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Microsoft Announces Surface Book i7, Desktop PC 'Surface Studio,' and Windows 10 Creators Update
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looks like quite a bit out of the apple playbook here. Did they announce what the GPU will be in the Surface Studio? I saw memory amounts listed there but not which provider/model.
The surface studio concept is something that a lot of folks have been desiring from the iMac for quite some time. I know quite a few people who use similar large touch screens already in their design/ audio/art studios and I find the concept incredibly appealing myself. Just not sure I'm ready to return to Windows as an OS.
Holo ****. This technology has nothing to do with holography.
And that's about the stupidest, ugliest base for a computer I've ever seen.
And that's about the stupidest, ugliest base for a computer I've ever seen.
Exactly! Left that mess years ago and have no intention of going back. Doesn't matter how nice the hardware may be, the OS is what's key and for me Windows is just not it.
A lot of people feel that was about MacOS, especially after the last 2-3 years of Apple software "innovation", which has been nonexistent.
Yes, saw this on another thread.
LOVE it.
This is exactly what I wanted the iMac to be: a TB display with the iMac G4 trick arm.
This is a HUGE cannon blast across Apple's bow. Mr. Nadella is making the right moves at Microsoft.
I'm now more excited than I've been in a LONG time for an Apple event.
But this time is not because I expect (insanely) great things, but just to see if Apple has an answer to this.
As I said in another thread:
Damn it Apple, get your head out of your iOS!!
THIS is innovation.
LOVE it.
This is exactly what I wanted the iMac to be: a TB display with the iMac G4 trick arm.
This is a HUGE cannon blast across Apple's bow. Mr. Nadella is making the right moves at Microsoft.
I'm now more excited than I've been in a LONG time for an Apple event.
But this time is not because I expect (insanely) great things, but just to see if Apple has an answer to this.
As I said in another thread:
Damn it Apple, get your head out of your iOS!!
THIS is innovation.
I know I got z series...I'm dropping the desire for Mac Pro for this.
(Pat500000 drops Mac Pro)
Ms won...literally beaten Apple in "products release" category. Apple couldn't release anything in terms of desktop.
(Pat500000 drops Mac Pro)
Ms won...literally beaten Apple in "products release" category. Apple couldn't release anything in terms of desktop.
Answer me this; Who is innovating, Microsoft or Apple?
After you ponder that, think about things like the 'virtual touring' and viewing furniture in your home. Think about scanning objects into digital form.
After you ponder that, think about things like the 'virtual touring' and viewing furniture in your home. Think about scanning objects into digital form.
Be interesting to see what Apple brings to the table tomorrow. My guess is that the MacBook Air goes bye bye, the iMac gets more prosumer updates, the Mac Mini & Mac Pro gets ignored, the MacBook gets a nominal spec increase and the MacBook Pro slips even further away from the "Pro" name that made it one of the industry standards for so long.
Are you being sarcastic?
At least Surface products look nothing like products from Apple.
I don't think I'd ever buy a Studio, but I would certainly by a newer generation Surface Book in a year's time. Especially if Apple decides to make the MBP more like it's crappy MB with only one damn USB-C port. I also have a Surface Pro, and with the updates provided by Microsoft for Windows 10, I've not had any more issues, even with battery life. Now I can get close to 8 hours of battery life, comparable to my current MBP.
Yep... it will be interesting to see how Apple responds to this (they responded to Surface w/ the iPad Pro), but it will be TRULY interesting to see if Wacom starts slowly dying.
I'm sure we'll end up with stuff that's comparable in performance and price, though maybe not in the same battery range as the SurfaceBook. But I just reeeeeeeally hope they don't neglect the desktop line, because that Studio is just Microsoft's industrial design team flipping Apple the bird, and I'm over here wondering if I can get macOS running on it.
I think it was a good idea to put the processing power in the base so they could keep the monitor thin. However, we had purchased a Surface Book for a user at work and it was a disaster and we ended up replacing it with a Surface Pro. I'm always dealing with Surface problems at work where the MacBook Pros just work. This isn't just a Windows issue because some of the MacBook Pros are running Windows.
I can't be the only one who wants to see Wacom struggle. Their prices and the rate of improvements to their professional product line really show how little competition they've had over the past decade.
FYI, all of the announced Skylake processors are not even out yet. At tomorrow's Apple event, I bet Apple will use Skylake in the MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air may use Kaby Lake, but probably not.
I think its less about innovation but the direction that Apple positioned OS X. I think integrating iOS/OS X interactions and bringing them closer together is Apple's intent (read shared clip board), where as MS is adding some kick-ass features
I don't see this as an iMac clone at all. It's more of a gigantic Wacom Cintiq.
Yes. This is why Microsoft strategically does their event one day ahead. In the past, they have missed the mark. Let's see if they have this time.