Comments on: Mobile mess: Surface Pro has bigger battery, half run time of Surface RT

By: Mike_Z

Mike_Z — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:16:21 +0000

I asked Microsoft via Surface’s facebook page whether or not the Surface Pro will have a removable battery, and they confirmed that it will not. I have a feeling this will become a hot topic within the coming few months. As far as battery life goes, what you see is what you get, there are no additional batteries. I was hoping to get one for school, but is needing to sit beside an outlet during every lecture very practical? Sure, if I’ve got some time I could rush to an outlet and try and charge it between my 2 hour lectures, but what if I’ve got 2 lectures back to back? Or even 3? (Which is not uncommon at all) Worrying about that moment when my tablet shuts down and leaves me screwed is a stress I’m not sure I want to worry about… Not sure RT is right for me either… Oh well!

By: spinedoc

spinedoc — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:17:12 +0000

Surface Pro will be an enthusiast device, I say that because I have used a Cloverfield tablet for the past month and am quite impressed with how windows runs on it and the battery life. The Haswell Atom cpu will be out next year and they will run even better so I can see the ivy bridge units being phased out, or being relegated to enthusiasts or those who truly need the power. I threw Office, Photoshop, etc etc at the Cloverfield and it didn’t bat an eye, so I’m wondering who truly will buy the surface. I would have MUCH preferred the surface pro had a cloverfield CPU, was thinner and lighter and cost $200 less.

By: Drew Brown

Drew Brown — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:20:33 +0000

So why bother with the beefer battery if it is of no significance

By: Lucian Armasu

Lucian Armasu — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:44:04 +0000

Although Windows 8 represented 58% of the sales for the past month since launch, the total PC sales declined by 21%. That means that the launch of Windows 8 wasn’t even enough to keep the PC sales stagnant, let alone to give them a boost and see growth.

I expect things will only be worse after the launch. And Surface Pro is absolutely no competition for the iPad or other Android tablets. Not with that price and that battery life. People may want it as an ultrabook replacement, so it will compete with Macbook Air, with the added “feature” of having touch. But that’s about it. It’s unusable as a tablet with that weight, battery life, thickness, heat and noise.

The Surface RT was the “real” competitor in the market against the iPad’s and Nexus 10 of the world. Surface Pro is just another ultrabook basically, and the market will treat it accordingly.

By: Dracula

Dracula — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:47:43 +0000

Haters gonna hate…

Have you seen a tablet that would be as versatile as Surface-Pro? Think content consumption and creation… It is going to be my next tablet, and for full disclosure, I am writing this from my MacBook Pro.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:04:34 +0000

If the battery is removable I don’t see it as a problem – just hibernate and swap with a spare. If it’s a built-in battery, however, then this is definitely going to be a deal-breaker for many.

Still hanging on to my $400 netbook :-)