Yes. I believe this is what Icaras is talking about. I am ok with that design choice. Maybe Icaras does not like it.are you talking about how the keyboard is angled instead of laying flat? Thats done on purpose to make it feel more like a laptop keyboard and to provide support. When they made the keyboard that way when it was introduced with the surface pro 3 they made a whole mention of it. it can still lay flat if you want it to though.
Excellent summary that reflects my experience of the Surface Go. For travel it’s ideal and in everyday use replicates the desktop experience. The reviewers statements about clunky performance when multitasking aren’t borne out in practice (at least on the higher spec version of the Go). Also, one hopes that the OS updates will keep coming for the life of the hardware, unlike Apple’s built in obsolescence policy.The Surface Go runs a WHOLE lot better than commenters said it would. It rarely slows down, and there's no fan. I'm thoroughly impressed with how well the Surface Go functions as a basic work laptop. It docks to my 2x 24" monitors at full resolution, and run 10+ office and other apps simultaneously without complaining. Windows 10 is getting better, have 1905 now.
The Mac gets update for quite a while. My 2014 MacBook Air is still receiving updates although not all features are support in the latest update like sidecar.Excellent summary that reflects my experience of the Surface Go. For travel it’s ideal and in everyday use replicates the desktop experience. The reviewers statements about clunky performance when multitasking aren’t borne out in practice (at least on the higher spec version of the Go). Also, one hopes that the OS updates will keep coming for the life of the hardware, unlike Apple’s built in obsolescence policy.
My 2012 MBA will evidently get Catalina this year. That's 7-8 years of software support already. I think most people would have upgraded their laptop by then.The Mac gets update for quite a while. My 2014 MacBook Air is still receiving updates although not all features are support in the latest update like sidecar.
I’ve never had a windows laptop last this long so I don’t even know how long they get updates for. They’ve all been plagued with hardware faults of software bugs and been unusable after 2 years.My 2012 MBA will evidently get Catalina this year. That's 7-8 years of software support already. I think most people would have upgraded their laptop by then.
For laptops, it's actually more about ~10 years of usage, especially if the laptop is still functioning.My 2012 MBA will evidently get Catalina this year. That's 7-8 years of software support already. I think most people would have upgraded their laptop by then.
But the problem I have is him saying the iPad version is superior because it lays flat because you can have the surface go version lay flat as well and probably the only reason Apple didn't implement it that way is because the I pad doesn't have a kickstand, otherwise they might have gone with the same approach.Yes. I believe this is what Icaras is talking about. I am ok with that design choice. Maybe Icaras does not like it.
But then Timmy wouldnt make it to where you have to buy a Macbook and a tablet and spend more money! That's really the only reason they haven't yet. Why have people buy one device that is 1000 dollars instead of a laptop thats 1000 already and hopes of getting you to spend insane amounts for better specd options and a iPad where you have to spend insane amounts to get one with enough storage since you cant add a SD Card....Apple should make a Mac tablet. maOS inside, not the iOS toy. And standard ports as well. That is a true computer.
Because you can have a full laptop in a tablet form factor....Dumb comparison.
The Surface is a laptop, where you have to purchase the keyboard separately. Obviously it can work as a "laptop" better than an iPad since it IS a laptop.
But of course, the conclusion is correct. Why bother with the Surface if you can get an actual laptop (with the keyboard included, and built-in for convenience!) for the same price? Chromebooks are the real thread to Widows laptops. Heck, even in the enterprise level, I would highly consider Chromebooks if the company uses GSuite, than a regular Windows laptop.
You do release when it comes to old hardware and newer OS support, in the windows world there is hardware that was made before the iPad even existed that can still run the newest OS right? A laptop bought in 2007 could still technically run windows 10 if it was a decent spec'd machine then.I don’t have experience with ‘Microsoft Go’, but I can tell you aside from the hardware comparisons that have already been made in this thread, I look at considerations like support of longevity through iOS updates and the maturity of the iPad over the years. I think what’s really impressive about the iPad, is how long they actually last, and well past their iOS support even when it’s discontinued, because the hardware is _that_ good. That says a lot about the dominance of the iPad over the years in terms of withstanding against the competition.
