HMCTech Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Prices have been outlined for the US Microsoft Surface release date and prices revealed | News | TechRadar About £320 for the basic no cover version.
jamesfed Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 I'll take it at that price - but I want a 3G option!!
tobiasclarity Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Prices have been outlined for the US Microsoft Surface release date and prices revealed | News | TechRadar About £320 for the basic no cover version. Really loved the look of this, however i almost feel like i might just wait for the projected ipad mini to be honest. Only from a personal point of view if i break down what i will use it for it will be ideal. Sadly i think the MS Surface will price itself out of the tablet industry given they dont really have a name for themselves already. Putting it at Apple prices most people wont want to take the risk.
HMCTech Posted October 16, 2012 Author Posted October 16, 2012 Somewhat agree and I also felt the same on the Windows 8 Phones especially their premium make or break Nokia Lumia 920.
gshaw Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Needs to be a good £100 cheaper than the iPad to make the headlines, would love something like £299 to really get people onboard but would expect about £349 once UK rip-off charges get added as is usual with tech over here
Theblacksheep Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Great price, really looking forward to this with SCCM 2012 SP1, although unsure if it'll make it to the UK under £450. Samsung are doing the ATIV TAV (approx £500-£550), be great if MS are going to seriously undercut it. Edited October 16, 2012 by Theblacksheep
FN-GM Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 @Theblacksheep any ideas when SP 1 will be out please?
Max_Power Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 as long as its price competitive with the iPad. Certainly going to buy one to have a go on with the intention of buying it to compare against iPad use in the classroom. Acer are releasing their tablet with keyboard in the £430 ish price range for 32GB model and Lenovo the same kind of price area - Time will tell i suppose.
HMCTech Posted October 16, 2012 Author Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Can pre order now http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/productID.257929400?WT.mc_id=FY13WinHH Edited October 16, 2012 by HMCTech
flyinghaggis Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) If I were to get one I'd want it with the keyboard which is likely to translate into a UK price of around £500 for the 32Gb model. That's pretty expensive especially when you consider you can pickup a similarly spec'd Nexus7 for around £200! Can't believe they want £100 for the keyboard either! The device itself is really nice though and I do like the form factor, kick stand and bolt on keyboard. The only thing that puts me off it (apart from the price) is the relatively low-res screen. For that kind of money it should really be 1080p IMO. Edited October 16, 2012 by flyinghaggis
Theblacksheep Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) hmmmm, starts at 399, 479 with the cover and 599 for the 64gb. @FN-GM no idea, beta is available for SCCM2012SP1 (no upgrade to RTM) but no word on RTM release date yet, lots of great features (inc deploy to iWhatever). Edited October 16, 2012 by Theblacksheep
dan400007 Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) This is a real disappointment for me. I agree with others in this thread that Microsoft really needed to subsidise the Surface in order to gain market share in the consumer market. I personally would really like the idea of using Windows RT tablets within school, however the APPs will not come if there is no market. http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/productID.257929400 Ok, so by my workings this make it £399exVAT when you include a touch cover. All I can say I hope they'll be some hefty educational pricing. Edited October 16, 2012 by dan400007
Mr.Ben Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Is here going to be a x86 based version? Unless it can run SIMS it's next to useless for the way thet we want to use tablets. Unless there is an App out there for registration?
dan400007 Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 @Mr.Ben Not aware of Microsoft creating an x86 version, but there will be several coming out some people like Samsung running the new Atom processors. Capita, keep up with the times? Can't really see it. I am aware of a couple of VLE creators working on HTML 5 versions of their registrations systems which write back to Sims.NET. Since that HTML 5 can easily be moved into an RT App we may see something in the next year or so.
sted Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 i thought there was an x86 version coming surface pro or some such just too expensive £100 for the keyboard as well its just too much
dan400007 Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Well, looks like samsung will be cost just as much: Samsung starts taking pre-orders for its Windows 8 PC lineup -- Engadget Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T = $749.99 Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T = $1,199.99 Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch: Intel® Core™ i3: $809.99; Intel® Core™ i5: $859.99 Samsung Series 7 All-In-One: 27-inch: $1,699.99; 23.6-inch: $1,099.99 Samsung Series 5 All-In-One: $799.99 Samsung Series 7 Notebook: $1,099.99 Samsung Series 9 Premium Ultrabook: Starting at $1,299.99
Theblacksheep Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Well, looks like samsung will be cost just as much: Samsung starts taking pre-orders for its Windows 8 PC lineup -- Engadget Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T = $749.99 Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T = $1,199.99 Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch: Intel® Core™ i3: $809.99; Intel® Core™ i5: $859.99 Samsung Series 7 All-In-One: 27-inch: $1,699.99; 23.6-inch: $1,099.99 Samsung Series 5 All-In-One: $799.99 Samsung Series 7 Notebook: $1,099.99 Samsung Series 9 Premium Ultrabook: Starting at $1,299.99 Samsung ATIV TAB 550 GBP Acer Iconica w510 Asus have a few, cant remember names hp elite tab, going for the business market again Capita, keep up with the times? Can't really see it. I am aware of a couple of VLE creators working on HTML 5 versions of their registrations systems which write back to Sims.NET. Since that HTML 5 can easily be moved into an RT App we may see something in the next year or so. Capita want Apps and partners, they incorrectly put down HTML5 on this very site for this reason. Please sell us schools the SIMS client software again! Seeing as they still cant make SIMS and FMS properly compliant with Windows7 (well 95, but we'll say 7 just because it gets in your face about it) I wouldn't hold out much hope. Remoteapp and html5 app repackages for RDS machines could do the same job and mean you only have to update 1 sims client computer, Solus3 should be able to handle that. Edited October 16, 2012 by Theblacksheep
Arthur Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Is there going to be a x86 based version? Yes. http://i.imgur.com/LR0Y6.png 1
john Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Must admit I am a bit disapointed with the price of the one on pre-order and worried what the Pro version will be like as I was quite keen to get one of them myself as many know I am not an Apple fan and one of these would be a great tool for me at home and work but if the entry level RT one is so high I'll just stick to carrying a laptop around with me. For the money I guess it will be an ultrabook is going to be less money!
