Windows Surface vs iPad vs Samsung Galaxy tablet comparison

Which tablet platform do you prefer?

  • iOS (iPad)

    Votes: 8 21.1%

  • Android

    Votes: 19 50.0%

  • Windows 8

    Votes: 10 26.3%

  • Windows RT

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Windows 7

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • BlackBerry Tablet OS

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    38
I think build quality is very important when buying any new gadget.... especially something like a tablet, that's portable and exposed to risky environments....
Taking that the Surface looks pretty solid... vapormag casing looks quite durable...!
 
Fudzy said:
Of course not, they wouldn't sell any otherwise, oh wait they have a snappy advert for it that'll convince consumers its something they need.
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Just like Samsung, Apple and all the rest, that is the nature of sales advertising, nothing wrong with that.

The problem is with people's perception created by lack of full disclosure, not the product or its marketing.
 
If the average American buyer can't even distinguish between an iPad and a Samsung tablet (despite all the logos and writing on the boxes) how are they going to understand what Microsoft is doing here? "Windows RT for ARM ... WTF is that? I thought Windows 8 is Windows 8?!" Eina!
 
AlphaJohn said:
Just like Samsung, Apple and all the rest, that is the nature of sales advertising, nothing wrong with that.

The problem is with people's perception created by lack of full disclosure, not the product or its marketing.
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That's just it, it is being marketed as a Windows tablet.
 
rpm, Can we please have a survey on the preference of Tablet between the available options (if price was not a consideration, maybe) ?

Jan, did you contact MS SA to ask what their plans are for the Surface en when it would be available locally ?
 
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I have the following productivity setup that I cannot see replaced by one device: Lenovo T520 + Dell XPS 13 (ultrabook) + Android 10" tablet (+ Note II). Each has its strengths, weaknesses and roles. To try to get to the one device for everything (covering all bases) is in my mind a futile exercise. A tablet will never be the right device for serious production tasks. There are things that just cannot be done well on tablets, not even when connecting keyboards and mice to them. The idea that MS is trying to sell here that this tablet is a "no compromise" solution covering a wide spectrum is going to come back and bite them.
 
Calling the Windows RT tablet a Windows 8 tablet because of the kernel is just as wrong as calling the Android tablet a Linux tablet or the iOS a OSX tablet.

Seeing that both Android and iOS, use their bigger cousins Kernels. The only real benefit here is that you will be able to run your tablet software on your desktop AND NOT the Desktop apps on a tablet(till the x86 version comes out that is)
 
AlphaJohn said:
Calling the Windows RT tablet a Windows 8 tablet because of the kernel is just as wrong as calling the Android tablet a Linux tablet or the iOS a OSX tablet.
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Spot-on. Problem is ... the guy in the street won't understand what you just said (and MS bargains on that for now ... damage control will come later when the sales numbers impress).
 
Surface is looking nice.
Now to wait for the reviews to start coming in
 
BeVonk! said:
A tablet will never be the right device for serious production tasks. There are things that just cannot be done well on tablets, not even when connecting keyboards and mice to them. The idea that MS is trying to sell here that this tablet is a "no compromise" solution covering a wide spectrum is going to come back and bite them.
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Explain please.

What "serious production tasks" cannot be performed on a windows 8 surface, with a core i5 cpu, 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD, that is connected via a docking station to a 24" or 27" display and a full blown keyboard and mouse ?

Only thing I can think of is speciality tasks like heavy graphics rendering.
 
bwana said:
I'm not sure how I could be more productive on a surface rt tablet than I am on my iPad
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I think it's because you can do things on the Surface and the iPad - well - is more a toy?

A nice you, but a toy nevertheless.
 
I cannot wait to checkout the surface. If it works the way a lot of us are hoping it will, then it will be a serious contender.
Especially with all those ports (USB and HDMI) and if the operating system will allow it to work regardless of 3G modem or flash drive, then it will be quite awesome.
 
Dolby said:
I think it's because you can do things on the Surface and the iPad - well - is more a toy?

A nice you, but a toy nevertheless.
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And what are these things you can do on a Surface tablet as opposed to an iPad?
If anything, the iPad has a lot more productivity apps than the Surface
 
JStrike said:
And what are these things you can do on a Surface tablet as opposed to an iPad?
If anything, the iPad has a lot more productivity apps than the Surface
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Yeah I think he's confused between windows RT and full fat windows 8 tablets.
 
doobyscoo said:
Yeah I think he's confused between windows RT and full fat windows 8 tablets.
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Yeah. The confusing is running high, as many suspected.
And even a Windows 8 tablet like the Surface Pro, is no better than the iPad unless it is being used with a keyboard.
And if you need to use a keyboard to get good usage out of it, is a MacBook Air or other ultrabook not a better option?

Don't get me wrong, I think the Surface and Surface Pro are great devices, but I doubt the oft repeated claim that they are better for productivity than an iPad
 
abandonallhope said:
Explain please.

What "serious production tasks" cannot be performed on a windows 8 surface, with a core i5 cpu, 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD, that is connected via a docking station to a 24" or 27" display and a full blown keyboard and mouse ?

Only thing I can think of is speciality tasks like heavy graphics rendering.
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On the road/plane/etc - or just away from your normal working environment - the docking station connected to the display, etc is out ... so it becomes a touchscreen laptop of sorts. For many users such a full Windows 8 setup may be enough (running Office etc) but for sure not with Windows RT. For what you describe here I prefer an ultrabook (like my XPS 13) which is as small/thin as such a powerful full Windows 8 i5 Surface device would be. I don't have to wait for that as the ultrabooks are available right now. Touch-screen is anyway not what I would want to work on for production tasks so a keyboard (and in many cases a mouse is a must). The Surface you have in mind is therefore just a touch-screen ultrabook. Why not get an ultrabook now then?

BTW I actually do have media production in mind (what I do on the side).
 
For starters you won't need to download an app to do something cool on a windows tablet.
 
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