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Microsoft Takes on Apple's Entry-Level iPad With 10-inch 'Surface Go' Starting at $399
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The hiccup to me is that EMMC memory. Every crappy tablet I've seen with eMMC memory that is the worst part. Trying to use Windows 10 on 64gb of eMMC? I can see this becoming a dog real fast.
I also had high DPI issues. The latest Windows 10 update took care of most of them. I recommend doing a search for the other apps that are still causing your problems.
What? Apples MacBook line, MacBook Pro line, and iMac line all use kaby lake processors...
Have you tried the Logitech Easy-Switch keyboard? Thin, light, backlit, feels like a decent keyboard.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/illuminated-keyboard-for-mac-ipad-iphone?crid=1762
I actually have one of those (plus two of the Windows versions). A great keyboard, but it is a standalone thing - it doesn't "integrate" into the iPad or a case.
Yes, but that still is not for you to decide and judge is it? Everybody is different.
Right, it’s basically not worth it to Hackintosh these things. The poster should stick with easier laptops or compatible custom built PCs...And the pentium would not exactly be optimized for mac...
Look it’s up to the poster what they want to spend their money on but I am still entitled to my own thoughts and opinions as are you.
Sorry, but you are wrong on so many things here.
You don’t have to reinstall Windows 10 to enable Home or Pro.
It is common knowledge if Home/Pro is needed, if it’s needed - When the user tries to install a non-app-store app, probably a prime example here is Chrome, they are offered the option to turn S mode off and are taken straight to the Microsoft Store to enable Home or Pro (with a charge where applicable).
Window 10 S behaves just like Windows 10 Home/Pro until there’s a need to change modes, and then it’s up front and centre that there’s the option to turn S mode off.
I don’t think the comparison is fair - Surface RT ran on ARM and had limited apps. Surface Go runs x86 apps from the Microsoft Store or from other sources if needed.
I think S mode has its place, and that place is education and possibly in the home. If iPad is used for content consumption (as I do) then I think it still wins.
This isn’t an effort to troll but an effort to give clear and concise information.
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People can own whatever products they want, but I do think it's a bit odd that someone would regularly express their disdain for iOS or Apple products and then own said product. If it were me, I just wouldn't own this product that I clearly don't like.
For real. Apple needs to add this for me to seriously consider an iPad Pro.
The Create, and Apple's own keyboard for the Pros, are probably the best of the bunch IMO. Though I still don't know why Apple didn't add backlighting to their own keyboard. A major flaw.
Microsoft wants the App store-style ecosystem on Windows. One way to do it is to lock away the ability to run programs outside the Window store. Besides, many people had been crying out for a "leaner" Windows. MS delivered, and nobody liked it because in reality, majority of Windows users have been trained to be able to run any .exe file they can find for decades.
In fact, this "S mode" is not new as MS did it before already and it failed. I was called Windows RT. So this is just WinRT 2.0. Luckily, it was based on the same Windows 10 so people can upgrade to the regular Windows 10.
I'm sure the goal is to streamline the apps on Windows into UWP, and then through time, get rid of all the legacy stuff.
I'm sorry, but Apple commercials showing a kid using an iPad as his computer ("What's a computer", the kid says) clearly demonstrates that Apple thinks the iPad IS a replacement for a computer. And in my book, a computer needs a mouse. The iPad could really use mouse support.
Microsoft actually is doing this to go against Chromebooks. Apple has always had its own customers and market share. Meanwhile, Chromebooks are slowly eating Microsoft's pie on the low end.
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It's not the computer that needs a mouse, it's the UI. Change the UI, and a computer can be without a mouse. Windows needs a mouse. iOS doesn't.
No reason to be sorry. Well sure, the iPad definitely can be a laptop replacement for some people. It has for me (work and personal use). A mouse isn't necessary to make it laptop replacement though, it just depends on the user and their tasks. I would be totally fine with Apple bringing mouse support to the iPad in some productivity apps, but it's not all that necessary for me. I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts personally.
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They got the 8GB RAM/128GB SSD model that has an actual SSD. Its like 150 bucks more but worth it for the extra ram.
So how about them MacBooks - Tim...
... tumble weeds drift by....
Dust drifts.....
Tim... you know Apple makes laptops too right?? Right? Maybe?
... tumble weeds drift by....
Dust drifts.....
Tim... you know Apple makes laptops too right?? Right? Maybe?
Apps are going to make or break this device. At 10" with a Pentium processor it is going to compete with the iPad and iPad Pro. Microsoft needs devs to embrace progressive web apps (PWA) that will yield a satisfying consumption experience in tablet mode.
I've got both a 2018 iPad and a Surface Pro 4 and the iPad gets 10 times more casual usage just because most of what I read has better apps on the iPad. Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Economist, a couple of local papers, Amazon Kindle, etc. are worlds ahead on the iPad. Web browsing is also quite a bit better as things render too small on the Surface screen and when I crank the display scaling up to 2X a lot of the content starts to overlap or disappear off the side of the screen.
The Surface Pro is a very good productivity device that can run full versions of many desktop apps. The Surface Go is going to choke on a lot of them with its extremely limited memory. Microsoft simply must get competitive, efficient apps out there if it will ever compete with the iPad.
I've got both a 2018 iPad and a Surface Pro 4 and the iPad gets 10 times more casual usage just because most of what I read has better apps on the iPad. Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Economist, a couple of local papers, Amazon Kindle, etc. are worlds ahead on the iPad. Web browsing is also quite a bit better as things render too small on the Surface screen and when I crank the display scaling up to 2X a lot of the content starts to overlap or disappear off the side of the screen.
The Surface Pro is a very good productivity device that can run full versions of many desktop apps. The Surface Go is going to choke on a lot of them with its extremely limited memory. Microsoft simply must get competitive, efficient apps out there if it will ever compete with the iPad.
We use the Surface Pro 3 and 4 at work: total disaster, the hardware is really bad. I broke four of them in a year, my colleagues as well. Using a casing and I'm really taking care of it. The screen just doesn't react to touch input anymore, or parts of it just ignore input or it decides to shatter/break in your briefcase. The housing is very weak, feels like thin plastic, the keyboard got a few hardware updates (we have seen three versions of it already). Windows is fine, performance is fine, durability is really bad. That compared to my 2017 iPad, which dropped on the floor a few times without any problem.
I pre-ordered the 8GB RAM/128 GB SSD model, but I'm thinking of canceling. I love tech, but the problem is I already got a HP 2in1 chromebook and a small Dell 7140 windows tablet plus a full size Dell 2in1 8th gen laptop. The fact is, I hardly use any of them at home anymore, I just use my Note 8 for everything. I had the iPad and sold it a few months ago, it was just sitting their gathering dust.
I am at the point now that I really don't have much of a need for a computer anymore for home. These big screen phones seemed to really have killed off the tablet and pc market. Even most of my friends, they just use their phones for everything. I got a few friends who's only computer is their phone period.
I am at the point now that I really don't have much of a need for a computer anymore for home. These big screen phones seemed to really have killed off the tablet and pc market. Even most of my friends, they just use their phones for everything. I got a few friends who's only computer is their phone period.