3 ms·

I second this recommendation for anyone looking for a (non-Apple) tablet these days. The Surface Go is a good tablet and its built-in stand works really well. I

by kbd 8y ago

I second this recommendation for anyone looking for a (non-Apple) tablet these days. The Surface Go is a good tablet and its built-in stand works really well. It's a "real computer" too, with a surprisingly usable snap-on keyboard cover, and can power my 3840x1600 ultrawide + all peripherals through a single USB C cable.

scarface74 8y ago
Unfortunately it’s slow and runs Windows. Windows is a horrible for touch UI.
- frosted-flakes 8y ago
  Windows used to have a horrible touch interface, but it's quite wonderful these days.
  - scarface74 8y ago
    It’s still horrible and inconsistent. Tried using Office with just touch? Even going into some of the Windows settings brings up an old fashion UI. I have a Dell 2n1 running Windows 10.
    - kbd 8y ago
      Agree about some of the inconsistency, especially in preferences. It really feels like creaking around old corners of the 20+ year old UI it is. Microsoft needs to work on that. Also swipe-typing on the keyboard doesn't work in all apps (notably, Chrome). But some of these interface issues are just hard. How do you make the same interface work well when you're using your finger on a small tablet vs using a trackpad/mouse connected to big monitor? Overall I really enjoy my Go. It's great as a tablet for tablet things, and if you want to do computery things like use an Office suite, snap on a keyboard or plug it into a monitor and it works fine there too. Using Office for very long with touch is not something I'd want to do even if the UI for it was perfect so it seems like a strange complaint to me.
      - scarface74 8y ago
        It’s not just Office. Most of the apps aren’t optimized for a touch UI. At the end of the day,it’s still Windows with all of the millions of services slowing it down, and a processor and an operating system not optimized for low power environments. The Intel processor it uses is not as performant as the processor that comes in the $329 iPad. The battery life is worse than that of an iPad (https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/surface-go-battery-life https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/surface-go-battery-life) I don’t even want to imagine the sluggishness of the GPU in the Go. The iPad has been getting 10 hour+ battery life since 2010. The trackpad is the showstopper for an iPad for many, but you can use any third party BT keyboard.

by kbd 8y ago

scarface74 8y ago

Unfortunately it’s slow and runs Windows. Windows is a horrible for touch UI.

frosted-flakes 8y ago
Windows used to have a horrible touch interface, but it's quite wonderful these days.
- scarface74 8y ago
  It’s still horrible and inconsistent. Tried using Office with just touch? Even going into some of the Windows settings brings up an old fashion UI. I have a Dell 2n1 running Windows 10.
  - kbd 8y ago
    Agree about some of the inconsistency, especially in preferences. It really feels like creaking around old corners of the 20+ year old UI it is. Microsoft needs to work on that. Also swipe-typing on the keyboard doesn't work in all apps (notably, Chrome). But some of these interface issues are just hard. How do you make the same interface work well when you're using your finger on a small tablet vs using a trackpad/mouse connected to big monitor? Overall I really enjoy my Go. It's great as a tablet for tablet things, and if you want to do computery things like use an Office suite, snap on a keyboard or plug it into a monitor and it works fine there too. Using Office for very long with touch is not something I'd want to do even if the UI for it was perfect so it seems like a strange complaint to me.
    - scarface74 8y ago
      It’s not just Office. Most of the apps aren’t optimized for a touch UI. At the end of the day,it’s still Windows with all of the millions of services slowing it down, and a processor and an operating system not optimized for low power environments. The Intel processor it uses is not as performant as the processor that comes in the $329 iPad. The battery life is worse than that of an iPad (https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/surface-go-battery-life https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/surface-go-battery-life) I don’t even want to imagine the sluggishness of the GPU in the Go. The iPad has been getting 10 hour+ battery life since 2010. The trackpad is the showstopper for an iPad for many, but you can use any third party BT keyboard.