Holy shyt...the surface pro tablet is priced FROM $899 for 64gig model..smh

[Rice N Beans]

Can be summed up as:

 

[DMR]

It all comes down to 1 question:

Do you REALLY need touchscreen on a laptop?

If not, then stick with regular one for half a price.

 

[Dooby]

That thing has nice specs...but what's the use of using a keyboard when the touch screen is large enough to be one? It's just a hybrid of a tablet and a laptop. Might as well just get the tablet with the tiny storage of 64 gig.

 

[Jone2three45]

Has anyone dropped pictures, videos or reviews of this tablet yet?

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

There's needs to be some serious fallback, and turn this price announcement into a celebration. Here's the competition

Samsung ATIV Smart PC(wack processor in comparison)
Newegg.com - Samsung ATIV SmartPC XE500T1C-A01US 11.6-inch Windows 8 Tablet – 64GB

HAve used this a few times and love it. Wanted to see the Surface Pro first.
Sony VAIO Tablet Laptop | VAIO Duo 11 Ultrabook | SVD11213CXB | Sony USA

Dell XPS 12 Duo and Asus Taichi have already confirmed they will be startign at $1100

If you want a cheaper Windows 8 tablet, there are ATOM models like the Asus Vivo Tab RT and Acer Iconia W700 that are closer to the surface RT in price with full windows 8. But they are nowhere near the power of an i5


What's so special:

- real non-bullshyt processor
- real graphic processor for people doing photoshop, movie editing, etc
- probably has a magnesium shell like the Surface RT, so lighter than other tablets
- Stylus. No spec yet, but if this is Wacom, this is a huge advantage over anything in its range
- Attaches to the surface keyboards. Still haven't seen a good match for that kind of keyboard.
-1080p screen
- Twice the ram of regular tablets
- Full Windows 8 Pro, meaning works for enterprise apps, works for all windows programs, and works with the metro apps, and transferable settings via removeable media. Not to mention Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 work great together.

Basically you're getting a high end ultra book, with a real processor. They could easily have thrown in the keyboard and made this thing $1100. Seriously, the convertibles and ultrabooks of this quality are in the same price range and up. Sony VAIO Duo 11(my favorite so far), Asus Taichi, Dell Duo 11. And look

Thank you. Someone with sense has entered the thread. Its seems as if the supposed "critics" in this thread are nothing but undercover Android fanboys hell bent on throwing salt in the game. Its disgusting and pathetic really. Instead of using their Nexus 7's they instead choose to hate on innovation and fresh ideas.

google really has these fukks brainwashed!

 

[Kartel13]

Id take the surface pro over an 11" macbook air which was more expensive when it intially dropped.

 

[newarkhiphop]

There's needs to be some serious fallback, and turn this price announcement into a celebration. Here's the competition

Samsung ATIV Smart PC(wack processor in comparison)
Newegg.com - Samsung ATIV SmartPC XE500T1C-A01US 11.6-inch Windows 8 Tablet – 64GB

HAve used this a few times and love it. Wanted to see the Surface Pro first.
Sony VAIO Tablet Laptop | VAIO Duo 11 Ultrabook | SVD11213CXB | Sony USA

Dell XPS 12 Duo and Asus Taichi have already confirmed they will be startign at $1100

If you want a cheaper Windows 8 tablet, there are ATOM models like the Asus Vivo Tab RT and Acer Iconia W700 that are closer to the surface RT in price with full windows 8. But they are nowhere near the power of an i5


What's so special:

- real non-bullshyt processor
- real graphic processor for people doing photoshop, movie editing, etc
- probably has a magnesium shell like the Surface RT, so lighter than other tablets
- Stylus. No spec yet, but if this is Wacom, this is a huge advantage over anything in its range
- Attaches to the surface keyboards. Still haven't seen a good match for that kind of keyboard.
-1080p screen
- Twice the ram of regular tablets
- Full Windows 8 Pro, meaning works for enterprise apps, works for all windows programs, and works with the metro apps, and transferable settings via removeable media. Not to mention Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 work great together.

Basically you're getting a high end ultra book, with a real processor. They could easily have thrown in the keyboard and made this thing $1100. Seriously, the convertibles and ultrabooks of this quality are in the same price range and up. Sony VAIO Duo 11(my favorite so far), Asus Taichi, Dell Duo 11. And look

stop it slime , yall aint fooling no body, both that Samsung and vaio you posted are DOA, when the last time someone trusted anything Sammy or Sony for a laptop regardless of specs

Next up as far as what so special , this thing is a tablet, Microsoft has been calling it a tablet everyone else has been calling it a tablet , only you and hiphoplives have been calling it a ultra-book, its a tablet not a ultra book ,its a tablet not a hybrid. i already pointed it out early in this thread that ultra-books are still niche market right now, do you know the type of regular notebook you can get for $1,100?? shyt do you know the type of notebook you can pick up for $800 right now and it comes with a KEYBOARD by default you dont have to pay a extra $100 for it and is able to do ALL those thing that you THINK make this tablet so special and not even that for about $300 less than what this tablet cost you can buy a notebook with almost 7 times the storage space

