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Re:New Surface Pro by kayoone on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @11:29AM (#14402056)
Thats a matter of definition. Surface Pro originally was to distinguish against the Surface RT, where it made sense. Same goes for iPad Pro which is clearly not meant in the same way you are suggesting, Macbook Pro is the same. The PRO label is meant to distinguish them against their own lower tier products. Imo the demand for 32GB RAM Laptops is pretty limited right now, which is why you usually find that in workstation laptops only. I don't know any 13" Ultrabook with 32GB to be honest.
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Re:New Surface Pro by dawnerd on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @11:53AM (#14402250)
Maybe it's limited because companies are only putting it in workstation class laptops instead of giving consumers a choice.
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Re:New Surface Pro by mgkimsal on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @02:03PM (#14403563)
bingo.

the demand for 32g in a laptop was greater than the demand for a touchbar, I can tell you that.

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Re:New Surface Pro by tracker1 on Thursday May 25, 2017 @06:03PM (#14420511)
The issue for that is kind of like the "faster horses" vs cars. In this case, however the touchbar was a half-baked interface in trade for the lack of full touch.
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