*crickets*
*tumbleweeds*

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the actual fate of the new 12" tablet Microsoft says has MAXIMUM LAPABILITY and is LIGHTER THAN A MACBOOK AIR and will KILL NINJAS FOR YOU WHILE MAKING YOU THE MOST DELICIOUS MILKSHAKE YOU EVER TASTED WHILE MASTURBATING YOU WITH TEH SLOW PRACTICED HAND OF A 9TH CENTURY WHORE PRIEST OF APHRODITE

Goes on sale tomorrow.

Starts at 799 USD.

...

That's a shot at O_E by the way. This seems like a solid device. I wanted a surface mini but this is better than expected. I can't wait for the anandtech benchmarks.

*EDIT*

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The i3 SKU costs too much IMHO.

the ubiquitous computing device.

http://blog.surface.com/2014/05/announcing-surface-pro-3/

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/20/microsoft-surface-pro-3/

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5734102/surface-pro-3-features-pricing-announcement

(typical Tom says, designed to "destroy" the laptop. it's actually designed
to remove the need to carry both a laptop AND a tablet at the same time)

was about to post this in GD, but I'll wait until the pre-order page goes live

Seriously.

Lemme get some people to tell me how it runs Movie Maker and Photo Gallery.

all i need it to do is run lightroom well enough. i've been doing more and more international travelling and something small like this would be perfect for me to do some editing on the road instead of waiting to get home to do it. for example, i will be in thailand next year for 2 months and don't look forward to coming home to my computer and going through 2 months of images. would be great if i could get started while still on the trip.

>Seriously.
>
>Lemme get some people to tell me how it runs Movie Maker and
>Photo Gallery.

I don't think that price is too much to pay if I'm getting pretty much exactly what I want.

If I'm picky I'd say that the new pen doesn't feel as smooth to write with as the old pen, but that might be a matter of acclimatising. Loving the new screen, yet to see quite how good the battery life is, but so far life is good.

At the very least try out the Surface pen. If you like Wacom pens the N-trig probably suffers in comparison.

This went from a growing curiosity from the first two Pro's to -WANT- status >_<

Device is cuddling my jimmies... only personal debate is copping the i5 or hold a few people hostage for the i7 varients.

$1k hurts (i'm getting i5 at least). Just won $400 on a world cup pool so it's down to $600 for me, gotta hustle a bit more to get my outta pocket cost to $500 and i'll bite.

I've been using it to take notes at meetings, get their signatures on documents and to show them how to use certain cloud software.

Even the iPhone/MacBook toting clients are taking notice, asking me what it is and how it works.

I'd probably get the i3 version just because I don't like investing that much money into new tech like this. I'm not really concerned about the small SDD because I can just use a Micro SD, but the 4GB of RAM has me a little concerned in terms of longevity (and resale value).

I have a Nexus 7 that I've been using a lot, but the screen's a bit small, it's not as powerful as I'd like, and a tablet OS is pretty limited in terms of doing real work.

I'd mostly be doing stats analyses and reading science articles on the Surface, and having the pen would probably come in handy when doing presentations or lectures.

The 4GB of RAM and having to buy the keyboard, which isn't that great and kind of pricey, is keeping my from taking the jump.

shits ridiculous

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that was while orbiting a busy station


sitting still with nothing too much going on was runing 60 fps

I AM BITING MY FINGER OFF & HOPE THIS SACRIFICE APPEASES THE GODS IN GETTING ME THIS HOLY RELIC OF MACHINERY!! >_<

I refuse to run Windows no matter how good the hardware is.

I think I might get this instead. I'm looking at the specs now and its damn near perfect for what I need. Just not a fan of windows 8

...I'm still bleh on Win8 on my desktop.. but THIS? I'm in like Flynn

but damn they are expensive. i was looking to run adobe lightroom while traveling. wouldn't anything less than the i5, but starting at $1k is a little much for me right now.

>*crickets*
>*tumbleweeds*
>
>And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the actual fate of the new
>12" tablet Microsoft says has MAXIMUM LAPABILITY and is
>LIGHTER THAN A MACBOOK AIR and will KILL NINJAS FOR YOU WHILE
>MAKING YOU THE MOST DELICIOUS MILKSHAKE YOU EVER TASTED WHILE
>MASTURBATING YOU WITH TEH SLOW PRACTICED HAND OF A 9TH CENTURY
>WHORE PRIEST OF APHRODITE
>
>Goes on sale tomorrow.
>
>Starts at 799 USD.

and generate a 10% mover's coupon (apply for a move of address and just cancel the request after USPS gives you a coupon), you can get whichever model with $150 off and an additional 10% off if you find an associate that will let you stack the coupons.

i'm curious though, for the money would anyone just recommend a similar spec laptop, or is the portability the key here?

personally i'm looking to run Lightroom while travelling internationally. would love to get an i7, but i think the i5 would run LR just fine.

>and generate a 10% mover's coupon (apply for a move of
>address and just cancel the request after USPS gives you a
>coupon), you can get whichever model with $150 off and an
>additional 10% off if you find an associate that will let you
>stack the coupons.

A little high but if you consider the capability, it's worth it