Arthur Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 If anyone wants to ask Microsoft some questions about the Surface RT/Pro, there's currently an AMA on Reddit. Steven Sinofsky is there too. www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/11kyja/iam_panos_panay_gm_of_microsoft_surface_amaa_ask/c6ndm9j
Arthur Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Must admit I am a bit disappointed with the price of the one on pre-order The iPad is actually more expensive if you compare like-for-like (even if you choose a cheaper third-party keyboard case). How can you be disappointed? iPad 3 (32GB WiFi) - £479.00 (Total = £655.97) Pages - £6.99 Keynote - £6.99 Numbers - £6.99 Smart Case - £39.00 Wireless Keyboard - £57.00 Camera Connection Kit - £25.00 Digital AV Adapter - £35.00 Surface RT (32GB WiFi with Black Touch Cover) - £479.00 (Total = £479.00) Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote - £0.00 Touch Keyboard/Cover - £0.00 Built-In MicroSDXC Slot - £0.00 Built-In HD Video Port - £0.00 Needs to be a good £100 cheaper than the iPad to make the headlines The Surface RT is £176.97 cheaper than an iPad of the same capacity.
john Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 I'm disapointed as its a cut down limited one which will suffer for apps if it doesn't take off (I want it to but as others have said on here and elsewhere its a bit of a late comer to the party as was Windows Phone 7 ) so I would have hoped to encourage take-off it would have been £100 less for the entry level one to encourage people to get it bought, for that price people will take a punt, I know if I bought an iPad at least I will get hundreds / thousands of apps no issues, the Slate RT who knows what I will get in 2 years time if its a flop
flyinghaggis Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Well, looks like samsung will be cost just as much: Samsung starts taking pre-orders for its Windows 8 PC lineup -- Engadget Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T = $749.99 Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T = $1,199.99 Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch: Intel® Core™ i3: $809.99; Intel® Core™ i5: $859.99 Samsung Series 7 All-In-One: 27-inch: $1,699.99; 23.6-inch: $1,099.99 Samsung Series 5 All-In-One: $799.99 Samsung Series 7 Notebook: $1,099.99 Samsung Series 9 Premium Ultrabook: Starting at $1,299.99 I like the look of those Samsung ATIV tablets. Obviously inspired by the Asus transformer. It'll be interesting to see what kind of of price they come in at with the atom processor and how that affects the performance/battery? Once again they've chosen to go with a 1366x768 screen on the above models though? Surely it can't cost them that much more to up it to 1920x1080? I'd let them away with it on a low end tablet for £200-300 but these things will likely end up being priced around £600. Is it really too much to ask!
SYNACK Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) I can't beleive no one has posted the ad yet, it looks like they actually hired advertisers who wanted to sell the product this time which is quite a change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mSckyoAMHg The bit I liked was this: The tablet’s Vapor Magnesium case and Gorilla Glass 2.0 screen are remarkably sturdy, Microsoft says. To prove the point, Sinofsky briefly stood on top of a Surface that had been equipped with skateboard wheels. How useful would that level of toughness be in a school, especially when you can actually make it run flash for various sites by submitting them Microsoft Surface: The Price Is Out but Mysteries Remain | Techland | TIME.com Summation, I want one. http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/10/16/176251/microsoft-surface-pricing-goes-toe-to-toe-with-apple-ipad Edited October 16, 2012 by SYNACK
Arthur Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 I'm disappointed as it's a cut down limited one which will suffer for apps if it doesn't take off The Surface RT has the advantage that WinRT apps will also run on regular Windows 8 PCs too, so I don't think lack of apps will be an issue. All of the usual apps are going to be there eventually e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, eBay, Dropbox, Evernote, Kindle, Spotify, iPlayer, LoveFilm, Netflix, Flipboard, Skype, Angry Birds, Cut The Rope, etc. etc. Most x86 desktop apps aren't optimized for touch screens so does it actually matter that they won't run on the Surface RT? I would have hoped to encourage take-off it would have been £100 less for the entry level one to encourage people to get it The problem is Microsoft can't undercut and alienate the other OEMs. who knows what I will get in 2 years time if its a flop MS can spend vast sums of money to ensure it isn't a flop, just like they did with the Xbox 360. For Windows 8 alone, they are spending almost $2 billion on advertising. Developers will also be able to make apps that run on Windows 8 PCs/slates, Windows RT tablets, Windows Phone 8 smartphones and the next Xbox without too much effort. That's a lot of devices even if one of them doesn't sell particularly well. I think there's enough room in the market for the four major players (Apple, Google, Microsoft & Amazon) and their various eco-systems.
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