Microsoft Likely To Launch All-in-One Surface At its October 26 Event (venturebeat.com)

Microsoft today sent out invitations to an event on October 26 in which it will discuss "what's next for Windows 10." The invitations follow months of rumors that a Microsoft Surface all-in-one PC, so naturally it's expected to be launched at the event. VentureBeat adds: It's also likely that Microsoft will talk about updates coming to Windows 10, given the billing of the event. Judging by the pomp of last year's Microsoft hardware event, the October 26 affair will be a big deal, too.Microsoft's Surface tablet, or Surface Book 2-in-1 aren't expected to see a refresh. Anyone who would like to see Microsoft take another go at smartphones at the event?

Comments

can't wait not to buy it

[fred6666]

I never understood the point of all-in-ones. If I am going to pay $1500 (a surface is not going to be cheap) for a good monitor and PC, I will want the monitor to be usable with my next PC in 5-7 years.

Re:can't wait not to buy it

[DickBreath]

A monitor has economic value long after the computer it's connected to becomes hopelessly obsolete. (to sidetrack: in the case of Apple, that obsolescence is artificially short.)

Re:can't wait not to buy it

[pushing-robot]

For the same reason people like laptops: looks better, no cable mess, less space required, easy to relocate. Nothing wrong with that.

But the problem with most all-in-ones is that manufacturers aren't really serious about them and manufacture them in limited quantities. Once they're taken off the market the parts channels dry up fast, so when something like a power supply fails the machine is toast.

Because of this, the iMac is about the only AIO I'd recommend; it's not hard to find replacement parts for ones even a decade old. Let the fashion-conscious buy this Surface AIO for now; in a few years, if Microsoft stays committed and sales are strong, I might give it a closer look.

My Surface wishlist

[unixisc]

I'd be in the market for a Surface, if I could customize what I wanted. Microsoft has a few fixed configurations which one can either take or leave. But what they have is either overkill in some cases, or inadequate in others.

I'd like a Surface w/ more than 4GB of RAM - ideally 16, but I would just need 64GB of flash drive. Nothing like that from the Surface lineup. And since these are all soldered, there's not even the option. But the result is either Surfaces that are just too pricey, or ones that don't cut it.

Re:My Surface wishlist

[thegarbz]

False.

What you claim is irrelevant. My figures come directly from Microsoft's website of how much free space is available for on 64GB models of the Surface Pro 3 out of the box. The SP4 has almost identical figures on all models with common harddrives.

As for the 16GB, I'd like to run Steam and my Steam games w/ it.

So you either want to run Steam which can happily run on 4GB of RAM, or you want to run some top tier games of which you'd be lucky to fit one on your HDD if you installed no other software on your device, and good luck running that from Onedrive.

Sorry but I can't agree with your choice that a top tier laptop in one spec should be married with a bottom tier of another.

I'm guessing the Surface Phone will be present too

[filesiteguy]

Having grown very tired of Android and still not liking Iphones (I tried, trust me), I'm sticking with Windows Mobile. While i enjoy my shiny new Elite X3, I'm curious what a Surface Phone will bring to the table.

Yes, more phones!

[DogDude]

Yes, more Windows Phones, please! They've got, hands down, the best phone OS out there. Not a lot of Windows 10 Phones out there, but there should be more.

MS Phones, ew

[uvajed_ekil]

Anyone who would like to see Microsoft take another go at smartphones at the event?

No, no one wants that.