- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Microsoft Surface
- 10.6"
- 64 GB
- WiFi
- Windows 8
Announced June, 2012
Rated 70% by by The Verge (Oct, 2012)Like the Touch Cover, it functions as a screen protector, but unlike the Touch Cover, it has a full complement of great-feeling, tactile keys.
Features Key features of the Microsoft Surface
10.6”
Windows 8
Rated 70% by by The Verge (Oct, 2012)The Touch Cover feels excellent on the device from a screen protection standpoint, and it feels good when you wrap it over the back of the device (as you'd fold back a magazine or book).
screen size
10.6"
7"
11.6"
Surface by T.-Nield (Apr, 2013)The high def screen is gorgeous although it is a little small for work (the Surface PRO 2 is rumored to be one inch bigger).
Surface by Michael (Dec, 2012)Another important advantage of Surface over iPad is that watching most of the videos is better because of the 16:9 screen size ratio.
screen resolution
Surface by Daniel-D.-Feinberg (Feb, 2013)The screen resolution is amazing, I think better than the iPad which is also excellent resolution.
Surface by John-S.-Dean--John (Feb, 2013)It's not retina quality for the DPI so the text suffers compared to my retina iPad, but that's really not much of an issue for me since this isn't going to be used for my primary ebook reader.
Performance Real world tests of Microsoft Surface
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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Capacitive -
2,048 GB (SDXC) -
64 GB -
10.6" -
Windows 8 -
Unknown x Unknown x 9 mm -
Detects movement for interactive apps -
Get directions and navigation, geotag photos -
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
use multiple fingers at once for more complex interactions -
572 MB/s
cons
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How you can use your tablet is controlled by a corporation -
Not safe for use while driving -
3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) -
must unlock manually
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 231 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by David-Putty (Feb, 2013) Rated 100% by by HoushaSen (Mar, 2013) Rated 100% by by ajb (Feb, 2013) |
Screen
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by T.-R.-Boomer--Boomer (Mar, 2013)As a personal tablet computer with power, a top of the line display/touchscreen, and a small footprint, it is unmatched.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by John-S.-Dean--John (Feb, 2013)The touch is snappy with the "Metro" interface (I know, they don't call it that anymore but it's still a good way to reference that touch interface).
Microsoft Surface | Rated 70% by by The Verge (Oct, 2012)The colors and blacks on the 10.6-inch screen do look stunning, but all the technology in the world can't make up for pixels that aren't there.
Type
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by S-Rogovsky-A.C (Apr, 2013)Bluestacks will also allow you to access all Android applications on your Windows devices, it is in BETA and works perfectly well but not flawlessly.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by S-Rogovsky-A.C (Apr, 2013)Windows Store is still light but will get bigger very fast.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by Anthony-Chiappette--chippe01 (Mar, 2013)I am using windows 8 on two other machines, and I know it handles memory usage very well.
Apps
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by Kent (Mar, 2013)For those who like to game, the Pro isn't a gaming device, but it can sure play games if you like.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by C.-G.-King (Jan, 2013)Weather, time, email, calendar and a number of other apps are already on the device from the beginning.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by Acj1119 (Feb, 2013)Their music store is supported by Xbox-music (no iTunes) and the device runs fluently with the new media player, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and all other Microsoft products.
Operating system
Microsoft Surface | Rated 80% by by Forrest-S.-Morris-Jr. (Apr, 2013)After some searching I found a app called BlueStack that emulates Android on the fancy new Windows Surface, WOW, now we can work and play and everyone is happy, the best of all worlds Android and Windows in a Very Sleek and Sexy Tablet, can hook up a DVD Player to it, a Mouse, Load QuickBooks, or any software made for Windows, has a USB port, SD Slot, NOW runs Android Software i.e. games, until MS catches up (If they Can).
Microsoft Surface | Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2012)More importantly, the advantages Windows RT brings to the table aren’t exclusive to Microsoft’s Surface tablet, and with some ‘full-fat’ Windows 8 tablets offering a similar feature set at around the same price, we can’t say that Surface is blowing us away.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by ID-10-T-Error--ID-10-T-Error (Mar, 2013)Bold move on their part, but there is a reason Apple split their consumer OS (and products) from their enterprise/production OS.
Touch
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by M.-Jordan (Feb, 2013)I was concerned about the size, but the easy scaling by touch makes it wonderfully easy to use.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 100% by by dean56--dean56 (Apr, 2013)it will make your life easier...Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse.
Microsoft Surface | Rated 60% by by C.-MILLER (Jan, 2013)Other miscellaneous stuff: I actually loved the touch keyboard.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 OK operating system Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs Microsoft Surface |
 | 2 | Samsung ATIV Tab Longest battery life Samsung ATIV Tab vs Microsoft Surface |
 | 4 | Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate vs Microsoft Surface |
 | 5 | Asus Vivo Tab Fastest processor Asus Vivo Tab vs Microsoft Surface |
 | 7 | Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Largest amount of storage capacity Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga vs Microsoft Surface |
 | 8 | Dell Latitude 10 2-way tie: Lots of expandable storage Dell Latitude 10 vs Microsoft Surface |
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January 31, 2013
What about the Fujitsu Q702 with Windows 8?
In this comparasion the Fujitsu is at a disadvantage because it is the Windows 7 Professional OS and not the Windows 8.
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