Microsoft unveils $799 Surface Pro 3, calls it 'the tablet that can replace your laptop'

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  • Reply 41 of 185
    irelandireland Posts: 17,802member
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    I have to admit though, the full adjustable kickstand does look cool. 


     

    I think it's dopey.

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  • Reply 42 of 185
    Doomed.

    Microsoft is desperately trying to make a desktop OS into a tablet form, while Apple is turning the tablet OS into a full function device.
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  • Reply 43 of 185
    solipsismxsolipsismx Posts: 19,566member
    slurpy wrote: »
    I have to admit though, the full adjustable kickstand does look cool. 

    I question its durability. I'm not saying it will fail but when I see a mechanism from any company — including Apple — I'd like to know how that can hold up over time with repeated downward pressure.
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  • Reply 44 of 185
    dick applebaumdick applebaum Posts: 12,527member
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    Looks like a nice device. Like a said on another post, I like the Surface Pro, but it's a heavy beast. However, comparing a tablet to a laptop... yes of course the tablet should be lighter. But compare that to an iPad Air. The Surface Pro is too heavy to be a true tablet. That's why they keep moving it towards the laptop category.

    However, it can't replace a laptop if you can't use it on your lap with a floppy keyboard. Have you tried to use a Surface on your lap? That's why it's called a Surface... because you need to place it on a surface, not a lap. Also, if it has a fan, it's not a tablet.

    If Apple comes out with an iPad Pro with a 12" screen, this thing is DOA.

    Watch the video at: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/20/microsoft-surface-event-livestream/

    As for the kb -- the kb is firm with a small, flexible top that attaches to the tablet. Then, you can push the kb towards the tablet and the flexible top tilts up and binds the kb to the tablet with powerful magnets. It becomes as a clamshell -- a firm kb attached to a firm display -- move one and the other moves in concert!

    There are a lot of very good ideas implemented in this device.
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  • Reply 45 of 185
    alandailalandail Posts: 789member
    so it's still a tablet that doesn't have cellular and a laptop that doesn't really fit on your lap?
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  • Reply 46 of 185
    slurpyslurpy Posts: 5,398member
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    Ah but according to the Verge hype machine, this is Microsoft replacing the laptop as we know it.

     

    They'll hype to hell anything that isn't an Apple product. The site often has 4-5 negative Apple stories (based on FUD) on the front page in a row. RIght under the full-screen Samsung ad. They've gotten pretty pathetic in terms of objectivity and click-whoring. 

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  • Reply 47 of 185
    bloggerblogbloggerblog Posts: 2,617member
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    I watched the live stream. Where in the video does he say the pen solved the issue, as opposed to reducing the parallax between where the pen touches the glass and how far away the display is from that point?

    He did say "to remove parallax from the product."

    Now I'm not yet convinced that it will be as good as an etch-a-sketch but according some some images I saw the tip of the pen looks incredibly close to the image, almost like ink on paper, and that alone would make this thing the prefect replacement for a Cintiq, and it costs less too.

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  • Reply 48 of 185
    solipsismxsolipsismx Posts: 19,566member
    ...according some some images I saw the tip of the pen looks incredibly close to the image, almost like ink on paper...

    Right, which is what I'm saying. This has nothing to do with pen technology since the pen has always touched the top glass, but with reducing the space between the top of the glass and display.
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  • Reply 49 of 185
    nasseraenasserae Posts: 3,167member
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    Could this be any uglier?


     

    MS design is inspired by this:

     

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  • Reply 50 of 185
    mwhitecomwhiteco Posts: 112member
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    Nice improvement but the main presenter came across so douchie. His speak would have been better for a late night infomercial convincing the sleep deprived elderly to part with their money.



    Even us sleep deprived elderly are smarter than that....

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  • Reply 51 of 185
    jungmarkjungmark Posts: 6,928member
    But can you dance with the thing? That's what I want to know!
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  • Reply 52 of 185
    mwhitecomwhiteco Posts: 112member
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    Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum View Post





    Watch the video at: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/20/microsoft-surface-event-livestream/



    As for the kb -- the kb is firm with a small, flexible top that attaches to the tablet. Then, you can push the kb towards the tablet and the flexible top tilts up and binds the kb to the tablet with powerful magnets. It becomes as a clamshell -- a firm kb attached to a firm display -- move one and the other moves in concert!



    There are a lot of very good ideas implemented in this device.



    Good is not great iPads are GREAT!!!!!

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  • Reply 53 of 185
    kkerstkkerst Posts: 330member

    Well, as has been proven many times, the best solution does not always win with customers. It's weird. Look at Android, inferior design, but cheap so people like it. 

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    christopher126christopher126 Posts: 4,366member
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    MS design is inspired by this:

     


    Now that's funny. A little mean, but still funny! :)

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  • Reply 56 of 185
    christopher126christopher126 Posts: 4,366member

    Could you imagine being a designer/engineer and walking into Steve Jobs' office with that piece of clickity-clackity crap? :)

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  • Reply 57 of 185
    knowitallknowitall Posts: 1,648member
    It seems MS listened to its future customers.
    Smart move, maybe the software is on par also.
    Currently iOS is far too restricted in its use and this gives MS and possibly others a big window of opportunity.

    Edit: I see one big min already, the screen looks plastic.
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  • Reply 58 of 185
    slurpyslurpy Posts: 5,398member
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    Well, as has been proven many times, the best solution does not always win with customers. It's weird. Look at Android, inferior design, but cheap so people like it. 


     

    You should have stopped with "its cheap". People purchase cheap shit, but that doesnt mean they like the product. Also, people are not buying "Android". They're buying an X phone, which just happens to have Android installed by default, because its installed on almost every phone that isn't an iPhone. 99% of people who buy Android phones are not buying it because of the OS. 

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  • Reply 59 of 185
    jmc54jmc54 Posts: 207member

    I imagine that engineer needing a colostomy following the butt chewing he'd get!

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  • Reply 60 of 185
    moxommoxom Posts: 326member

    Very impressive.

     

    Check out full video of event here (skip to 6:30)

     

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/may14/05-20webcast.aspx

     

    :)

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