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Forums - Microsoft - Now that We Know the Price of Surface RT Version........ What about Pro?

superchunk on 18 October 2012

Well, they originally said RT model would be priced similar to other "ARM based tablets"... and it is at $499. Well its at the top of that price range.

Then they said the Pro model would be priced similar to "Intel Ultra-class laptops". It it is also priced near the higher price point of that category, I'd expect it to be over $800 up to $1000. Which is too much for me.

I said originally the Pro needs to be less than $800 for me to consider it. I really like its design and offering, but I can't justify more than $800 and I really think it will come out that way. I'm hopeful that they will try to cut it and maybe even subsidize it somehow, but $800 is really pushing it.



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Zappykins on 18 October 2012

While, I am a little disappointed with the price of the Surface RT (mostly because I don't want to spend that much, not because I don't think it is still a good value.) I can understand how Microsoft can't really undercut their competitors.

The Surface PRO will be a seriously powerful tablet/laptop. I think you should compare it to a Mac Air, which it will probably beat in price, performance and power.  It will have a good Ivory Bridge processor and a nice 1080P screen.  Plus a full version of Windows 8.  It will not be inexpensive, but very functional and versitile.

It will be 'the slate' Bill Gates was trying to bring out over a decade ago.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

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Slimebeast on 23 October 2012

I totally called this. lol at everyone who believed it would be cheap and competitive. MS never sells anything for cheap.

 

Slimebeast said:
man-bear-pig said:
Slimebeast said:

It won't. The product itself looks great but the name is weak and people dislike Mirosoft all over the world, it's a fact. And it will be expensive, more than 500 Dollars probably.


It will, and I'd be willing to bet in it.

"people dislike Microsoft all over the world" - that is simply not true... The Mircosoft brand is huge ALL OVER THE WORLD

Also, 300-800 dollars is not expensive for a top of the range tablet

Do you honestly believe the cheapest Surface will cost only 300 Dollars? No, it's impossible. 500 Dollars minimum.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4787283



disolitude on 23 October 2012
Slimebeast said:

I totally called this. lol at everyone who believed it would be cheap and competitive. MS never sells anything for cheap.

 

Slimebeast said:
man-bear-pig said:
Slimebeast said:

It won't. The product itself looks great but the name is weak and people dislike Mirosoft all over the world, it's a fact. And it will be expensive, more than 500 Dollars probably.


It will, and I'd be willing to bet in it.

"people dislike Microsoft all over the world" - that is simply not true... The Mircosoft brand is huge ALL OVER THE WORLD

Also, 300-800 dollars is not expensive for a top of the range tablet

Do you honestly believe the cheapest Surface will cost only 300 Dollars? No, it's impossible. 500 Dollars minimum.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4787283


Microsoft has sold many things for cheap, but only after they see that it doesn't sell at higher prices. :)



dahuman on 23 October 2012
disolitude said:
sales2099 said:
The Pro is aimed at savvy business men, not the average joe.

Thats not entirely true. Pro is a laptop replacement while the RT is primarily a content consumption device.

I wouldn't say that laptops are only for savy businessmen...

I honestly don't see the point of getting the RT anymore.

Acer W510 Windows 8 tablet costs $499, comes with a decent Atom X86 CPU, is 1.32 lbs and is as thin as any ARM tablet out there. On top of that is supposedly lasts 9 hours (18 with a keyboard dock). Even if that's 7 hours of normal usage, that's really good.

If an X86 tablet can offer all that, why would anyone get the ARM based RT device?

I think the good idea would be waiting for AMD to include the ARM part into their chips then use those once they have a lower power consumption version since the embedded GPU is better than what Intel can offer and it would be able to run ARM based apps and x86 based apps at the same time. I understand that it's really for security purposes that AMD is adding the ARM part into their APUs but I don't see why it can't run ARM based apps at a slower pace too, it'd be the best thing to get for compatibilty and good performance.



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disolitude on 23 October 2012
dahuman said:
disolitude said:
sales2099 said:
The Pro is aimed at savvy business men, not the average joe.

Thats not entirely true. Pro is a laptop replacement while the RT is primarily a content consumption device.

I wouldn't say that laptops are only for savy businessmen...

I honestly don't see the point of getting the RT anymore.

Acer W510 Windows 8 tablet costs $499, comes with a decent Atom X86 CPU, is 1.32 lbs and is as thin as any ARM tablet out there. On top of that is supposedly lasts 9 hours (18 with a keyboard dock). Even if that's 7 hours of normal usage, that's really good.

If an X86 tablet can offer all that, why would anyone get the ARM based RT device?

I think the good idea would be waiting for AMD to include the ARM part into their chips then use those once they have a lower power consumption version since the embedded GPU is better than what Intel can offer and it would be able to run ARM based apps and x86 based apps at the same time. I understand that it's really for security purposes that AMD is adding the ARM part into their APUs but I don't see why it can't run ARM based apps at a slower pace too, it'd be the best thing to get for compatibilty and good performance.

Yeah that could work. AMD needs something to work for them at this point to enter the tablet space. I think there is just 1 AMD based Win 8 tablet being released with the Z-60 chip...By Fujitsu.