So the surface reviews are out. Not something I'd be buying. 1st gen products seem to always be full of bugs/compromises, etc. This is quite relevant with the surface: 4 hours of battery life. Not good enough. HOWEVER, this is using a 17w ivy bridge CPU. Next gen Ivy bridge is 7W. That's a chip that will use 41% of the power draw of the current. Ergo, 2nd gen surface will have battery life jump from 4hrs to 12hrs (approx).
Why does this even matter? Aside from the major productivity issue, just look at the performance gaps:
As intel targets the mobile space, Apple's chip lead is going to evaporate and the battery life/performace trade off that so many other manufacturers have to deal with will be eliminated.
Unless Apple stays ahead of the curve that they created, it's going to be a much different story with Surface 2.0 and intel.
Why does this even matter? Aside from the major productivity issue, just look at the performance gaps:
Apple has done a great job of making relatively slow hardware feel very fast with iOS
As intel targets the mobile space, Apple's chip lead is going to evaporate and the battery life/performace trade off that so many other manufacturers have to deal with will be eliminated.
Unless Apple stays ahead of the curve that they created, it's going to be a much different story with Surface 2.0 and intel.