So yeah, new Pro, just wow, looks fantastic. My question is - could it replace a notebook/ultrabook, when 100% of my usage is web browsing and writing? How does the touch cover in a previous model works? Is it comfortable?
Just wait till developers will start delivering great games and apps to Windows Store/Windows Phone Store. It will be a blast. I look on my 3rd gen iPad with iOS7 and, God, gotta change it for Surface Pro 2. Great that it comes with Office Suit! Just hope that it will have worldwide launch.
The Surface 2 (RT) does all that . The Surface Pro 2 would be a colossal waste of money. If you don't want RT, look at one of the upcoming Bay Trail tablets.So yeah, new Pro, just wow, looks fantastic. My question is - could it replace a notebook/ultrabook, when 100% of my usage is web browsing and writing? How does the touch cover in a previous model works? Is it comfortable?
Surface pro 2...you don't need apps for that, you run REAL x86 programs/games on it, baring any hardware weaknesses.
I really don't mind the storage, but RAM counts. All memory versions should have 4/8 GB variants.
My 4GB ultrabook coughs when >10 tabs in Chrome are opened.
My Surface Pro with 4GB and a third generation i5 matches or beats my i7 and 8GB laptop for most types of performance. For instance, it takes Lightroom almost the same amount of time to render 1:1 previews of my Nikon D7000 raw files, and only takes three to five seconds longer to generate a panorama, going from Lightroom to PhotoShop CS6. There is not a lot of difference between 40 and 45 seconds to generate that panorama. While the extra RAM would be nice, it is not bringing as much to the table as you think since the devices will be highly optimized. In fact, for your stated use, it is giving you nothing (other than a higher sticker price). You could get any number of lower spec'ed devices a significant cost savings (probably up to 50%) that will do web browsing and writing just as well.