Re:New Surface Pro
by atroll on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @09:49AM
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Am I poor or is this thing crazy expensive ?
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Re:New Surface Pro
by devopsproject on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @10:48AM
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It is only expensive if you compare it to the craptops from dell and hp.
Its got the same pixel density of a macbook pro, weights half as much, has a touchscreen, etc.
> Its got the same pixel density of a macbook pro
Just to clarify, the Surface Pro and Surface Book have a 267 DPI 2:3 aspect ratio display. They are fantastic.
The MacBook Pro's display is ~227 DPI and is not 2:3.
From my subjective experience my MBP's screen is still better than the Surface Book screen. Despite lower DPI.
Re:New Surface Pro
by fuzzybeard on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @02:30PM
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I'm an IT professional and this is a work machine for me. Looking at it that way, for what it does, it's worth every penny.
For a casual home user? No, I would never recommend a Surface Pro.
It's a premium device, like the Mac Book Pro. You can even say it's better because it can function as a tablet (has a digitizer), and it costs less.