I was under the impression that only the "pro" model had the digitizer to start with, but perhaps I'm wrong?
Yes, the Pro/Intel version is the only model that gets the Digital Ink pen. Each model has 2 different storage models too. ARM models have 32gb or 64gb. Intel models have 64gb or 128gb.
BTW, after seeing Google announce the Nexus 7 today, I sure wished Microsoft would have announced an Xbox-branded 7" tablet to compete with the Kindle Fire for $200. Man, competition is great.
Tommy McClain
BTW, after seeing Google announce the Nexus 7 today, I sure wished Microsoft would have announced an Xbox-branded 7" tablet to compete with the Kindle Fire for $200. Man, competition is great.
Tommy McClain
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Ah, bummer for the people getting the RT version of Surface. Handwriting input is so much faster than on screen keyboard input, at least for me. I just don't do well when I don't have tactile keys. My WPM drops from ~200 to something like 20-30.
Well, there's not much reason for MS not to price it competitively with the iPad then.
Regards,
SB
I can do 60 WPM on an iPhone (this is faster than some colleagues on a regular keyboard, lol).
I can touch type (lol) with ten fingers on the iPad, though sometimes I still lose my position, and I haven't measured my speed on that yet.
I'd love to see someone do 200WPM with a digital pen though! Unless perhaps it stays un-ocr'd? I could never write as fast as I can type though. The speed I type at is simply physically impossible to do with a normal pen and paper type affair. You'd have to steno at the least, and I think steno typing is also much faster than steno writing.
maybe this is the LCD screen we have waited for:
http://pixelqi.com/blog1/2012/04/21/next-generation-pixel-qi-screen-improves-over-ipad3-display/
Hopefully we will have to wait not for too long. Also I hope it will have a matte finish too.
http://pixelqi.com/blog1/2012/04/21/next-generation-pixel-qi-screen-improves-over-ipad3-display/
Hopefully we will have to wait not for too long. Also I hope it will have a matte finish too.
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In the tablet accessory world define cheap? They could easily be expensive and still be cheaper than most apple accessories.
I thought they were included from the listing on this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2012/jun12/06-18announce.aspx
Too good to be true I guess.
That's pretty fast
I'm pretty bad at touch keyboards, although I'm quite decent on regular (especially mechanical) ones (>100wpm).That said, I'm still faster with tablet touch keyboards than a pen. Pens are quite slow, but they are comfortable and most importantly (for me), you can write math and draw diagrams with them.
Think about how much wireless keyboards go for, a good Logitech or MS one.
Now imagine both Surface keyboards being priced more. Probably at least $50.
But $50 is a really good deal for video out. $50 for a keyboard on a device with $3 video out is a huge cost though.
Don't you know how it works Alpha Wolf !
The surface has USB out , Micro SD storage , Hdmi out , display port out all built into the device while Apple requires bulky $30-$70 acessorys to mimic these features and the acessorys limit the portability of the device.
But ms has the nerve to produce a cover with a keyboard built in and might charge $50 for such a device !!!
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD310LL/A
I guess a $10 premium over just a cover isn't that bad of a deal
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That would be some sort of world record!
Well given how bulky it is, no doubt they had room to add connectors
Well given how bulky it is, no doubt they had room to add connectors
your right , they should have justed made up a new connector type and left everything else off and charged an arm and a leg for it
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