A lot of the hurdles were with CPU power states so since this is always plugged in it should have fewer to none.
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Microsoft Announces Surface Book i7, Desktop PC 'Surface Studio,' and Windows 10 Creators Update
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A lot of the hurdles were with CPU power states so since this is always plugged in it should have fewer to none.
Hmm, good point. I thought it had thunderbolt, but that's just a mini-display port.
I thought the same. I'm so used to macOS with the trackpad gestures and the toolbar on top of the screen. I tried Windows 10 and I don't like the way the settings are organized. Finder is easier than Windows Explorer and less cluttered.
But this PC Studio looks good and you can use like a giant tablet.
I think Apple is slowing down on new stuff but...let's wait for tomorrow's keynote to make fair judgement.
MS are upping the competition which is good for us consumers but I have my mind made up and I'll be purchasing the new MacBook Pro asap it is made available. I don't use many ports but the hdmi will be a big loss but in fairness I'm spending €2000 on a computer so I'll fork out a few more euro for an all in one dongle that has all the ports to tide me over.
Thank you!
As someone who uses Win10 and Sierra side by side everyday, please name a single thing that MacOS does better. File management, photos, music, Office, Lightroom, are just easier and snappier in Windows. ITunes is still better on Sierra. And yes Cortana is awful.
MacOS has been severely neglected and I can hardly think of any major improvements in the past 4 years. Meanwhile, Microsoft is leaner, hungrier for pros to come over to their side.
Microsoft is becoming the "New Apple", well done and bravo, the Studio is really a WOW computer!
IF they could make a Windows version just for their machine with less bloatware and more streamlined .....something like the Snow Leopard of Windows they would have a huge hitter!
Tomorrow it will be a little harder to wow people with an oled bar....
IF they could make a Windows version just for their machine with less bloatware and more streamlined .....something like the Snow Leopard of Windows they would have a huge hitter!
Tomorrow it will be a little harder to wow people with an oled bar....
The question is: can they innovate their way to a new business model? Competing with the OEMs on an ever-wider front is not going to end well; and they're aggressively going after the only part of the OEM's business that makes the OEM's any profit. So what's MS' end game here?
Until we have verification its running kaby lake, it's still potentially a legitimate claim. It will be highly disappointing if it turns out they're using prior-gen tech again.
Will have a look at the Surface Studio to replace my 9 year old iMac that Apple finally dropped support for with macOS.
No viable alternative iMac exists. 21 inch is outdated and doesn't allow something as simple as a RAM upgrade door and for me 27 inches is obscene.
Great long term support let down by potential replacements that are crap.
Anyone spotted if you can update the Studio's RAM yet?
No viable alternative iMac exists. 21 inch is outdated and doesn't allow something as simple as a RAM upgrade door and for me 27 inches is obscene.
Great long term support let down by potential replacements that are crap.
Anyone spotted if you can update the Studio's RAM yet?
Makes you wonder what Apple could put inside the Mac mini if Apple put some effort into it.
Microsoft is done with consumer mobile phones. Let's face it, you cannot catch up to iOS/Android in terms of apps at this point. Heck, even Google won't make any apps for Windows Phone.
The beauty is Microsoft mobile apps work great on iOS and Android, so Microsoft is not missing much.
They're pushing OEM's to innovate. When left on their own, it's a race to the bottom in terms of innovation as well as quality.
For me, its the applications. I spend zero time in the os. Windows is very simple and efficient. But I think that macOS and windows are really very similar
They look really nice. Windows 10 looks really nice, but my SO hasn't had anything but problems with her PC.
I can't speak spefically to the Surface Studio, But I have a Touch screen based monitor that tilts flat down for writing / drawing on, and it works very well for creative stuff (I use it in Lightroom). It's a great feature for creative use where a pen might be a better input model than a finger or a mouse.
The one I have unfortunately isn't glass fronted and uses IR for detection instead of any other tech. Benefit is I can use any pointing surface as my "pen". downside is no pressure sensitivity.
Put a Wacom style digitizer in a 27" model of that running full RGB? glorious for anyone who is at home using a pen / stylus.
At its media event today in New York City, Microsoft announced a new update coming to Windows 10 devices that's focused on creativity and productivity tools, as well as two major new pieces of hardware: the Surface Book i7 and Surface Studio. The Surface Book is the second generation of last year's original model, while the Surface Studio is the company's all new, all-in-one desktop PC that's aimed at the high-end, enterprise market with a starting price of $2,999.
Windows 10 Creators Update
Coming in early 2017, Microsoft today announced the newest update for Windows 10 devices, which it calls the "Creators Update." In the update, the company aims to enhance user productivity with a collection of 3D creation tools, including a new update to Paint called "Paint 3D," that use simplified interfaces to let anyone work and produce fully 3D artwork and projects. With a Windows Phone -- and eventually coming to more devices -- users can even scan real-world objects into digital form to send to friends and family.
Microsoft also showed off the upcoming "3D magic" in the Creators Update using Hololens, including a way for users to preview pieces of furniture in their own homes from a web browser. Windows 10 is gaining support for various VR headsets from companies like HP, Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, that all let users interact with the Creators Update's "mixed-reality" abilities, including a feature called "Holo Tours" that transports Windows 10 users into 360-degree videos taken around the world.
Priority contacts will be placed on the Windows 10 toolbar in the Creators Update, making it easy to send documents, PowerPoint presentations, pictures, videos, and more by simply dragging and dropping the information onto the corresponding contact. Likewise, these contacts will gain urgent priority when sending anything to you so users can "cut through the noise," and avoid missing emails and texts from close family and friends.
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