Will There Be a non-pro Surface 3?

[Onager1286]

I'm with you and hope they haven't abandoned the 10.6" form factor either.

When you say the 10.6" form factor, are you simply referring to the size, or the 16:9 aspect ratio as well? I'd prefer the 3:2 form factor.

 

[etphoto]

I believe RT and WPhone OS will become one. That is when you'll see the S3.

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[hopmedic]

The Surface Mini is coming. I'm sure it is, as it's been said on the blog many times.

If you listen to Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley said last week that it was canceled from last week's presentation because it wasn't ready for prime time. It wasn't differentiated enough from what's already out there. They suggested that it might be the touch-first version of office that MS is waiting for to launch the mini. But it's coming. Definitely.

 

[unstoppablekem]

If you listen to Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley said last week that it was canceled from last week's presentation because it wasn't ready for prime time. It wasn't differentiated enough from what's already out there. They suggested that it might be the touch-first version of office that MS is waiting for to launch the mini. But it's coming. Definitely.

Yeah, I know that. But yes, it is coming.


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[mozman68]

so, to be clear, it's coming?

 

[nmercy]

When you say the 10.6" form factor, are you simply referring to the size, or the 16:9 aspect ratio as well? I'd prefer the 3:2 form factor.

I would have to see a 3:2 10.6" screen to make a full comparison, but I was referring to both size and aspect ratio.

 

[RajeevT]

When you say the 10.6" form factor, are you simply referring to the size, or the 16:9 aspect ratio as well? I'd prefer the 3:2 form factor.

I was referring primarily to the size, but the aspect ratio also works really well for consumption of media such as movies.

 

[wormy6]

I want the surface 3 to be ARM. Thin, light and best battery as possible!! If I needed full windows 8 I'd get a pro...

 

[gatormike77]

I would be very interested in a Surface 3 if it had the active stylus in the SP3. I have an S2 and bought an SP3 about three weeks ago to see if I could live with it as a replacement for both my Yoga Ideapad 13 and the S2. As much as I like it and appreciate the build quality and attention to detail, I have pretty much decided to return it because I really like having an actual clamshell laptop at times and the S2 is the perfect alternative for when I don't need it.

The one feature of the SP3 that has me clinging to the possibility of keeping it is the pen input. I'm surprised at how fluid it is and how much I use it. While the capacitive stylus for the S2 makes note taking difficult if not impossible, the SP3 is a breeze to use in meetings and the OneNote integration is outstanding. Still, it's hard to justify more than $1,000 for just that feature so I'd be all in on a non-pro device that had an SP3 inking experience.

The mini might be an interesting option but I already have a DVP8 and I find it too small for note taking (the stylus is a disaster too) so I'd definitely be more interested in an S3.

 

[anon(7901790)]

I don't think that a Surface Mini is coming, but if it is, then I could see an ARM-based, active stylus model.
I don't think that we'll see a Surface 3 (ARM-based).

I like your idea of a Surface Mini with an active stylus. THAT would differentiate enough from the OEMs AND one up both Google and Apple. I say this from watching my 7 year old daughter use my SP3. There are two things that she likes to do on my SP3 (well three actually). 1. Is to use my SP3 to draw and doodle in OneNote. She did that this evening on the way home. It made a 45 minute commute in heavy traffic bearable, and it allowed her think and create. The other thing is practice her cursive writing on it. She was doing that while waiting for her annual checkup. The third is playing games, but I try to limit that as much as possible.

Right now, the smaller tablets really don't do much when it comes to education for our children. None of them have an active stylus, just the rubber tipped finger simulator type, which are fairly useless. A Surface Mini with an active stylus would be like carrying around a steno notebook that doesn't run out of paper...EVER. It would be an effective way of assisting our children in learning to write AND read. For people who take a lot of notes it would benefit immensely. Oh by the way, it can also double as a consumption device for reading news, books, and playing games; and do ALL of that with aplomb. It's not a electronic notepad that plays games, it's not a tablet that takes notes, it's a device that does both equally well with no compromises made. It would be what the PDA's of the '90s were envisioned to be, a device that can both work hard and play hard. THAT is where Microsoft needs to go, and I think Nadella can make it happen. That is how they need to be like Apple, create a device that leads the way for everybody else to follow, then for the ones that do follow, ensure that Microsoft's services can be used on those devices as well.