The Surface Pro commercial
Watch it, and you’ll have no idea what this thing does. Or how it’s any different than the Surface RT.
Surface Pro sold out, but how many were there to begin with?
Lots of complaints that some retail locations (Best Buy, Staples) only had a handful of units on launch day. Or none at all.
Microsoft is trying too hard to make the future happen now
Me:
…the problem is Microsoft is trying too hard to bring us the future today, and technology hasn’t caught up with an ambitious product like the Surface Pro. The Surface Pro had the potential to be as disruptive to desktop computing as the iPhone was to mobile phones, but in order to get it out the door within a reasonable period of time following the Windows 8 launch last fall, Microsoft had to fudge key features that people really care about such as battery life.
Key graf from my Surface Pro review
But that’s a small added value for a laptop replacement that doesn’t do a great job at replacing your laptop.
You can’t rest the Surface Pro comfortably on your lap without it flopping around. You can ‘t adjust the angle of the screen when it’s propped on a table with the built in kickstand. You need to spend at least another $100 to get the full laptop-like experience with one of the special keyboard covers. At 10 inches, the screen feels a bit small for traditional desktop computing. The cheapest model only has 23 GB of free storage, so you’ll have to buy a separate memory card because you’ll definitely need more than that.
The Surface Pro will only have 23 GB of free space
And 83 GB for the top-of-the-line model. Not a great value for a wonky device Microsoft markets as an alternative to your regular laptop.
