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$799. Impressive. I think this is a big moment for Microsoft.
by crayola 12y ago
$799. Impressive. I think this is a big moment for Microsoft.
- Osiris 12y agoImpressive, as in cheap or expensive? It depends on your perspective.
- crayola 12y agoI meant cheap for what it is (or seems to be).
- Nerdfest 12y agoStrange, I think it's the opposite. That's a lot of money for an i3 with little memory. It's cheap next to a MacBook Air perhaps, but still quite expensive.
- joshstrange 12y agoMacBook Air base model ($900): * 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor * Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz * Intel HD Graphics 5000 * 4GB memory * 128GB PCIe-based flash storage The base Surface is cheaper than the Air but the second tier Surface (The one with more or less parity) is $100 more than the Air.
- slantyyz 12y agoDon't forget that with the Surface, you're also paying a premium for the touchscreen and digitizer with pen, which is not available on an MBA. Edit-- removed the word "Wacom", turned out to be a false assumption.
- kayoone 12y agohowever for $100 more you get a High DPI touchscreen and a digital pen but the GPU (HD4400) is a bit slower.
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- rickyc091 12y agoLooks like the specs / pricing might be as follows. Core i3, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage - $799 Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage - $999 Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage - $1,299 Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage - $1,549 Core i7, 8GB RAM, 512GB storage - $1,949 http://www.zdnet.com/surface-pro-3-price-and-spec-leak-7000029604/ http://www.zdnet.com/surface-pro-3-price-and-spec-leak-70000...
- mikevm 12y ago4GB RAM? A couple of Chrome tabs and I'll be out of memory.
- chm 12y agoWhy not let me choose how much of each component I want? I'd be interested in having 64GB storage, with 8GB+ RAM and at least an i5. I personally don't need so much disk space on a portable device.
- jitl 12y agoBecause all the components come soldered to the motherboard out of the factory, I suspect, the same way Apple has been shipping notebooks recently.
- higherpurpose 12y agoWhy? Last year it was a Core i5 for just $100 more. Now it's $100 less for Core i3 (and of course all the other components would be cheaper by now, too, which either allows them to improve some of them a bit, or keep buy them cheaper than last year, like the 64GB storage).