It seems to me that a lot more people agree it's not a good computer, all of my colleagues agree it's a waste of money, we got them several months ago, a pain in the behind.
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Microsoft Pits Surface Pro 7 Against iPad Pro, Says Surface is 'Still the Better Choice'
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Speed wasn’t issue, the issue was no progress bar. I had no idea how long it was gonna take.
I just sold my i5 surface pro 7 (yes they are fanless) and bought a macbook air to complement the ipad 8 i have.
The problem with the surface is that while it CAN do everything, it's master of none. A traditional laptop is a better laptop than a surface, and a traditional tablet is better than a surface used as a tablet. for business applications i can see the surface fitting that niche well becuase it makes for a cost effective do everything computing device, but it compromises on the user experience in ways that i personally found to be bad enough to make me not want to use it much at all.
The problem with the surface is that while it CAN do everything, it's master of none. A traditional laptop is a better laptop than a surface, and a traditional tablet is better than a surface used as a tablet. for business applications i can see the surface fitting that niche well becuase it makes for a cost effective do everything computing device, but it compromises on the user experience in ways that i personally found to be bad enough to make me not want to use it much at all.
Agree. Having said this I find the iPad Pro the best companion to a desktop. Moved from a single laptop to a combination for Desktop and the iPad Pro, never looked back.
In comparison to this system laptops suck in many ways
They have been pushing these stupid hybrid devices for years, thinking that because it's what they want to sell, it's what people want. News flash: It's not. Hence the market continuing to be dominated by non-hybrid devices.
Yes, just by marketshare alone, it’s guaranteed that Microsoft is telling more people about an Apple product they never knew about than they are the Surface or Microsoft Windows. And, if those folks don’t have a problem with dongles, well now that’s a sale LOL
But this kid likes his games that apparently the base model can run well!
To the people mentioning that the comments are off. YouTube recently changed that if something can be geared towards kids, comments are disabled. I think having kids in the video qualifies too.
Correct. Each iPadOS update has gotten things closer and closer to (at least for me) making my iPad Pro / magic keyboard my only computer.
Ok, yeah, that’d be a pain not being able to tell when the file transfer had been completed. I see that as an interface thing, though. The filesystem is there working just like it does under macOS, it’s just that on iPadOS they don’t seem to have progress bars.
That’s just a tweak to iPadOS, though. Doesn’t require macOS on an iPad just to get a progress bar
I agree, I'm not wanting Mac OS on an iPad. iPad OS still has a way's to go. What I was saying is I wish there was a way we could have both OS on one device. When nontrackpad keyboard or no keyboard at all, let us just Run ipadOS like normal, but if you have a trackpad-equipped keyboard, it be sweet to have a full OS on the ipad. I RDP into my desktop quite often on my ipad with trackpad and keyboard and the expeirence is nearly flawless.Ok, yeah, that’d be a pain not being able to tell when the file transfer had been completed. I see that as an interface thing, though. The filesystem is there working just like it does under macOS, it’s just that on iPadOS they don’t seem to have progress bars.
That’s just a tweak to iPadOS, though. Doesn’t require macOS on an iPad just to get a progress bar
I would say the best tablet experience is reserved for the Tab S7.
So I have a SP7. It WAS a great device. However the SSD failed in 15 months! Just 3 months out of warranty. Called M$ and they basically told me to pound sand. Tier 1 said someone from tier 2 would call me. Never have I received a call. A bunch of crooks. The first guy I talked to said it’s normal for it to fail in 15 months! Going to office space this surface and put it on YouTube.
I own a SP i5 and an iPad Pro. As a single device for work the SP is way superior, the battery lasts an entire day when I am at conferences and doesn't drain when I close the keyboard cover. It wakes almost instantly and logs me in in seconds. Trying to use the iPad Pro for work requires far too many work arounds that just reduce productivity. And it stutters and heats up when my kids play Minecraft, chewing through battery. It is the most over priced product I have ever got, barely offering any advantage over iPads a third of the price.
I have a SP6 and its great for what it is. A laptop that can be used as a tablet. I mostly use it for note-taking and Zoom calls. For my usage it is better at office productivity than the iPad Pro I have. However, as a media consumption device, the iPad is better.
I have both an SP7 (16GB i7) and iPP (2018 12.9 Pro) and really like both of them. Different devices for different uses. If I were forced to keep just one, it would be the SP7.