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The Win8Pro version has about the same 42 W-h battery size as in the new iPad. I doubt it can manage the same battery life, especially if it has to have vents.
by ja27 14y ago
The Win8Pro version has about the same 42 W-h battery size as in the new iPad. I doubt it can manage the same battery life, especially if it has to have vents.
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoOn the flip side, as it runs full Windows, it's also your laptop. For reference, I can get ~6hrs out of my 13" MBA, which packs a 50Wh battery. Going to guess the Surface Pro is running a lower-clocked part (as the 11" does, presumably for heat reasons), so with good power-management software at least 6-7hrs doing tablet-y things is definitely plausible. Obviously, opening Visual Studio or Photoshop will constrain that a bit, but these are things one can't do on an iPad.
- mrdodge 14y agoMost consumers don't use Photoshop or Visual Studio. What do MOST consumers need full Windows for these days? Office? Most consumers could get by on iWork. I guess if they want to use their favorite virus scanner or anti-malware program they would now be able to do that. Windows dominates the market for consumer PCs because it's cheap and because of games. These same games will not work well on tablets. iOS already has enough games, Windows is at a severe disadvantage in terms of touch friendly games.