Soldato
Windows Phone would be a more probable fit. Pen support and a new 1520 with the new versions of Office would cover that market really.
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Windows Phone would be a more probable fit. Pen support and a new 1520 with the new versions of Office would cover that market really.
Caporegime
Cover it as a tickbox, or actually work for them for what people want?
Soldato
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No. I don't have the 84" Surface Hub.I tend to think as a flagship product it's not supposed to be cheap, there are plenty of cheaper windows tablets and laptops. Even at this price I suspect it could replace a mid range laptop and tablet in a single device for less than the two devices combined price or even a single iPad for a lot of people, Students and non power users in companies for example.
How many people end up with an iPad and laptop when one of these would do instead
We could do with some bench marks on Atom X7 though.
How many people end up with an iPad and laptop when one of these would do instead
We could do with some bench marks on Atom X7 though.
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Soldato
quite easily if you're subjective and compare it to the only slightly more expensive s3 pro i3
How on earth is it cheap for an atom tablet/laptop. It's nothing of the sort. Thread below has an atom tablet for £50, ok I dont expect it to be anywhere that cheap as it's bigger and better, but it is in no way cheap compared to other 10" atom systems.
Cpared to what of the same form factor memory and screen quality and build quality and X7?
Its very very VERY well priced.
The only place I have even seen anyone mention the price is here, everywhere else they are raving about it.
Its very very VERY well priced.
The only place I have even seen anyone mention the price is here, everywhere else they are raving about it.
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Caporegime
I think I'm having flashbacks to the S1 launch.
"It's priced against the iPad but has X and Y better"
It flopped.
If it had parity with the iPad in every other way, then yes sure, it's a decent price. But we don't live in that market.
It's like you've just buried your head in the sand (And now I understand why Microsoft keep on releasing products that flop compared to competitors)
On its own merits, because I'm that way inclined, at £400 quid I'd probably instant buy without caring. Hell, I'd probably instant buy now (But I'm not going to). But it's not a good price for market penetration. So, it's going to flop by that yard stick.
"It's priced against the iPad but has X and Y better"
It flopped.
If it had parity with the iPad in every other way, then yes sure, it's a decent price. But we don't live in that market.
It's like you've just buried your head in the sand (And now I understand why Microsoft keep on releasing products that flop compared to competitors)
On its own merits, because I'm that way inclined, at £400 quid I'd probably instant buy without caring. Hell, I'd probably instant buy now (But I'm not going to). But it's not a good price for market penetration. So, it's going to flop by that yard stick.
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What....lol..not even close.
Surface 3 is the first system on the market to use Intel’s Atom x7 processor, previously known as Cherry Trail.
Remind me again what Android comes with these specs and runs X86 programmes again?
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And you think that's significantly more expensive do you?
Do you think the new android ones when they apear will suddenly put on £100 + off course not.
Old stock will drop in price and new stock will be at the rrp off the old ones.
Even the top end Samsung that has late inbuilt is only £420 rrp. Surface 3 is like to be an extra 100 on top of that. for LTE version.
Top end for base surface 3 should be 350 and even that's the very high end. And android have a much bigger market share and popularity.
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Caporegime
For the *right people* it's a good price for what it offers. But it's not the right price for serious market penetration.
People are buying ipads etc instead of laptops, they're now ingrained in that ecosystem. They're not caring about x86 when they're doing that.
And technically, some Android devices that run Baytrail chips run x86 programs. Although they're x86 on Android.
Lenovo yoga 2 is just 200, same soec cameras, 10" full hd screen. The only thing it lacks is the pen screen and only 32gb of storage. However that isn't worth £200
Or compare it to any of the Samsung range. As said even the top Samsung is same price but includes LTE. Which for the surface will probably be an extra £100
It is poor value, as said absolute max it should £350
Oh and that's rrp on the smasungs which can be had cheaper. Ms products are generally only sold at rrp.
Or compare it to any of the Samsung range. As said even the top Samsung is same price but includes LTE. Which for the surface will probably be an extra £100
It is poor value, as said absolute max it should £350
Oh and that's rrp on the smasungs which can be had cheaper. Ms products are generally only sold at rrp.
Not at enterprise level they wont be compared to this, SP3 has done very well for itself and done a lot to raise the brand and recognition, this will only further that.
Caporegime
Sure, if you're talking like minded individuals. Not the vast majority who are using android/iOS devices now.
It's nicely priced for a specific audience. Microsoft needs to be everywhere, not just enterprise.
It just feels like Surface 1 all over again to me.
That is utterly delusional.
LOL...Ypoga 2, common search at least for some comparable, well start small, one that has full USB connection on it.
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If not even close to anything like that...at all.
Caporegime
I mean as in people saying "It's good, I swear to God it's going to be good".
I was massively critical of the S1 and its price, took so much flack when people were saying "It's priced the same as the iPad, but does X and Y" etc, and behold, it flopped.