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Microsoft's Surface Hub 2S Starts at $8,999, Ships in June (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on from the for-what-it-is-worth dept.

The Surface Hub, Microsoft's digital whiteboard designed for conferences and meetings, received a hardware refresh today. From a report: At a press event at Steelcase's swanky New York City hub, the Redmond, Washington company detailed the improved Surface Hub 2S, which boasts a touchscreen that's higher in resolution than the original, plus a 4K front camera that supports video calling, an enhanced 8-microphone far-field microphone array, and other improvements. Surface 2S will ship in June, starting at $8,999 and going up to nearly $12,000. (That's the same base price as the original Surface Hub 2.) A larger version -- the Surface Hub 2S 85-inch -- will also be available at an as-yet-unrevealed price, and stands and wall mounts from Steelcase will be sold separately for $1,449.99 and $249, respectively.

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  1. Surface Table by Luthair · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've always been disappointed that they stopped producing the original Surface tables, ever since I saw the MIT demo of D&D on one it always seemed like they'd be used for very cool stuff if they were available on the used market.

    1. Re:Surface Table by jellomizer · · Score: 3, Insightful

      A lot of demo's products while look cool and are seen favorably never make it to the market because there is the issue of getting critical mass from it.
      While I am sure some people would pay 8k for a D&D table, I doubt it will be enough to justify the build and marketing for it. But also there is a lot of Science Fiction Computer UI while many technically possible, are just impractical in real life. For example the Transparent Display It looks good in the movies, but it is so the Camera Man can see the Actors head and the data they are looking at the same time. In real life you are going to be sure you place that display in the right spot, otherwise you background is going to clash with what you are trying to read.

      You can probably just mount your Surface Hub horizontally on a table if you want that specialist configuration.

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  2. Someone Please Reboot the Whiteboard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nine grand to take notes. AI isn't he danger, managers are.

    1. Re:Someone Please Reboot the Whiteboard by PPH · · Score: 3, Informative

      Oblig. Dilbert

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  3. Am I reading it wrong? by MisterMoney · · Score: 2

    Unless I'm misreading the article (and there's every possibility I am), the $9K price tag is for a 50.5 inch version and the 85 inch version doesn't actually have a price point yet.

    1. Re: Am I reading it wrong? by PPH · · Score: 2

      get back to eating cheetos and masturbating

      Don't forget that 4K front camera.

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