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Microsoft Announces Surface 3 Tablet
An anonymous reader writes: Today Microsoft announced the latest device in their line of Windows tablets: the Surface 3. The tablet runs a full version of Windows (the troublesome "RT" line has been deprecated), and aims to compete with Apple's iPad. The Surface 3 has a 10.8" screen running at 1920x1280 (note the 3:2 ratio). It's 8.7mm thick and weighs 622 grams (1.27 lbs). They're somewhat vague about the battery life, but they say it will last up to 10 hours "based on video playback." They've also made it possible to charge the device with a standard micro-USB charger. The base device with 64GB storage, 2GB RAM, and Wi-Fi will cost $500, and it'll scale up with more storage, more ram, and 4G LTE connectivity. (It maxes out at 4GB RAM, so any heavy-duty gaming is probably out of the question.) The keyboard is still a separate $130 accessory as well.
2GB? You gotta be kidding. Windows crawls with 2GB. It might be okay for 6 months or so, but if you do anything or install anything real, you'll go crazy waiting for the hard-drive.
They do offer a 4GB model for more money, but 4 should be the baseline.
Table-ized A.I.
They aren't really fast. They say that every fucking time and it's a pathetic joke every fucking time, just like with their integrated graphics.
Put up or shut up - benchmarks of the new x7 Atom please. (Oh wait, there are none, because Intel only wants sites to regurgitate their PR and slides comparing them to fucking phone CPUs.)