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Surface Pro prices announced, $899 and $999, keyboard covers NOT included.
These prices seem to be getting a lukewarm reception, following what are said to be poor sales of Surface RT tablets.
Now, this may be the coup de grace:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/29/3...attery-life-rt
An estimated 4-hour battery life for the Surface Pros.
These prices seem to be getting a lukewarm reception, following what are said to be poor sales of Surface RT tablets.
Now, this may be the coup de grace:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/29/3...attery-life-rt
An estimated 4-hour battery life for the Surface Pros.
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Ever since the Surface tablet was released from Microsoft, we’ve only been more and more curious about their upcoming Pro version. Finally, the Redmond-based company has released details about the upcoming tablet for power users, including pricing and availability. Starting in January, you’ll be able to grab a Surface Pro starting at $899 for the 64GB version and $999 for the 128GB variant.
The $899 and $999 models will be the “standalone” versions, meaning you’ll have to crank out more cash if you want the keyboard attachment. However, it’ll come with the pen/stylus in the box. As you can see, the device looks very similar to the regular Surface tablet, including the same type of casing and built-in kickstand. Plus, it also boasts the same 10.6-inch display with the 16:9 aspect ratio.
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-s...-899-29258954/
The $899 and $999 models will be the “standalone” versions, meaning you’ll have to crank out more cash if you want the keyboard attachment. However, it’ll come with the pen/stylus in the box. As you can see, the device looks very similar to the regular Surface tablet, including the same type of casing and built-in kickstand. Plus, it also boasts the same 10.6-inch display with the 16:9 aspect ratio.
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-s...-899-29258954/
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According to the Guardian Taiwan's DigiTimes have claimed that MS has halved the number of Surfaces that they have ordered for this year.
Also from that article according to Asus's chief finance officer David Chang
I was at an Asus demonstration of their hardware running W8 including a tablet earlier in the week and asked how popular it had been with consumers they'd been showing it off to. The person I was talking to mentioned that it appeared to have Marmite reactions people either loved it or hated it and there wasn't much in between. However when I asked which way it was leaning he said it wasn't possible to comment on that officially.
I then asked if he had any personal opinions on W8 and he said that it seemed alright, whereupon I mentioned the issues I had with it. He then asked me if having multiple programmes open on screen at once was normal and I said yes, and he said "Oh I wouldn't know I haven't used a windows computer in years." I couldn't get out of him which OS he used but when I said I won't be upgrading just yet as I wasn't a fan of Win 8 with the current GUI for a lap/desktop and my Playbook is fine as a tablet, he indicated I was part of the larger group who didn't like it.
Also from that article according to Asus's chief finance officer David Chang
Originally Posted by Guardian website
"demand for Windows 8 is not that good right now".
I then asked if he had any personal opinions on W8 and he said that it seemed alright, whereupon I mentioned the issues I had with it. He then asked me if having multiple programmes open on screen at once was normal and I said yes, and he said "Oh I wouldn't know I haven't used a windows computer in years." I couldn't get out of him which OS he used but when I said I won't be upgrading just yet as I wasn't a fan of Win 8 with the current GUI for a lap/desktop and my Playbook is fine as a tablet, he indicated I was part of the larger group who didn't like it.
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PC Magazine is also saying orders have been cut in half, and adding it may move the pro price downward before they launch it
Facing lackluster demand for its new Surface RT tablets, Microsoft has reportedly slashed 2012 orders from its Asian manufacturers from 4 million to 2 million units.
The reportedly sluggish start for Microsoft's first ARM-based tablet might prompt it to lower the price of the Intel-based Surface Pro due out in January, according to DigiTimes. Citing unnamed supply chain sources, the paper said Friday that Surface RT orders have been halved through the end of December.
They are also saying this may force them to release the pro earlier than planned
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412729,00.asp
Facing lackluster demand for its new Surface RT tablets, Microsoft has reportedly slashed 2012 orders from its Asian manufacturers from 4 million to 2 million units.
The reportedly sluggish start for Microsoft's first ARM-based tablet might prompt it to lower the price of the Intel-based Surface Pro due out in January, according to DigiTimes. Citing unnamed supply chain sources, the paper said Friday that Surface RT orders have been halved through the end of December.
They are also saying this may force them to release the pro earlier than planned
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412729,00.asp
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I myself am enjoying my Surface RT tremendously (it has the full MS Office, can connect all my USB devices without any hickups, that touch cover keyboard is truly a work of genius). Haven't touched my laptop since I got my Surface RT almost 2 months ago.
Last edited by Big Mac; Dec 7, 2012 at 8:25 pm
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With the incredible ad campaign, the placement in so many TV shows, the billboards, posters, ads, commercials, etc I would think you would have to be dead to not be interested (not to mention the press)
There are other ways to get them, Amazon has them by one vendor, etc
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Gosh is MSFT really going to tank out? I can't believe this is happening. Maybe they got too ahead of themselves. They should really stop following what others have already perfected and get in the business of being innovative again. How about creating a "virtual keyboard" where a usb sensor can sense your hand movements and create text from that?
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Gosh is MSFT really going to tank out? I can't believe this is happening. Maybe they got too ahead of themselves. They should really stop following what others have already perfected and get in the business of being innovative again. How about creating a "virtual keyboard" where a usb sensor can sense your hand movements and create text from that?
A virtual keyboard looks like the most uncomfortable keyboard. You will constantly have to look at the virtual keyboard in order to see where your fingers are (at least with typing on a touch screen you can see both your fingers as well as what you're typing).
On the Surface Touch cover you can actually feel where the keys are so you don't have to look at the Touch cover when typing.
Fail... More gimmick than useful...
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