My Surface for Windows RT Review

bledd · 4 Jul 2013 at 13:42

f-a-p

Glaucus · 4 Jul 2013 at 13:52

Random article I was reading last night said it had been solved, but haven't got a device with an SD card so can't check. Apparently you still have to manually add it to the library. But said it was basically add folder to library, select folder.

Be great if it is solved.

Still can't deiced if I should see if my dad can get the education offer, or perhaps take ipad to a shop and see if they can put it back together properly. What I realy wished is they would unveil all surface 2s and tell us release date and price.
Both the rt and pro should be awesome.
High res and Qualcomm 800 with 3G/4g
And super high res with haswell i5 not so sure about connectivity, but as it looks like rt will, it would make sense if pro did as well.

Glaucus · 4 Jul 2013 at 14:02

Right,
Assuming rt works the same, you need to open file explore.
Click this pc
Top left select navigation pane
Select show library's
Click on library's then the library you want
Click manage at top
Click manage library
Add

So not that simple.

Also from start
Charms bar > settings > change pc settings > device
At the bottom there's now a default save location set up button, but I have no removable drive, so no idea exactly what it does.

Library's dont seem to be that big in 8.1 which is odd, they don't show by default in explorer, I wonder what they are doing.

RSR · 4 Jul 2013 at 14:07

Glaucus said:
Still can't deiced if I should see if my dad can get the education offer, or perhaps take ipad to a shop and see if they can put it back together properly. What I realy wished is they would unveil all surface 2s and tell us release date and price.
Both the rt and pro should be awesome.
High res and Qualcomm 800 with 3G/4g
And super high res with haswell i5 not so sure about connectivity, but as it looks like rt will, it would make sense if pro did as well.

That's only of my main gripes with my Surface Pro, but I normally tether it to my phone or 3 MiFi device. However, id prefer a all in one device.

Del Lardo · 4 Jul 2013 at 15:07

Just installed 8.1 Preview on my RT and I have Outlook on Desktop mode!!! Finally a totally viable laptop replacement for me when travelling though since my X1 Carbon replaced a T420s I find the need for that less than before.

Like the 50/50 screen split when opening photos in emails and will be playing around with the rest of it over the next few days if anyone has any specific questions.

http://preview.windows.com if you fancy trying it yourself.

Del Lardo · 4 Jul 2013 at 15:33

Glaucus said:
Solved in 8.1 apparently.

Yup, just added my Music folder on SDHC card by just managing the Library and adding it.

New Music application seems to run much faster and be far more focussed on actually playing music, a huge improvement.

bledd · 4 Jul 2013 at 16:18

+1, can add SDXC card to library natively now, brilliant.

theheyes · 4 Jul 2013 at 20:32

Things seem significantly zippier after installing 8.1. IE in particular. The new predictive text is great too.

Very impressive upgrade so far.

nightmare99 · 4 Jul 2013 at 20:56

I have a new RT on its way to me, £200 couldn't really argue with that. 8.1 is going straight on there.

Glaucus · 4 Jul 2013 at 21:04

The education thing?

cu3ed · 4 Jul 2013 at 22:06

theheyes said:
Things seem significantly zippier after installing 8.1. IE in particular. The new predictive text is great too.

Very impressive upgrade so far.

How did you get 8.1?

theheyes · 4 Jul 2013 at 22:29

The UK bits are available now. Be warned the install is lengthy, I wasn't timing it but I bet it took the best part of an hour. Your mileage may vary of course but I'm glad I took the punt, it's really good.

Rich_L · 5 Jul 2013 at 00:13

Well the 8.1 improvements seem substantial enough to have tipped me over the edge

Have an XPS 10 and keyboard dock on its way for the grand total of $325 - pretty good value IMO and should be a decent replacement for the ageing netbook

nightmare99 · 5 Jul 2013 at 09:21

The education thing?

indeed

edgedemon · 5 Jul 2013 at 09:34

Glaucus said:
Still can't deiced if I should see if my dad can get the education offer, or perhaps take ipad to a shop and see if they can put it back together properly. What I realy wished is they would unveil all surface 2s and tell us release date and price.

Im the same - 133 quid for a surface RT is almost too good to be true, but the fact that there is a major HW refresh just around the corner is making me hold off for now as Im expecting next gen intel to be a completely different beast for tablets

edgedemon · 5 Jul 2013 at 09:38

Glaucus said:
The education thing?

MS are doing an offer for students and staff at educational institutions

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uk_faculty_connection/archive/2013/06/25/microsoft-is-pleased-to-offer-special-pricing-from-163-133-on-surface-rt-directly-to-schools-and-universities-for-a-limited-time-between-19th-june-2013-and-31st-august-2013.aspx

So tempted, but I know we are due S2 very very soon

nightmare99 · 5 Jul 2013 at 09:49

I think we all know that there is newer hardware coming but at £200 inc vat with a touch cover I'm not that fussed if I don't get on with it and end up flogging it for £150 a few months later.

Trig · 5 Jul 2013 at 11:40

My Pro should finally be here today, the RT is running 8.1 and will be passed to the tech here while I use the Pro..
Ended up with £200 discount from MS because of all the issues I've had...

theheyes · 5 Jul 2013 at 12:56

Nice. I've still got that £50 credit they gave out because the RT was delivered 2 days late.

Gux · 5 Jul 2013 at 13:42

How do you guys order the £133 Surface RT? I am a student but as far as I can tell, this offer is only available to the educational institutions.

I seen a few people say they bought the surface at this discounted price, but how? Any clues?

Thanks.