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Microsoft announces 12-inch Surface Pro 3, 'the tablet that can replace your laptop'
PC World ^ | 05/20/2014 | Brad Chacos

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,

(Excerpt) Read more at pcworld.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: laptop; microsoft; microsoftsurface; surface; surfacepro3; tablet; tablets
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1 posted on 05/20/2014 10:16:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
THE MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 3: A TABLET/LAPTOP HYBRID

2 posted on 05/20/2014 10:20:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind
LIGHTER THAN THE MacBook AIR

3 posted on 05/20/2014 10:22:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind
And before they say no keyboard. They also put the keyboard on the scale and it was still lighter.
4 posted on 05/20/2014 10:23:15 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: SeekAndFind

Without the keyboard.


5 posted on 05/20/2014 10:23:35 AM PDT by eclecticEel ("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


6 posted on 05/20/2014 10:23:36 AM PDT by sheana
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To: SeekAndFind

Hey your tagline is mighty close to mine :-)


7 posted on 05/20/2014 10:23:40 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: sheana

It has a docking station and it has displayport adapter so you can easily hook it up to your large monitor.


8 posted on 05/20/2014 10:24:22 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: SeekAndFind
THE KEYBOARD HAS BEEN ATTACHED.

9 posted on 05/20/2014 10:24:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


10 posted on 05/20/2014 10:25:45 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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11 posted on 05/20/2014 10:26:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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but the price? will it even be close to the 200 dollar mark?


12 posted on 05/20/2014 10:26:19 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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It wasn’t with the original Surface™ so why would it be with a larger, more complex model that is essentially a netbook?


13 posted on 05/20/2014 10:27:58 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: longtermmemmory

“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 ....


14 posted on 05/20/2014 10:28:27 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: longtermmemmory

Price starts at $799.00


15 posted on 05/20/2014 10:28:40 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: sheana

I am waiting for expandable screens. That will be the game changer.


16 posted on 05/20/2014 10:28:43 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: longtermmemmory

Core i7 will push it far past $1,000...

I do like the very high screen resolution for a tablet.


17 posted on 05/20/2014 10:30:06 AM PDT by newfreep
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To: sheana

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.


18 posted on 05/20/2014 10:30:13 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


19 posted on 05/20/2014 10:30:30 AM PDT by CarmichaelPatriot
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To: for-q-clinton

But I already have an ipad so why invest in another small computer?


20 posted on 05/20/2014 10:34:00 AM PDT by sheana
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