Wow all those choices are to high. Microsoft needs to hit a price aroun $200-$250. They have to compeet with Android if they want to sell tablets. I suspect the Pro version will be $400-$500 but the RT needs to be way less.
Wow all those choices are to high. Microsoft needs to hit a price aroun $200-$250. They have to compeet with Android if they want to sell tablets. I suspect the Pro version will be $400-$500 but the RT needs to be way less.
With the unveiling of the Nexus 7, the Surface RT will have to be <$300 to win my dollars. I am very tempted to go Google despite my admiring the Microsoft ecosystem. It doesn't matter what excuses anyone puts out. At the end of the day, the Nexus 7 is the best value and a Tegra is a Tegra.
Enjoy your gimped tablet. Let us compare: The Nexus 7 has no USB, no MicroSD. The Nexus 7 only has 8 or 16GB. It has inferior construction. No Office 2013.
The Surface has full USB with host support. MicroSD upto 32GB. Built in memory starts at 32GB. Office 2013. Magnesium construction with VaporMG. Built in kickstand and available touch cover.
I'm amazed at how people want something for nothing.
Well, in GBP terms; I would definiately buy if it's ?400 (coinsides with other Android WiFi Tablets on the market).... But if over ?500 then I would have to wait and just keep with my laptop a while longer
I think if they don't control prices, then RT will eventually disappear. I mean, if HP and the likes can come up with a budget x86 machine, priced the same or under an RT, why would anyone buy an RT?
Because some of us care about quality. I'd rather have something that does less, but does it extremely well then something that can do it all but does a mediocre job of it. Plus I have a perfectly good desktop for x86 applications. I'd rather have one good steak than a sack full of McDonald's cheeseburgers.
Depends where you draw the line for mediocre. Lots of parents nowadays get by with purchasing $500-$600 x86 Dell laptops for their kids for school. I would not give my child a Metro only machine for school.
It's not Metro-only. It uses the desktop for Microsoft Office (which is included in its price, a nice bonus) and for Internet Explorer.
It's not Metro-only. It uses the desktop for Microsoft Office (which is included in its price, a nice bonus) and for Internet Explorer.