MS Surface
 

Video/Ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzu3HM2CIo

Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx

Spec sheet: http://www.microsoft.com/global/surf...especsheet.pdf




What say you Abadd01s0n ?

FU Juju, beaten by 1 minute.

Looks great, would buy.

Waiting eagerly for Microsoft to completely fail in the delivery department.

looks pretty bad imo

holy shit i was about to fucking celebrate, because several years ago the surface was a pretty baller coffee table

now its a tablet, WTF IS THIS SHIT

*tapleflip*

YES!!!!
 

Looks pretty, but how long before Apple sues them for stealing their look? Nice looking keyboard too.

Questions: spec sheet lists USB, but is it USB Type A so I can bung a usb drive in it, or is it USB micro so that I can fucking plug in... like... a cable? Also, user replaceable battery yes/no?

Actually, having looked at the shitty MS website, it looks like it does have USBA port. But I reckon they should ditch 2.0 for 3.0 on both models. What's the fucking point of 2.0 any more? Does it even bump up the per unit price that much to have 3.0 instead?

Meh. Nice hardware, but to me MS Surface will always be the reactive multi-touch table project. Windows 8 ruining everything :(

Wonder if that could be the reasoning behind adopting the "Surface" name, tying it to a device that pre-dates the iPhone/iPad.

So, wait, is this the iPad or not? The Microsoft iPad? I'm confused.

I don't reckon the name will come into it at all. If the look of their tablet wasn't conceived of before Apple designed their iPad, then I don't see why Apple couldn't sue MS for making a tablet that is thin, rectangular and has a home button in the centre.

Whether Apple would get anywhere with that suit would be another thing altogether.


What the fuck?

I'm quite excited about a tablet formfactor PC tbh. Will reserve judgement until it's available, but it's definitely on my radar.

You didn't like the HP Slate then?

Surface seems promising, would consider.

2 Choices of keyboard looks cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vasc8UNl_0

magnesium construction eh...hrmm...now where have I heard about that before...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp4ucQCjNvU

p01s0n takes on magnesium, the world lols.

Srsly, you lolling that magnesium will burn instead melt like an ipad would? Say, what's the ignition point for magnesium again?

i dunno, how much thermal output does a combusting battery make?

Cos batteries are always blowing up, eh?

Got any magnesium parts in your car, brah?

when it comes to shitty consumer electronics, yes?

:rolleyes:

Quick p01s0n, throw out all your stuff with magnesium in it!

k
*throws ur posting in the bin*

po1son = lollerball Don't ever buy any magnesium wheels! They'll catch on fire while you driftin!

Here are some fun quotes to piss p01son off:

i'll buy one

it looks revolutionary and game changing

I was expecting another fail from Microsoft but this is actually not bad.

When have they done it before? Refresh my memory, I'm not familiar with many Apple products.

engaging full not givin a fuc mode

* twice as heavy as an ipad
* 1366 x 768 resolution in this, the year of our lord 2012
* fragmented off the bat with two different architectures on offer
* if your tablet has air vents as a design feature, you failed
* "seamless design", huge seams from kickstand
* ultrabook parts with ultrabook features and an ultrabook price to match
* not available until october

surely not even giving a fuck would be not opening the thread and not typing out your epic sperglord rant about why you hate everything that isnt apple?

REVOLUTIONARY

no i don't giv a fuc what bitch niggas (like u) is gonna say about what i have to say on this matter

oh well thats fair, but i think everyone understands your stance of not giving a fuck about peoples thoughts/feelings on what you say/do, youve made it pretty clear and obvious on several occaisions

needless to say, not a single fuck was given

kudos to microsoft for apparently sacking up and attempting to take back control of hardware from janky fuckstick shops like asus and acer etc, but seriously this is a bad product on a number of levels and they kind of botched it a bit by announcing it with nothing on sale within the next fortnight. By the time this comes out, it will look extremely dated. and bad.

and that's without mentioning the fact that it failed on stage and they had to swap to a backup unit.

I don't know how many of you have used a ipad with a keyboard and reaching 'forward' to use the touch controls, but it is awkward as fuck and the fact that microsoft actually expect people to use it in this manner (yes, i know it has a mouse) shows exactly how much thought they've put into it. The phrase "months of prototyping!!" also is a good indicator.

i don't see what's so special about it.
i'm not that impressed.

If Apple had embedded a keyboard and trackpad in to the iPad's "Smart" Cover you'd be eating your own cum with glee. Got to give credit where it is due, Microsoft just punched Apple in the mouth.

if it was a good idea, apple would have done it first.
think about that for a second.

I thought Appleistas didn't care about specs?

let me rephrase then.
its display is going to look like shit compared to its direct competitor.
it's going to be weightier and more annoying to hold than its direct competitor.

fucken LOL

also calling it now that the arm one flops and the x86 one never makes it to market as a result.