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Mongo
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"Surface 3 post."


  

          

*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.

  

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It's very telling that Microsoft compared it to a Macbook Air specifical...
May 20th 2014
1
they did it.
May 20th 2014
2
Man. You know what? I'm seriously considering this shit.
May 20th 2014
3
me too man, me too.
May 22nd 2014
5
If battery life is solid this is my dream machine
May 22nd 2014
4
Loving it
Jul 08th 2014
6
seriously considering it compared to the Wacom Companion
Jul 08th 2014
7
you might be better off with the Wacom
Jul 08th 2014
8
If I make a big tech purchase this year, it would be THIS >_<
Jul 20th 2014
9
i'm trying to convince myself not to cop this
Jul 22nd 2014
10
Getting a lot of comments from clients
Aug 06th 2014
11
I'm pretty interested in one.
Aug 06th 2014
12
my friend has the i7 lol
Aug 07th 2014
13
Ridiculous how?
Aug 09th 2014
14
      powerful
Aug 10th 2014
15
           oooooooOoooooo0000000ooooo
Aug 11th 2014
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                dude was running eve online blown out @ 30 FPS
Aug 13th 2014
19
                     FOOOOOOOOOOOOCK NIGGA!! >_<
Aug 15th 2014
21
If this could run Mavericks then I'd at least consider it.
Aug 11th 2014
16
I've turned the corner on this. I was firmly in the MBA line but
Aug 12th 2014
18
This device is exactly what will sell me on Windows 8
Aug 24th 2014
25
i want one
Aug 15th 2014
20
If you can get yourself an educational coupon from Best Buy
Aug 22nd 2014
23
      RE: very smart idea
Aug 22nd 2014
24
      saw this on slickdeals, it works.
Aug 25th 2014
26
such a great device
Aug 18th 2014
22

Kira
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1. "It's very telling that Microsoft compared it to a Macbook Air specifical..."
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Tue May-20-14 11:20 AM by Kira

  

          

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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*

http://a.pomf.se/nzozoy.png


The i3 SKU costs too much IMHO.

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deezy
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Tue May-20-14 11:19 AM

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2. "they did it."
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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

  

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Invisiblist
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3. "Man. You know what? I'm seriously considering this shit. "
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Seriously.

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

  

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xangeluvr
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5. "me too man, me too."
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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.

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Ted Gee Seal
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Thu May-22-14 01:47 PM

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4. "If battery life is solid this is my dream machine"
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I don't think that price is too much to pay if I'm getting pretty much exactly what I want.

Just IMO though.

  

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Ted Gee Seal
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6. "Loving it"
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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.

Just IMO though.

  

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hardware
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7. "seriously considering it compared to the Wacom Companion"
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Ted Gee Seal
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8. "you might be better off with the Wacom"
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At the very least try out the Surface pen. If you like Wacom pens the N-trig probably suffers in comparison.

Just IMO though.

  

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mtbatol
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9. "If I make a big tech purchase this year, it would be THIS >_<"
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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.

  

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Playa_Politician
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Tue Jul-22-14 11:39 PM

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10. "i'm trying to convince myself not to cop this"
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$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.

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Ted Gee Seal
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11. "Getting a lot of comments from clients"
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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.

Just IMO though.

  

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Steve O Tron v2
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12. "I'm pretty interested in one."
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Wed Aug-06-14 07:20 PM by Steve O Tron v2

          

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.

  

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GriftyMcgrift
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13. "my friend has the i7 lol"
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shits ridiculous

  

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14. "Ridiculous how?"
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15. "powerful"
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mtbatol
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17. "oooooooOoooooo0000000ooooo"
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19. "dude was running eve online blown out @ 30 FPS"
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that was while orbiting a busy station


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

  

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

  

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Kira
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16. "If this could run Mavericks then I'd at least consider it."
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I refuse to run Windows no matter how good the hardware is.

  

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18. "I've turned the corner on this. I was firmly in the MBA line but"
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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

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25. "This device is exactly what will sell me on Windows 8"
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...I'm still bleh on Win8 on my desktop.. but THIS? I'm in like Flynn

  

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20. "i want one"
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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.

GamerTag and PSN: PokeEmAll

  

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23. "If you can get yourself an educational coupon from Best Buy"
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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.

  

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24. "RE: very smart idea"
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Fri Aug-22-14 07:15 PM by xangeluvr

  

          

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.

GamerTag and PSN: PokeEmAll

  

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26. "saw this on slickdeals, it works. "
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osu_no_1
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22. "such a great device"
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A little high but if you consider the capability, it's worth it

  

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