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Microsoft Surface

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Mitchell Thomas
Has anyone got any knowledge about these tablets? Weighing up getting one instead of an ipad.

Keen to retain the ability to use MS Word etc.

Appreciate any advice.
 
I really like them. Nice bit of design, good hardware but let down by a lack of apps (is there even an official facebook app yet?).

The lack of apps isn't such a problem if you have a Windows server somewhere - you can use remote apps (essentially an RDP session but for a single app).

If you want to use Office though, check out Office 365 - I think it's available on the iPad now and android soon.
 
If you want them for mainly office use then the Surface's are spot on, the type cover really is fantastic and they run as fast as any other tablet I've used. As scara says apps are a bit of a let down but the main ones are there now - games and the more complicated utilities are mainly what's missing.

We've got a couple at work and I really like them - was looking at getting one as my laptop broke and I needed something with a decent keyboard; i don't find any of those third party ipad/android ones cut it for long sessions of typing. Just got one of those new HP Chromebooks free though, so I'm going to see if that + google docs can do what i need when i arrives instead. If it doesn't (i really don't expect google docs spreadsheet to really replace excel) then i'll probably sell it and either get the surface or Asus Transformer T100 if that's a match for it.
 
Typing this on a Surface Pro. I'm away on business, great not having to cart a laptop around.

Full Office 2010 installed. i5 processor, 4GB RAM, Windows 8.1 OS. Can do pretty much anything a Windows machine can do.

Really pleased with it. They are expensive though.
 
There is a facebook app now.

The iPad office ones are only available if you have Office 365 and even then its only a replica of the office web app. You get full normal office on the Surface. You want the pro though which is pricey, RT can't run normal windows apps but will get better.
 
I was really considering buying the Surface pro 2, but I just found out Asus has released a new 2 in 1 machine called the Asus Transformer Book T100, which in tablet mode weighs half of the surface pro 2, has 11 hours battery and only costs 399 dollars. On top of that it runs the full windows 8.1 version. I really like the new mordern style Windows (already have it on my Nokia phone), and finally it seems the software and hardware is matching.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2060781/transformer-book-t100-review-this-hybrid-fills-both-its-tablet-and-notebook-roles-well.html
 
It runs an Atom bay trail processor which makes it capable of running full legacy desktop programs and giving good battery life but performance is supposed to be horrible. Won't be able to run proper high powered programs properly like photo editing stuff etc. If you just want to browse the net and do the odd word doc then it will be fine.
 
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