Will you buy a Surface Pro? Here is why and why not
Microsoft has announced pricing for Surface Pro, its own-brand tablet running Windows 8. Quick summary: 64GB is $899 128GB is $999 UK pricing has not been announced, but if it follows the pattern of...
View ArticleSunspider JavaScript Benchmark on 4 models of Microsoft Surface
Today I got my first sight of Microsoft’s new models of Surface, its Windows tablet, on display at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue. I ran the Sunspider JavaScript benchmark on the new models, and...
View ArticleReview: Surface Touch Cover 2
Windows tablets present a design challenge because they include desktop applications which are designed for keyboard and mouse, rather than touch – not least Microsoft Office, which for some of us...
View ArticleFutureMark graphics benchmark: Surface RT vs Surface 2
We know that the new Surface 2 (Nvidia Tegra 4) is faster than the old Surface RT (Tegra 3) but by how much? I came across the FutureMark 3D Benchmark for Windows RT in the Windows Store and tried it...
View ArticleFirst thoughts on Surface 2
After a day or two with Surface 2 and the Touch 2 keyboard, a few thoughts. First, I am typing this on my desktop PC. I would have used the Surface 2, as I like to match the tool to the review, but no...
View ArticleSurface 2 has a decent camera, unlike Surface RT
Who cares about cameras on a tablet? Not many perhaps, though I regularly see iPads held aloft. Microsoft’s Surface RT has two cameras, both 720p (1280 x 720 or about 0.9MP). Surface 2 also has two...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface 2: still a hard sell at retail
I am a fan of Microsoft’s Surface 2; but looking at the display at Dixons in Heathrow’s Terminal 3 it is obvious that Microsoft has work to do in terms of retail presence. There are no clues here as to...
View ArticleReview: Power Cover for Microsoft Surface tablets
I took advantage of a recent US trip to purchase a Surface Power Cover, at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue, near Seattle. The concept is simple: you get an external battery integrated into a Surface...
View ArticleOn Microsoft Surface: premium hardware, declining vision
Microsoft’s Panos Panay shows off Surface Pro 3 Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 was launched yesterday, but the roots of Microsoft’s Surface project – the company’s first own-brand PC – go back a long way....
View ArticleQuick thoughts on Surface 3 from a long-term Surface user
I’ve been using a Surface as my usual travel PC for a while now – mostly Surface Pro (the first iteration) but also Surface RT and Surface 2. Microsoft has announced Surface 3 – is that a good buy?...
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