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Microsoft's Surface kit is the stuff Apple should be making. The Surface Studio is a better iMac than the iMac. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices
by gaius 9y ago
Microsoft's Surface kit is the stuff Apple should be making. The Surface Studio is a better iMac than the iMac.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-studio/overview https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-stud...
- StreamBright 9y agoImplying that the operating system does not mean anything to users, that is obviously false.
- jodrellblank 9y agoImplying that Windows 10 is worse, that is obviously false.
- StreamBright 9y agoActually it is if you like non interrupted UX on a OS.
- xab9 9y agoOn word: FreeDOS.
- samastur 9y agoOne more word: Windows. FreeDOS was released when it didn't matter much any more as action moved up the stack (and soon enough off DOS).
- gaius 9y agoThere's no technical reason you couldn't run OSX on it, but I am really talking about the hardware.
- gurkendoktor 9y agoThe Surface Studio is probably fantastic if you actually use pen input. But as a programmer, I'll gladly take the better display resolution and fantastic trackpad of the iMac. They're both AIOs, but I don't think they target the same market.
- awiesenhofer 9y agoI love Mac screens but i am pretty sure the Surface Studios screen would come out ahead. Also, a huge high-dpi 3:2 screen sounds just perfect for programming!
- gurkendoktor 9y agoThe Surface Studio has a resolution of 4500x3000 vs the 5120x2880 screen of the iMac, that's definitely fewer pixels to look at. Anyway, my point is not that the Surface Studio is worse than the iMac, just that it's a different machine. The iMac is Apple's all-rounder, the Surface Studio is called Studio because it targets a smaller market of professionals. The entry price point reflects that (iMac: $1,799, Surface Studio: $2,999).
- wklauss 9y ago> The Surface Studio is a better iMac than the iMac I'd argue that is a different iMac than the iMac. The Studio is not what the iMac aspires to be. The Studio is a very expensive all-in-one tailored to a very specific few use cases or industries. It's impressive, it shows Microsoft has design chops but it's not quite the same machine and I'm not sure the market is addressing is that big (sales have not been stellar AFAIK)