As far asactually which is the better ‘laptop replacement’, well that depends what you’re using you're actually using your iPad for.
You haven't read all the 2-in-1 supporters? the screen is the trackpad. LOL. I don't believe any of them, I would love trackpad support. I used an iPad as a laptop replacement on project, It was great except for reaching across the keyboard and touching the screen, that was not convenient. I used Pages and Numbers, and shipped those in MS format to other members of the team, never had a problem. Only missing features I found I really wanted were 1) a trackpad, 2) programming support, 3) macOS interface is just nicer.
A laptop bought in 2007 could still technically run windows 10 if it was a decent spec'd machine then.
I was using it to compare how long Windows OS support will go. If you bought a Surface now going buy what windows has done in the past, you could run the OS they release in 12+ years from now on it still.That’s not remotely even a relevant comparison. Five years of iOS support is primarily the base minimum and an iPad can perform well beyond discontinued support, says milestones about not just the hardware, but the software experience with the iPad. But then again, the argument is not about the software, it’s about determining what the user needs to configure how an iPad could be a laptop replacement. That’s the purpose of this article, am I right?
I've read and reread your original post over and over again. The Surface Go is being pushed as a laptop replacement, hence the trackpad, the Air isnt, hence no trackpad. But Apple doesn't even make since in this regard because it states the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement and yet still does not have a trackpad. The Surface Go isn't a tablet, the Air is. The Surface is a laptop in a tablet form factor hence trackpad.
An iPad is NOT a laptop replacement.
Because in non-tablet mode Windows uses a mouse, so the keyboard cover has a trackpad.
Also, the keyboard for Surface has two positions. One flat just like iPad, the other raised a bit.
Many people do not use an iPad for that simply because it is impossible or as the original comment said "you need a weird workaround".
Every time I hear someone say their iPad replaced their computer I imagine all they do is media consumption... watching videos is the only thing I find my beloved iPad to be superior to my computer, and that is after installing a decent app since native format support is terrible.
iPad will replace my computer the day I can run in it full versions of XCode, MatLab, Spyder, SAP2000, Solidworks, Excel (the real one), tons of other professional software... the ability to access files out of the sandbox, to connect two monitors and use proper mouse and keyboard, or connect several external drives, format them, work on them... If a single one of those is not met, it cannot replace my computer.
I get that this article is comparing mid-range devices (Surface Go and iPad Air) but I think for laptop replacements it would have been better to compare the Surface Pro and the iPad Pro 11 or 12.9". The Surface Pro with its Core i5 is definitely snappy and makes a pretty good laptop replacement (or tablet when in Windows 10 tablet mode) especially since it has full mouse support. It has a beautiful screen as well, and makes a good note taking and drawing slate with the Microsoft Pen.
The newest generation iPad Pro 12.9" with its A12X chip is wicked powerful and when teamed up with a bluetooth keyboard (I have the Logitech model which is pretty nice, and backlit too) it also makes a great laptop replacement. The one major drawback for the iPad is it not having proper mouse support (why that is still the case I have no idea, it would be relatively trivial for Apple to add a mouse driver to the newest iteration of iPad OS).
So, the TLDR version? The upper tier versions of Apple and Microsoft's tablets make pretty good laptop replacements, but still have a little room for improvement.
LOL. when was the last time an iPad bricked? not in my experience, last bricked iOS device was an iPhone 4
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Have you tried using it? the iPad single core score easily beats the multi-core on the Go, and it has a better operating system for small devices. The Go might be better if it wasn't so damn slow!
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Surface go, if productivity matters? Dude that makes no sense, the Go doesn't even have a grown up CPU
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So WP, spreadsheets, email, photo editing, video creation, PDF editing, is consumption? Gee, I didn't know that. Your argument on mouse/trackpad is valid though
One is a tablet, one is a laptop.. so I think the laptop might win this laptop competition lol