Introducing Microsoft Surface - Windows 8 first tablet and a full Microsoft hardware/software solution!

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smbu2000 said:

Euphoria14 said:
No answers?

I needs to know if this Pro model can run Steam and the games on Steam?

What does it's GPU compare to? Can it run Minecraft and other Indie PC titles?

Can it run my torrent programs and download movies/music/etc... just like I was able to do on my laptop?



I REAAAAAAAALLY want one if this truly is a full functional PC. I have been waiting for this forever, which is why I never went out and got myself a tablet.

Yeah, my girl has a Kindle, but no tablet compares to an actual PC.

Well the Pro model will have an ivy bridge i5 in it which means it will be running with the integrated Intel HD 4000 gpu. It's alright, but don't expect any miracles. Indie games should be alright. Graphics intensive games will probably not be able to run at the 1080p resolution of the screen.

It will also depend on how much RAM MS decides to include. I don't know the min. Requirements for Win8. Most other tablets use of 1GB RAM I believe, but iOS and Android are not as "heavy" as Windows and don't require as much RAM. MS will most likely go for the minimum they can get away with. More RAM = higher cost.

As long as it can run Indie games and some Minecraft I am happy as a pig in shit.