Microsoft's Surface sales figures are in, and they're hideous

Re:Microsoft's Surface sales figures are in, and they're hid... by Tloewald on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @10:28PM (#6131538)

I don't own a Surface Pro but I was at one stage determined to buy one, until I tried several out in different stores. The keyboard covers are both _awful_. This isn't a generation too early, it's just horribly bad.

So having designed the device around a crappy keyboard cover, Microsoft painted itself into a corner. Is it a usable laptop replacement? No, it's not. So, how is it as a tablet? Well, no apps to speak of, heavy, and crappy battery life.

I agree about using a tablet as a remote access point for a desktop computer (or whatever). The iPad makes sense for that too (and third party tools make it quite functional in a pinch). A really well-thought-out implementation of this idea would be wonderful (and I hope Apple does this too).

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Re:Microsoft's Surface sales figures are in, and they're hid... by atourgates on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @10:36PM (#6131573)

I'm glad to hear someone else address this, so I don't feel like a crazy person.

I really liked the idea of the touch keypad, and as I write things for a living, I thought it might be a reason for me to get a surface.

I tried one at BestBuy, and it was so awful I assumed it was broken. Then I went to a MSFT store and tried 4 before I realized it was broken, but at a much deeper level than I had initially assumed.

The Type cover is usable, bit feels oh so cheap and breakable, out of character for the rest of the device's quite high build quality.

So you're stick with a keyboard that's broken by design, or one that feels like it will break at any second.

If they made a usable touch keypad, I'd buy a Surface.

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