And if Microsoft is serious about this market, it needs to grow Surface up with a new Pro device, and not just down with its 8-inch mini.įorm factor. Real pro devices have 13-inch and larger screens. Yes, I'm blind as a bat and pretty much require a bigger screen, but that's not it: Outside of Surface, devices with 11-inch and smaller screens are not considered pro devices at all. Ultimately, while I recognize the quality of Surface Pro/2 (and all Surface devices), it's hard for me to rectify the word "Pro" with a device that features a tiny 10.6-inch screen. The worst bit is that it has the same thick and heavy chassis. And in my Surface Pro 2 review, Microsoft fixed some but not all of the problems with the original device. In my review of the original Surface Pro, I noted that Microsoft's first real PC was the nicest Windows 8 device I'd used, and by far, though its various compromises (most obviously battery life) made it less than ideal for some users. And I'm hoping for a large format Surface Pro Ultrabook.ĭespite its heavy weight and thickness, I've always considered the Surface Pro to be superior to the Surface RT/2 stable mates. But we also know that Microsoft is launching a second new Surface device this month.
The Surface mini should see some success as a note-taking device, thanks to a superior stylus experience and deep OneNote integration, and that's all well and good. Next week, Microsoft will finally launch the Surface mini, a device that was originally slated to ship alongside the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 last fall.
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