Landguy said:
VanceIX said:
Landguy said:
VanceIX said:
Can't game and overpriced = not the best device ever made. |
I would disagree on both of your thoughts.
The Surface Pro 2 that I have plays many different PC games just fine for me. It has a 10 inch screen, so the resolution settings don't need to be too high.
As far as the price goes, you don't have to spend the money for the most expensive version of the Surface Pro, you really are just paying for bigger SSD at that point. If you look at gaming laptops, they will be much higher priced than this.
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This is horribly wrong.
You can get a gaming laptop for ~$1000 that will do everything the Surface 3 can, but better. The Surface 3 has no dedicated graphics, which means that you can play some older games, but nothing new. It is horribly overpriced, as to even come close to the capability of a $800 laptop you need to pay over $1200 to get the faster processor. By the time you add in a keyboard on a 12 in. behemoth tablet, it'll only be slightly more portable than a standard 13 in. laptop.
Also, storage is severely limited. I can get a laptop with a dedicated graphics card, i7 Haswell, and an SSD/HDD combo for around $1000, much cheaper than the Surface.
There's a reason Windows tablets don't take off. They may be nice, but laptops do all that they are able to and much cheaper.
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Here I thought i said gaming laptop and you talk about the cheap i7 Hp or Dells at walmart. What do those things weigh? 4-6 pounds? Show me a link to this 12 inch gaming laptop for less than $1300...
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http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y40/?sb=:000001C9:00012261:
14 in. laptop (only 2 in. more than the tablet), dedicated graphics card, SSD for OS and HDD for content, full amount of USB ports, i7 processor, and guess what? All for just a bit more than the price of the most basic Surface 3 model.
Both the Surface 3 and a laptop aren't gonna fit in your pocket, so the weight factor isn't worth plunking down $400 more cash to get a downgraded device. You will need a bag to carry both, and you will need a case along with a keyboard for your tablet anyway.
The Surface 3 is just gonna suffer like every other Surface, because it's not as cheap as standard tablets, and not as powerful or as functional as standard laptops.
You're Gonna Carry That Weight.
