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Everyone is waiting for the pro version to come out...why buy this one?
by RawData 14y ago
Everyone is waiting for the pro version to come out...why buy this one?
- nailer 14y agoIt's lighter. And I suspect it's not unconfortably hot either like a lot of Intel kit.
- sharms 14y agoI am not so sure that the Pro tablet, given the current Intel stack, will be much better than what is available today. They are going to get a lot more heat pushing 1920x1080 and running an Intel chip instead of the Surface's ARM processor, and it will also require a larger battery. Fitting that into a Surface like size will not be easy unless we see a component or platform that is yet to be introduced.
- UnoriginalGuy 14y agoI was going to buy the Pro one until they announced the price. Now I'd just a Macbook Air or an Ultrabook instead.
- tallanvor 14y agoWell, there are rumors about the price, but nothing has been announced yet.
- jsz0 14y agoThis one doesn't weigh 2lbs.
- potatolicious 14y agoI don't think the Surface Pro is going to change anything, nor do I believe "everyone" is waiting for the Pro. Perhaps the niche market of tech geeks who demand an ultra-high performance tablet, but the Pro is a very poor fit for the general mainstream market. I mean, let's look at it this way - 50% thicker than the iPad and Surface RT. Nearly 40% heavier than the RT and iPad. Substantially poorer battery life (estimates are between 5-6h as opposed to the 9-10h demonstrated on the RT and iPad). Runs so hot that it needs to put a spinning fan in your hands. The Pro is strictly a niche device. If the RT isn't doing well the Pro sure as hell isn't going to save it.
- kalid 14y agoHow many people know the difference between Pro and RT? You should see the confusion in the comment threads (on hacker news, of all places!) when the original Surface came out.
- RawData 14y agoMy girlfriends mom was going to buy one but immediately realized she should wait for the pro...and she's as non-technical as you can get.