timmah on 07 February 2013
| Munkeh111 said: I am not interested for a few reasons: 1) I have just made myself an uber-powerful gaming PC, I probably should be buying more electronics, my old laptop is still usable if not very portable 2) I have an Android tablet....it's alright I guess, though I might upgrade it to something better, depending on the price of Sony XPERIA tablet Z 3) I am interested in a Win 8 device, but I am more the Sony Vaio Duo 11 than the form factor of the Surface. I watched the Verge's video review and large portion of it was mocking the fact that you can't use it on your lap... which is the one problem I have with my dual-screen monster. I think the idea of a slider or something where there is a proper keyboard dock (like the Asus Transformer line) is far more interesting to me, especially as I find a keyboard to be soooo much quicker to everything than a touch screen So to summarise 1) Time isn't right 2) Already have a year and a half old Android tablet 3) Not convinced about the form factor |
@bold: I honestly don't get why the reviewers keep harping on that. It's basically a tablet with a keyboard cover, not a laptop or hybrid (so they're taking issue with it not doing something that, by definition, it was never designed to do). Try using an iPad in your lap. When I'm sitting and don't have a table/desk, I flip the cover back and use it as it was designed, like a tablet. I also have a laptop for longer trips (using as a desktop alternative), but the tablet is great for light work when mobile.
If you want true laptop functionality, it obviously wouldn't be for you.
