

Surface Pro starts at $899


Source: CNN

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By Nortel on 1/22/2013 7:39:49 PM , Rating: 3
The difference is simple. The cheapest surface pro is $900 where you can get the cheapest iPad 2 for $400. If you are using this for pure business use, you would not be putting music, video or games on it, making 16gb fine. I have trouble understanding why any business would need a touchscreen device vs say a normal laptop.

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By jimbojimbo on 1/22/2013 10:51:56 PM , Rating: 2
You're thinking too simply. A Surface Pro is a computer that also has a touch screen. It's not like because a computer has a touch screen that you HAVE to use it for everything. The cheapest Pro is $900 and the cheapest current generation iPad with 64GB of storage is $700. The differences are with the Pro you can run all your Windows software that you already own or have collected. You also get full USB 3 ports. That $200 gets you SO much more I don't see how anybody can't understand the benefits.

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By TakinYourPoints on 1/22/2013 11:39:12 PM , Rating: 2
Tablets are by nature a portable device, why should tethering a bunch of things be considered a positive? That's what wifi and bluetooth are for.

Don't get me wrong, I like the Surface (even the RT), but the lack of fullscreen touch-optimized Surface RT apps is a huge strike at the moment. I have Windows 8 on my laptop and full-screen tablet apps are not what I'd be using it for right now.

At this point I think I'd be more interested in a 13" or 15" laptop with an IPS touchscreen rather than the Surface, at least until the lack of dedicated touchscreen applications for Windows 8 gets sorted out.

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