The surface rt is already a flop and this one will be too and its not cause of the specs, hey we get it MS went ahead and put every spec known to man in a tablet, don't you think apple could have done that? or Google? but believe it or not most people don't want that in a tablet and anybody who does want all those specs in a tablet doesn't want to pay $1,100 for it and anyone with any smarts who can afford to pay $1,100 for is going to get themselves a laptop before one of these

 

[Kartel13]

stop it slime , yall aint fooling no body, both that Samsung and vaio you posted are DOA, when the last time someone trusted anything Sammy or Sony for a laptop regardless of specs

Next up as far as what so special , this thing is a tablet, Microsoft has been calling it a tablet everyone else has been calling it a tablet , only you and hiphoplives have been calling it a ultra-book, its a tablet not a ultra book ,its a tablet not a hybrid. i already pointed it out early in this thread that ultra-books are still niche market right now, do you know the type of regular notebook you can get for $1,100?? shyt do you know the type of notebook you can pick up for $800 right now and it comes with a KEYBOARD by default you dont have to pay a extra $100 for it and is able to do ALL those thing that you THINK make this tablet so special and not even that for about $300 less than what this tablet cost you can buy a notebook with almost 7 times the storage space

The surface rt is already a flop and this one will be too and its not cause of the specs, hey we get it MS went ahead and put every spec known to man in a tablet, don't you think apple could have done that? or Google? but believe it or not most people don't want that in a tablet and anybody who does want all those specs in a tablet doesn't want to pay $1,100 for it and anyone with any smarts who can afford to pay $1,100 for is going to get themselves a laptop before one of these

It's not a tablet. The fact that it runs an i5 and allows you to run full desktop applications makes it more on the utlra book side. Tablets are still considered toys that are basically used for gimped out applications and basic web browsing when you compare it to the features you get on a desktop.

I still think they should of priced it down about 50-100 cheaper. Like I posted before, this is in direct comparison to Apple's 11" macbook air. If anything, it offers more than what apple has to offer based on portability.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

If a company like Apples keeps thier tablets competitively priced even when they have a stranglehold on the market, why would Micrsoft think people will pay more for thier tablets.

 

[newarkhiphop]

Wait a minute, I just read an 11" macbook air lasts 5 hours?

Actually, that's what it's looking at:

What is the battery life of the "Mid-2012" MacBook Air models in "real-world" usage tests? @ EveryMac.com

ya that's through rough testing too , this surface pro tablet is going to get 4 hours through Microsoft own admission , once this thing is put through real life battery stress test i would be surprised at 2.5 hours of battery life

 

[Demonic Jenkins]

stop it slime , yall aint fooling no body, both that Samsung and vaio you posted are DOA, when the last time someone trusted anything Sammy or Sony for a laptop regardless of specs

Next up as far as what so special , this thing is a tablet, Microsoft has been calling it a tablet everyone else has been calling it a tablet , only you and hiphoplives have been calling it a ultra-book, its a tablet not a ultra book ,its a tablet not a hybrid. i already pointed it out early in this thread that ultra-books are still niche market right now, do you know the type of regular notebook you can get for $1,100?? shyt do you know the type of notebook you can pick up for $800 right now and it comes with a KEYBOARD by default you dont have to pay a extra $100 for it and is able to do ALL those thing that you THINK make this tablet so special and not even that for about $300 less than what this tablet cost you can buy a notebook with almost 7 times the storage space

The surface rt is already a flop and this one will be too and its not cause of the specs, hey we get it MS went ahead and put every spec known to man in a tablet, don't you think apple could have done that? or Google? but believe it or not most people don't want that in a tablet and anybody who does want all those specs in a tablet doesn't want to pay $1,100 for it and anyone with any smarts who can afford to pay $1,100 for is going to get themselves a laptop before one of these

This is a perfect post...that's it right there in a nutshell

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[Kartel13]

ya that's through rough testing too , this surface pro tablet is going to get 4 hours through Microsoft own admission , once this thing is put through real life battery stress test i would be surprised at 2.5 hours of battery life

If it does get 2.5 hours, then it will be a collosal mistake. I really doubt the battery life is that short so we'll see.

5 hours will be good enough for me to kop.

 

[NatiboyB]

It's simply not of use if the battery life is limited. If you have to be next to a plug you may as well use a notebook.

 

[newarkhiphop]

Why I can't recommend the Surface RT for tablet shoppers | ZDNet

Microsoft's Surface Pro Pricing Will Devastate Sales | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Surface tablet with Windows 8 Pro: DOA | Microsoft windows - InfoWorld

Surface Pro: Too much money for too little tablet? | ZDNet


Microsoft?s next tablet priced to gather dust - MarketWatch


and this just on the news tech headline section

 

[Demonic Jenkins]

Somebody tell hip hop he's in denial... This shyt is going to kill Microsoft's chance at good sales

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