyboard and it looks to be a perfect platform to showcase Win8 on. Hope this gets some real success, would be great to have some decent competition in the tablet space to keep Apple on their toes (I know there are other tablets, but they suck or are just trying to be ultra cheap etc).

Re: Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet

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Post by flyt »

JennyKim wrote: post #48
ericdykstra wrote: post #47

If this lives up to the promise, it will definitely replace my netbook. This looks like something that will perform well as a tablet for apps and light internet usage, and is an easy form-factor to take to a coffeeshop for some hacking or writing as a netbook replacement. EDIT: Why downvote ?? I don't care about the points, just curious if you are MS haters or something.

Don't worry, it's made by Microsoft, so it will suck.

Xbox is a good product.
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