Surface Pro on a phone - plug in a keyboard & mouse, hit a projector
button, fully fledged windows dev on a phone, now that would truly be cool.
They own a phone company now, but will they ever have a vision?
Sent from my Windows Phone
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From: Ken Schaefer
Sent: 6/09/2013 10:08 AM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: RE: [OT] Surface Pro 2
If you want a laptop that can be used as a tablet, then it’s the way to
go IMHO.
Cons: it’s heavier than my Sony Z2 that it replaced (with the keyboard
part), and the supplied stylus is rubbish (get a separate pen – any Wacom
Penabled compatible pen will work). Otherwise it’s good – 8GB RAM, 256GB
SSD, 1080p screen, 3G (optional), flexible usage options/configurations.
Has a mini-DP (one on the base, and one on the tablet part) which is
capable of driving large monitors (runs my 2560x1440 monitor without
issues). The only thing that I’d really want is the ability to buy an
additional “keyboard” section as a spare part. Then I could leave one at
home and one at work effectively as a docking station, and just carry the
tablet bit back and forwards.
Cheers
Ken
*From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
*On Behalf Of *Corneliu I. Tusnea
*Sent:* Friday, 6 September 2013 9:18 AM
*To:* ozDotNet
*Subject:* Re: [OT] Surface Pro 2
How is the Helix?
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote:
I replace my Surface Pro with a Lenovo Helix. However the person that has
the Surface now loves it. They do a lot of PDF and Word annotations, and
find the ability to just scribble notes, circle things etc. really handy.
Of course, you don’t need a Surface to do that, but if that’s the main
thing you use a device for, then I can see how it’d be useful.
Cheers
Ken
*From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
*On Behalf Of *Scott Barnes
*Sent:* Thursday, 5 September 2013 7:43 PM
*To:* ozDotNet
*Subject:* Re: [OT] Surface Pro 2
When Microsoft sent me the Surface Pro I was pretty excited to use it, but
after a week or so I pretty much stopped using it given the whole usage of
it just didn't feel comfortable (heavy, got warm often, stylus was
constantly being lost etc etc). I then gave it to my a co-worker to use
instead thinking maybe I'm just to jaded about it all. He then pretty much
arrived at the same conclusion so he then gave it to our Manager ...and
yes, he ditched as well and then gave it to one of his peers and so far
that guy's about to ditch it as well. ..so it's slowly making the rounds at
work and so far it hasn't found a home as yet (I keep waiting for that
person to say "this is awesome" so i can then pounce on them, open a
notepad & pen and get them to tell me why etc - professional curiosity).
I was hoping the next generation would try something different to stimulate
a re-up or revisit but if they are just making iPad like adjustments to the
specs then its kind of a weird place to occupy for them given its success
today?
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Regards,
Scott Barnes
http://www.riagenic.com
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Ian Thomas <il.tho...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
Yes, it does seem a Surface-killer – more options (storage, RAM), enough
ports. We await pricing.
I was impressed by recently-announced Lenovo T440 and T240 series
ultrabooks. 2 batteries, up to 17 hours – a sensible counter to tablets.
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Ian Thomas
Victoria Park, Western Australia
*From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
*On Behalf Of *Ken Schaefer
*Sent:* Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:23 PM
*To:* ozDotNet
*Subject:* RE: [OT] Surface Pro 2
There’s also this just-announced competitor from Sony:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/sony-vaio-tap-11-hands-on/
Cheers
Ken
*From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com
[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>]
*On Behalf Of *Ian Thomas
*Sent:* Thursday, 5 September 2013 5:14 PM
*To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com
*Subject:* [OT] Surface Pro 2
*Surface Pro 2 ready to go with an adjustable kickstand and improved
battery life*
Basically the original Surface Pro is an ultrabook with optional keyboard.
Now it's getting more RAM, and the (Intel) Haswell chips, so performance
and battery life should be greatly improved. The
Verge<http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/4/4694838/surface-pro-2-adjustable-kickstand-haswell-better-battery-life>
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Ian Thomas
Victoria Park, Western Australia
