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Live coverage: Microsoft announces Surface tablet
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| 6/18/2012
| Wilson Rothman
Posted on 06/18/2012 5:51:35 PM PDT by bigtoona
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Looks pretty cool!
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posted on
06/18/2012 5:51:49 PM PDT
by
bigtoona
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
06/18/2012 5:53:20 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: bigtoona
There will also be a Surface that runs on Intel-based processors, to run a full-blown version of Windows 8 Pro.Which means, in theory, it's capable of running a full-blown Linux distro, right? How are the Linux folks doing with multi-touch capability these days?
To: bigtoona
But is anybody willing to shell out $800 for it, because it’s not going to go cheap.
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posted on
06/18/2012 5:58:19 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: bigtoona
I’ve got three grandchildren and bought three iPads.
Might have given the Windows machine a good look but they were > 2 yrs late.
To: bigtoona
It’s got a... GASP! LORD HAVE MERCY! keyboard, imagine that. Technological REVOLUTION!
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posted on
06/18/2012 6:04:21 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: bigtoona
The USB is cool. Otherwise what sets this above iPad and top of the line Android talets?
To: nascarnation
Can I be your grandchild? ;-)
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posted on
06/18/2012 6:20:17 PM PDT
by
Moorings
To: bigtoona
Being an avid doodler, I’m liking the pen interface.
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posted on
06/18/2012 6:23:36 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: Army Air Corps; ShadowAce; SunkenCiv; RansomOttawa
I think there may be some unexpected surprises....
Depending on which architecture chip is in this....if an ARM chip then it runs Windows 8 RT ....which WILL NOT run all of the applications written for the current Windows 7 which requires an x86 or x86-64 Instruction Set.
FAQ: All about Windows RT, the OS behind a Microsoft tablet
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Both OS X and Windows 8 run on Intel's x86/64 processor architecture, while iOS and Windows RT work only on devices with ARM-licensed CPUs.
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posted on
06/18/2012 6:26:14 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
To: Moorings
Ipads weren’t that bad.
It’s when I start buying them cars that it may get a bit painful, LOL.
I’ve got about 10 yrs to plan that one.
To: bigtoona
ASUS has a pretty nifty notebook size laptop the same size as an Ipad but folds over for $225 USD. Complete with video port and has built-in WiFi and keyboard. And you can connect a printer to it plus several USB ports. Who wants all sorts of greasy fingerprints on their notepad screen that sells for over $600???? Okay, so you can’t hold it up to your ear and make a mobile call. That’s what a mobile is for.
To: bigtoona
Little beastie like that with a full-on Intel proc, keyboard......damn, may actually get me into the tablet world after all. If it runs MS Office Pro version “X” as well....it’s all over.
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06/18/2012 7:11:17 PM PDT
by
RightOnline
(I am Andrew Breitbart!)
To: truth_seeker
The USB is cool. Otherwise what sets this above iPad and top of the line Android talets?
Either version of the Win8 tablets comes with a keyboard as part of the system, and not as an afterthought, like the iPad keyboards. They have USB ports, for connecting with other devices, such as hard-drives. The biggest difference, and the biggest plus, they run Windows, and one will be able to run all of the Windows programs that might have been able to run on prior versions of Windows. Can't say the same for Android or Apple tablets.
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posted on
06/18/2012 7:14:48 PM PDT
by
adorno
To: bigtoona
Thinking about this new Microsoft product has me yawning big time.
To: adorno
To: House Atreides; Revolting cat!
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06/18/2012 8:19:26 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Jonty30
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06/18/2012 8:19:37 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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06/18/2012 8:19:37 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Kirkwood
Same here. I have a tablet ben for my ASUS tablet and love it. I prefer being able to write rather than type notes.
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posted on
06/18/2012 8:23:59 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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