Microsoft Surface - 10.6 inch Windows 8 Tablet

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

I'm not in IT, so I'm not overly concerned about some of the things that may matter to you. I just want a good user expereince and I'm hoping the Surface PRO with Win 8 can give me that.

I hope that the Surface PRO with Win 8 delivers the experience that you need for your day-to-day routines. I would never dissuade someone from something because s/he enjoyed it and I didn't (despite my rant above). Different strokes for different folks, right? As long as you've explored all options available to you and you settle for what you like best, there will never be a wrong choice; it's about personal happiness, and only you can decide that.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

I hope that the Surface PRO with Win 8 delivers the experience that you need for your day-to-day routines. I would never dissuade someone from something because s/he enjoyed it and I didn't (despite my rant above). Different strokes for different folks, right? As long as you've explored all options available to you and you settle for what you like best, there will never be a wrong choice; it's about personal happiness, and only you can decide that.

I'm really quite excited about having a chance to play with the Surface Pro when it comes out, but I may decide that a full-size Notebook/Laptop would serve me better. I don't know, so the door is wide open. One thing though, I won't really have a choice of OS once I decide as Win 8 will be the standard by that time, no?

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

I'm really quite excited about having a chance to play with the Surface Pro when it comes out, but I may decide that a full-size Notebook/Laptop would serve me better. I don't know, so the door is wide open. One thing though, I won't really have a choice of OS once I decide as Win 8 will be the standard by that time, no?

Good question; honestly, I'm not sure. Seeing as Android can be updated with later builds on some tablets, Microsoft may follow suit, but because the mobile OS code is proprietary (rather than an open-source platform like Android), Microsoft will (more than likely) charge their users an upgrade fee of some sort to do so. Of course, with a laptop, you can always upgrade to another OS, even one that's not Microsoft-based.

I'm sure this will be addressed when Surface Pro is about to be released.