Windows Surface

[Scrag Meister]

Anyone considering one of theses.

They have the lite RT version out now but there is a Pro version coming sometime.

[eek]

Anyone considering one of theses.

They have the lite RT version out now but there is a Pro version coming sometime.

Someone at clientco has one. It looks big and he's currently on his third keyboard (none of which work) so he's got a dodgy machine. Personally for that reason alone its a dud.

[woohoo]

I'm waiting for the pro version. Hopefully it may be up to replacing my ageing MacBook pro.

[AtW]

RT is not compatible with x86 software...

[cykophysh39]

Personally, I'm going to give it another year or so to see how it goes. Not overly keen on the RT implementation. If I was to get a Surface I would have to go the whole hog with with Nokia Lumia 920 phone too, but due to them only being supplied by EE for now, I am holding off till general 4G roll out!

[DaveB]

Friend of mine has one. Apparently the new Metro interface for Windows 8 makes much more sense on the device but so far he hasn't found the killer application that makes it worthwhile. The Pro version may fix this by running x86 software but he's not holding out much hope for now.

[cykophysh39]

Tech Crunch did give it a bit of recommendation as a kitchen computer
Oh, So This Is Where You Use The Microsoft Surface | TechCrunch

[DaveB]

Tech Crunch did give it a bit of recommendation as a kitchen computer
Oh, So This Is Where You Use The Microsoft Surface | TechCrunch

TechRadar did a comprehensive review as well, verdict here:

Microsoft Surface review: Verdict | Tablets Reviews | TechRadar

Highlights: Good keyboard options, well built, looks good, big screen.

Lowlights: Performance issues, lower than average screen resolution, lack of applications.

[eek]

The lack of apps is the chicken and egg situation and it ain't going to change because having seen one I'll stick to my ipad mini.

And i'm sure its currently more profitable to create another ipad app rather than a metro one (and yes I know its no longer called metro but meh)

[DaveB]

The lack of apps is the chicken and egg situation and it ain't going to change because having seen one I'll stick to my ipad mini.

And i'm sure its currently more profitable to create another ipad app rather than a metro one (and yes I know its no longer called metro but meh)

It should be a no-brainer for the app developers. It's Windows, one app runs on everything, tablet, phone, laptop, desktop. But, because they've effectivly crippled the launch version by not running x86 no-one will want to develop apps for it only to have to rework them for the x86 version when it comes out, so the drive to buy the launch version won't be there, so there will be no momentum for the pro version when it arrives. Unless they can persuade the corporate buyers that it is a worthwhile investment.