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Anabran · 02-20-2013, 08:49 AM

Its nice that the Surface pro can run standard PC software ( like the adobe suites or 3D/gaming software) but $900 USD for a 64 GB HD "laptop" just does not make sense to me

In my view laptops have become powerful enough to supplant towers as home/office production hardware for consumers.
Thus making them overkill for most mobile computing tasks such internet, editing ,texting watching video and reading etc

tablets IMHO are the perfect solution for the mobile user/commuter.

The MS surface pro is nice but the $900-$1000 price point makes it just as or even more expensive than that powerful production laptop I left back at the office rendering a 3D animation visualization.
amazingly it manages to be both an overpriced laptop and way over priced tablet at the same time in my view.

02-20-2013, 08:49 AM	#43
Anabran GUNDAM PILOT Posts: 227 Karma: 1110244 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NEW York, NEW York Device: Kindle Fire	Its nice that the Surface pro can run standard PC software ( like the adobe suites or 3D/gaming software) but $900 USD for a 64 GB HD "laptop" just does not make sense to me In my view laptops have become powerful enough to supplant towers as home/office production hardware for consumers. Thus making them overkill for most mobile computing tasks such internet, editing ,texting watching video and reading etc tablets IMHO are the perfect solution for the mobile user/commuter. The MS surface pro is nice but the $900-$1000 price point makes it just as or even more expensive than that powerful production laptop I left back at the office rendering a 3D animation visualization. amazingly it manages to be both an overpriced laptop and way over priced tablet at the same time in my view. Last edited by Anabran; 02-20-2013 at 08:52 AM.