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Odd, I played with the Surface yesterday and the device I used was much different than the one described here. I have an iPad (and love it in many ways), howev
by aik 14y ago
Odd, I played with the Surface yesterday and the device I used was much different than the one described here. I have an iPad (and love it in many ways), however found the Surface fairly refreshing in several ways. For one:
I find that I can't really hold the iPad with one hand, partially because the shape and weight distribution, partially because it feels so incredibly fragile. I found the Surface to be shaped comfortably, even for one hand, and thought it felt much more durable than the iPad (this article states it doesn't feel light like the iPhone 5, however even though it's comparable in weight to the iPad 3, my first thought was that it feels kind of like the lightness and increased sense of durability of the iPhone 5).
>> I couldn’t type on the Touch Cover significantly faster than with the on-screen keyboard.
Seriously? I type on the iPad a lot and resort to "pecking" most of the time, and I have fairly average sized hands. I instantly was able to use the touch cover like a normal keyboard. I made a few mistakes, but could easily see myself typing nearly as fast as a normal keyboard with a little practice. I have no such feeling with the iPad.
>> Apple’s products say, “You can’t do that because we think it would suck.” Microsoft’s products say, “We’ll let you try to do anything on anything if you really want to, even if it sucks.”
Wow, what a sad sounding world for people who like Apple products.
I'm not going to buy a Surface yet, but I'm seriously tempted.
- olalonde 14y agoHaven't tried the Surface yet but something I haven't seen anyone mention is that when you are typing on the Touch Cover, your hands are not hiding the screen. That seems like a big plus to me. Kickstarter idea: pitch a "Touch Cover" product for the iPad (could be done using the USB port I believe). PS: lawyer up!
- Osiris 14y agoI thought the author's comment about being able to type as fast on the on-screen keyboard as the type cover was totally missing the point. The on-screen keyboard takes up half the screen. Plus, with the type cover, you can hold the screen at a good viewing angle while typing on a flat surface.
- gregsq 14y agoI don't know if a reinvention there is needed. I have an iPhone and a 15" MBP but probably the most useful productivity improver I have is an almost weightless Bluetooth clicket keyboard that I carry around. If I need to type something like a document on the go, it often turns out that it's much easier to simply put the keyboard on my knee, put the iPhone in landscape on a surface in front on a foldable bit of home made plinth, and rap away at the keys at four times the rate I could without one. Of course iPad users look at me oddly and go back to touching like buttons and watching videos.
- MaysonL 14y agoNo need for Kickstarter: Google is your friend! Try "ipad keyboard case" or "ipad keyboard cover".
- balooner 14y agobut it's so thick(?)
- corporalagumbo 14y agoI get the impression that his whole experience of the Surface was tainted by Microsoft's ham-fisted attempts at retail culture. The Surface sounds like a cool product with a lot of potential but from everything I've heard about Microsoftle Stores I can't blame him for not being in the mood. As he described it they're overflowing with weird forced enthusiasm... like the ugly girl at the party who's having SO MUCH FUN and and wants to talk to everyone about how fun this party is!
- bjustin 14y ago>Seriously? I type on the iPad a lot and resort to "pecking" most of the time, and I have fairly average sized hands. I instantly was able to use the touch cover like a normal keyboard. I made a few mistakes, but could easily see myself typing nearly as fast as a normal keyboard with a little practice. I have no such feeling with the iPad. Did you have the same problem Marco mentioned, that he could not rest his fingers on the keyboard without accidentally typing? That would explain your faster typing speed vs his.
- rbanffy 14y ago> Microsoft’sproducts say, “We’ll letyou tryto do anything on anything ifyou reallywant to, even if it sucks.” In the specific case of web browsers, they will allow you to build one as long as it sucks.
- thedrbrian 14y agoWhat makes the iPad feel fragile?