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Your last point is important - for many people the Surface tablet isn't competing with the iPad, it's competing with the MacBook Air. And it's already winning o
by acgourley 12y ago
Your last point is important - for many people the Surface tablet isn't competing with the iPad, it's competing with the MacBook Air. And it's already winning on price there.
- Tobani 12y ago> And it's already winning on price there. Is that still true if you need a keyboard? Price doesn't seem to be the deciding factor for the people buying apple hardware.
- tinco 12y agoPerhaps an exception that proves the rule but I bought my macbook pro 13" at 1300€ in 2009 because it was significantly cheaper then the competing offerings (IBM thinkpad and Dell E series)
- greedo 12y agoIn what universe? The cheapest Macbook Air is $899, this comes with an i5, and 128GB RAM, and a keyboard. The comparable Surface Pro 3 is $999 sans keyboard. Adding a keyboard will run you another $130. Total cost of $1129. So you're losing on price by $229. Now you're thinking, the Surface Pro 3 has a 12" screen. We'll compare it to the 13" MBA: $999 with the i5, and 128GB standard. KB included. ;) The comparable SP3 will still cost you $1129. Still paying over 10% more.
- tdicola 12y agoHow is it winning on price vs. the Air? The 11" Air starts at 899 vs. the Surface 3 with similar Core i5, 4GB memory, and 128GB SSD hardware that starts at 999. Add the $100+ keyboard cover to the Surface and it's an worse comparison. The 13" Air is 999 and again comes with the keyboard of course.
- pmelendez 12y agoThe Air doesn't have touchscreen nor proper digitizer though. And those features are important for some people.