Comments on: Microsoft Surface Tablet with Windows 8 Takes Aim at iPad

By: Me

Me — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:28:44 +0000

Send me one, and I will review it.

By: ZhapurLite

ZhapurLite — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:23:34 +0000

^Agreed. I think your real suggestion is that something that looks more like full OSX should be available as an option on the tablet devices too, sort of like MSFT is doing by offering two versions of tablet, with Metro and the full shebang that’s W8. Maybe some iPads will eventually pop up with Intel inside instead of ARM, running a full version of Mountain Lion or some other future beast?? I don’t see the point of full OSX on an iPhone or iPodTouch, but I can see it happening on Pad devices. Never say never, although I’d rather go with the 11 inch Air since I’m not much of a Pad guy.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:51:25 +0000

I have been using a Mac for a few years, just got an iPhone and iPad in the last year. I have to say windows 8 looks solid for a tough screen experience. It has expandable storage, USB ports for devices and most of all a user accessible file system….I love apple products and iOS, but the lack of finder on ios has driven me crazy. Apple could learn a thing or two from the last 40 years of computing to fix the storage issues iOS currently has. I’m not even looking for access to app folders but it would be greatly appreciated if I could store my documents and media files in one place for all apps to have access to read and write. The file management on ios now is a convoluted solution to a problem that should never have existed in the first place

By: ZhapurLite

ZhapurLite — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:43:57 +0000

Form-wise, the Surface Tablet looks like a decent imitation of the iPad, and it may work well for those who don’t use the Apple ecosystem and want to sync Windows tablets with Windows PCs, or are too cheap to buy iPads. How well it will compete with Android and/or iOS remains to be seen. I’m a Mac guy so this doesn’t interest me, but if I owned only Windows computers – I’d definitely pick this up instead of a Linux (whoops, Android) or iOS tablet.

By: Lena

Lena — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:42:13 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSj8GUZDuac&feature=player_embedded

iPad vs. surface, 28 month ago vs. last monday.
nothing more to say.

By: malih

malih — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:56:16 +0000

well I don’t know about Xbox games, but Windows already has lots of games, just go to Steam, provided you pick the i5 version, plug in to hdmi (in the keynote demo they used hdmi) – and there’s usb, so you can plug any Windows compatible controller.
I’m thinking of buying this one in place of my new iPad… because of the touch cover and the usb port, of course depends on whether it works well, new products usually are buggy.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:46:28 +0000

I am a MacOS user, and have been since I could hold a mouse.

I see these Apple verses Microsoft arguments, and they make me smile. You know, MacOS gets it’s fair share of viruses, and if you are a developer for MacOS you have to reboot your machine several times an hour sometimes just to stop it going mental.

Not only can I believe a Windows machine can be left running for years even under Vista (though I’m sure it will have needed nursing once or twice) but I also believe this tablet has potential.

Okay, so the kickstand is at an awful angle, and the rubber keyboard is… iffy (though I do like it, just not the material) but look, now we know exactly why Microsoft MADE Windows 8 in the first place. Ever used the previews on a desktop with a traditional mouse? It’s a nightmare. Use it on a machine with a multi-touch trackpad (say, my lovely MacBook Pro) and it begins to make sense. Use it on a device where the primary input is a touch-screen monitor and bingo, it works.

The best thing is, Microsoft have actually realised that touch-screen PCs suck. And they really, really do. I used to use one when I worked in a supermarket where the screen was set 20º off vertical and after serving the third customer of the day I wanted to chop my hands off rather than suffer the RSI torment. Using a tablet computer makes sense, and you can see that Microsoft have actually put some thought into it.

The keyboard/case idea… eh, I kinda like it. However, if you’re going to be using it out and about and you don’t have a table handy, I can see it getting frustrating and having to resort to using the onscreen keyboard instead – after all, that kickstand as shown in the video locks in only two positions – closed and open to nº (where n looks to be roughly 30º) – and we have no idea whether the machine supports being upside down, as it were, so that you can use it raised slightly up from horizontal, rather than slightly back from vertical – certainly the keyboard won’t attach at that angle.

Overall, I think this looks like a shiny product.

And we all know what happens to shiny products. Most of them get adopted instantly, used, then forgotten about.

Hopefully Microsoft will shrug this off, and I wish them the best of luck with their product.

Oh, and finally, “Surface”? Man, pick a better name. A surface is something I chop vegetables on, or rest my coffee mug on while I relax on the sofa.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:32:33 +0000

the OS running this hardware is the new OS windows8,
if you question about the spec of a hardware then yes that is reasonable;
but if you criticize about the software as the operative system,
I suggest you do some searching about windows8, highly likely you would be amazed.
The hardware isn’t the core of windows8, windows8 itself is the core, the hardware is just doing the things that new OS windows8 are capable of. windows8 itself shines.

By: Mack

Mack — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:52:20 +0000

@ Bill. You say “MS basic policy, make a product so F***up so that people depend on you for support.” Hmmmmm, kinda interesting that without fail every time I step into the Apple store there are droves of people standing around waiting to get help because their Apple product isn’t working properly.

@ Andrew. Yes…really. Read my post. Before switching to my Macbook Pro, for 3 years I used my Dell XPS M1530 running Vista and it never once crashed, got a virus or needed to be reformatted. I’m not sure what strange websites you go to which were getting you all those viruses but I must have gotten lucky and somehow missed them.

I love my Mac and I really enjoy OSX, but people…please be realistic. MS makes good products too and the Surface tablet looks COOL. Admit it.

By: Stewart

Stewart — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:44:51 +0000

It is cool that Microsoft is coming out with a Windows 8 Pro version of it – because the Windows RT version is a dud at least for me.

I used both Apple and Microsoft, but I think Apple could learn something here. How about OS X tablet with Ivy Bridge CPU – possibly next evolution of the AIR.

I would love for Apple to get away from ARM cpus.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:20:27 +0000

I can’t wait to use one, but I would agree there is no information about it really. The video is concentrating on the looks / the stand / cover, and not how it actually works (see apple ads).

I have always hated windows for viruses & constant hanging /crashes, that is all.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:17:37 +0000

The inventor of Coke died, and that never really took off did it.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:13:08 +0000

Really Mack? I have never used a windows computer that didn’t get a virus at least twice a year and need to be completely reformatted (normally just before course work was due in).

I also had to reboot a few times a day, and they never failed to crash, or randomly go on a complete go slow.

Virus wise, I can imagine getting one on a tablet would be a right pain in the a**e to fix.

By: Art

Art — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:11:22 +0000

I did liked the ad. 5+ to the ad designer. Getting the tablet…. Probably no. Windows is not for me. Sorry

By: adam

adam — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:21:52 +0000

Nice Spot