Posted on 05/20/2014 10:16:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
It turns out that support page name-checking the Surface Pro 3 wasn't a typo after all. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced the all-new Surface Pro 3, but this version is more than a mere spec boost over the Surface Pro 2: It's a whole new entry in the Surface lineup, and one designed "to replace your laptop."
The Surface Pro 3 blends full Core i7 power—Surface head Panos Panay calls it "the thinnest Core product ever created," designed in close conjunction with Intel—with true tablet sleekness, sheer screen size aside. The Surface Pro 3 measures in at a mere 0.35-inch thick without a keyboard cover, just a hair thicker than the iPad Air's 0.29-inch frame and far less than the MacBook Air's 0.68-inch apex.
Panay drove the point home by weighing the Surface Pro 3—again, sans cover—and a MacBook Air side-by-side on a scale.
The device still isn't fanless—the new Haswell Core processors are much more energy efficient than their predecessors, but they still toss off heat, especially in the high-end Core i7 versions. But, Panay says, "we reinvented the fan to make it 30 percent more efficient than any fan in any product today, radially emit air so you never feel it or hear it or see it." The Surface Pro 3 also includes a perimeter vent, just like the Surface Pro 2.
The screen steals the show on this device, measuring in at 12-inches with an eye-popping 2160-by-1440-pixel resolution and a 3:2 aspect ratio designed to mimic the paper notepad experience. Panay says the display boasts the highest contrast ratios in the industry.
"Just look at this screen—it's gorgeous," bragged Panay.
Microsoft's also improved the Surface Pro 3's kickstand, with a multi-position kickstand. The tablet still has the Surface line's traditional 22-degree angle,
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And before they say no keyboard. They also put the keyboard on the scale and it was still lighter.
Without the keyboard.
Won’t work for me, the screen is too small. lol I have an ipad but when I really want to work I still go to my desktop with the huge monitors that I can see. My desktop died this morning so am working on my laptop and hate it.
Hey your tagline is mighty close to mine :-)
It has a docking station and it has displayport adapter so you can easily hook it up to your large monitor.
Microsoft sets out to conquer the tablet market and ends up making a netbook, lol. Par for the course. Ditch the goofy McDonald’s cash register GUI and they might get some traction.
but the price? will it even be close to the 200 dollar mark?
It wasn’t with the original Surface™ so why would it be with a larger, more complex model that is essentially a netbook?
“but the price? will it even be close to the 200 dollar mark?”
In the article: “starting at $799.”
You don’t get an I7 with high resolution 12” screen for $200 ....
Price starts at $799.00
I am waiting for expandable screens. That will be the game changer.
Core i7 will push it far past $1,000...
I do like the very high screen resolution for a tablet.
I have a Surface 2 Pro for work, and I love it; however, I do agree that for “real” work, I have to have it docked at my desk to have 3 monitors. It’s impossible to do coding/spreadsheets/etc. on a 12” screen. Overall, it’s an excellent laptop replacement.
How long have you been working for MS?
I’ll take my 3+ yr old Macbook Pro over anything Microsoft any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I haven’t upgraded it because Apple doesn’t download hundreds of security updates and a few Service Packs just to bloat out the O/S to the point where it no longer functions on 4 year old hardware, like MS does regularly.
But I already have an ipad so why invest in another small computer?
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