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You should try a Surface Pro (1/2) with OneNote. You can get the 1st gen Pro heavily discounted right now. The battery life is not the greatest, but you can n

You should try a Surface Pro (1/2) with OneNote. You can get the 1st gen Pro heavily discounted right now. The battery life is not the greatest, but you can now cheat with the power cover. But like you said, a 12"+ Baytrail would be fantastic.

rayiner 13y ago
I almost pulled the Trigger on a Surface Pro 2. The big problem for me,[1] is that the 16:9 aspect ratio is annoying for reading documents. A 12" 4:3 device would be a lot better. I'm very curious to see what MS has in store for this fall. A native Metro version of Word launching with Surface Pro 3 might seal the deal. [1] Well the big problem is that the UI is an abomination, with the clunky obsolete desktop married to the slick, intuitive Metro interface. Having to flip between the two just to use Word is a sick joke.
- ihaveone 13y ago
  Also, I had one; think of the hinge. You can't use it on your laptop in a chair like a normal laptop. Check out the Samsung 700TC, it's 12.2 inches and has a removable 'Asus-like' keyboard with a real hinge. I haven't used it in a while(I'm really liking 8 inches for a tablet) but it was pretty good.
  - slantyyz 13y ago
    You can buy one of those iPad style cases for the Surface that make it easier to use when it's in your lap. I think the Surface is basically for the segment who either use it on a table like a computer or an iPad when it's not -- like me. The good thing is that there are lots of competing products that satisfy other use cases.
- slantyyz 13y ago
  >> The big problem for me,[1] is that the 16:9 aspect ratio is annoying for reading documents. But isn't 16:9 more akin to a legal page than 4:3? ;) >> [1] Well the big problem is that the UI is an abomination YMMV, I guess. I'm primarily a Mac user, and I don't mind W8 at all. Keep in mind that the Metro version of OneNote is pretty bad. The desktop version of OneNote is leaps and bounds better. And because of that, you wouldn't have to mode swap to get into the desktop version of Word.
  - rayiner 13y ago
    I like Windows 8, at least Metro. I hate the desktop, and I hate having to switch into it.

rayiner 13y ago

I almost pulled the Trigger on a Surface Pro 2. The big problem for me,[1] is that the 16:9 aspect ratio is annoying for reading documents. A 12" 4:3 device would be a lot better. I'm very curious to see what MS has in store for this fall. A native Metro version of Word launching with Surface Pro 3 might seal the deal. [1] Well the big problem is that the UI is an abomination, with the clunky obsolete desktop married to the slick, intuitive Metro interface. Having to flip between the two just to use Word is a sick joke.

ihaveone 13y ago
Also, I had one; think of the hinge. You can't use it on your laptop in a chair like a normal laptop. Check out the Samsung 700TC, it's 12.2 inches and has a removable 'Asus-like' keyboard with a real hinge. I haven't used it in a while(I'm really liking 8 inches for a tablet) but it was pretty good.
- slantyyz 13y ago
  You can buy one of those iPad style cases for the Surface that make it easier to use when it's in your lap. I think the Surface is basically for the segment who either use it on a table like a computer or an iPad when it's not -- like me. The good thing is that there are lots of competing products that satisfy other use cases.
slantyyz 13y ago
>> The big problem for me,[1] is that the 16:9 aspect ratio is annoying for reading documents. But isn't 16:9 more akin to a legal page than 4:3? ;) >> [1] Well the big problem is that the UI is an abomination YMMV, I guess. I'm primarily a Mac user, and I don't mind W8 at all. Keep in mind that the Metro version of OneNote is pretty bad. The desktop version of OneNote is leaps and bounds better. And because of that, you wouldn't have to mode swap to get into the desktop version of Word.
- rayiner 13y ago
  I like Windows 8, at least Metro. I hate the desktop, and I hate having to switch into it.