Review of their Microsoft Surface Pro? Id Computer software originator John Carmack has recommended that, within the not-too-far-flung future, our individual computers will be integrated into our smartphones. With TV plus a multitude of other gadgets now incorporating more and more elements of computers (and seemingly all sporting Web access), it isn't impossible to envisage a future where the desktop PC evaporates completely from our life, but simply after depositing itself in each other home gadget. If this future is coming, then the Surface pro is likely to be seen as an important stepping-stone along the way. But is it the kind of stone that makes it possible to get to your destination, or is it secretly a crocodile in disguise, getting ready to snap your leg and hamper all progress? (Dig those Monday morning metaphors, people). We dispatched our reviewer to find out. THE SPECS Odd Crocodile-themed asides aside, the Microsoft Surface Pro sports a few pretty effective stats. The Microsoft surface pro is different from its RT counterpart for a variety of factors. Chief amongst these reasons is the employment of the Windows 8 Pro operating system (which is made for Intel processors as opposed to RT's dependence on their ARM equivalents) and also the promise for a gigantic 128GB storage (and that is not including the Pro's MicroSDXC slot). The Dual-core 1.7GHz Intel i5 CPU may be a beast, in truth, every time you start this baby up, it flies away like a pup straining away from a leash, anxious and eager to get started. With its strong memory; the Surface Pro can process 25.6 GB of information a second (which is a lot more than my unfortunate, crocodile-obsessed noggin can conduct in a week). THE PRICE The Microsoft surface pro is, at the moment, not obtainable in the UK, but will probably be soon. In the United states, you can get one for $899, which translates at about à £590, though that is not taking the keyboard into account. THE Running Product sales of the Surface series havenâ  t been as strong as Microsoft were clearly hoping, which comes as a genuine surprise to me. The Surface RT sold moderately well, but the response was by and large mixed and, ever since the release of that Surface Pro, the sales haven't risen in any considerable way. In truth, tech website 'The Register.co.uk' reported last month that Surface profits had started out disappointing and had continued to sink ever since. As I said, this is a bombshell, since the Microsoft surface pro seems to be by far the superior product. The display is, quite literally, stunning, a beautifully rendered mixture of color, light and depth. In addition, the Surface Pro runs incredibly smoothly and effectively. Personally, my problem with the Surface Pro is similar one I had with the Surface RT, namely, Windows 8.
Although the Intel-friendly Microsoft window 8 is much simpler to work with (Microsoft sticking with what they know is not going to lead us far wrong), it still features most of the same annoyances. Windows 8 is really highly customizable, however the system's dense and often unforgiving personality can without difficulty make you throw your arms up in the air and totally give up on what you're attempting to do with it. The operating system just isn't as hospitable and user responsive as Android or iOS and therein lays the key problem. THE VERDICT Mechanically speaking, the Microsoft surface pro is a miracle. Some of the technology employed by this gadget is truly Next-Gen stuff and, in that reverence, the Microsoft surface pro represents a landmark in portable computing. If you ever like a challenge, or you happen to get a specialist programmer, this is probably going to represent an 'iPad beater' for you. Though, if you're amongst us ordinary individuals, for whom computers are a instrument and never a puzzle, you can get an easier Operating system (and save about à £200 in the process) by purchasing an iPad. Article Content