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Re:Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch dis... by mwfunk on Thursday September 04, 2014 @12:59AM (#8266840)
You can get a Surface Pro 3 for $799, if anything that's a bargain for what you're getting. I wouldn't be surprised if MS had negligible or even negative margins at that price. The only danger about that price point is that people might think it's an expensive tablet rather than a cheap computer.
Re:Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch dis... by intended on Thursday September 04, 2014 @03:18AM (#8267111)
Very likely negative margins.

The product was best summer up to me so: "if you want a heavy tablet which can sorta be a laptop, surface is ideal. Otherwise if you want the robustness of a laptop and occasional tablet use, try a yoga."

Having used both, the yoga turned out to be the superior use case when I wanted a stable and robust screen.

If I wanted to sketch something, I wish I had a pro 3.

For me, and I suppose many other users - it's coming down to broadwell and the surface 4. (Or if they want to branch out with accessories, a stronger and more robust keyboard accessory)

But the device does cram an awful lot into its chasis. No matter what, MS did a good job on the design.

Re:Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch dis... by phaus on Thursday September 04, 2014 @03:47PM (#8270219)
>You can get a Surface Pro 3 for $799, if anything that's a bargain for what you're getting.

Like I said, its worth the money for what you get, but that's not going to matter much. Most people spend less than $799 on a computer of any sort.

>The only danger about that price point is that people might think it's an expensive tablet rather than a cheap computer..

Until they release a keyboard that actually transforms the device into a laptop, it is just an expensive tablet.