tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688870739795137027.post1000671317034929617..comments2024-03-29T10:58:35.750+08:00Comments on Mobile Raptor: Microsoft's best play in the Tablet Wars - Sell keyboardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688870739795137027.post-89903471735988590372018-12-31T20:06:23.643+08:002018-12-31T20:06:23.643+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Recycle Devicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702054307737813567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688870739795137027.post-55605628811579691562013-04-13T19:30:42.668+08:002013-04-13T19:30:42.668+08:00Missed your reply - yes, you're right, because...Missed your reply - yes, you're right, because really, it is a MacBook Air competitor, but with several key differences:<br /><br />Full HD display<br />Touch interface<br />Detachable keyboard<br />More I/O ports<br /><br />So... a pretty nice device, if one is okay with Windows 8.<br /><br />And - it runs VMware!<br /><br />Tempting... very tempting.Brett Legreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757121278866748797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688870739795137027.post-30612725199541250702013-04-07T01:07:40.623+08:002013-04-07T01:07:40.623+08:00The battery life is not really bad if you consider...The battery life is not really bad if you consider it is a x86 PC. A 11-inch Apple Macbook Air only gets you about 5 hours as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774204433585486556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688870739795137027.post-51992442548684504142013-04-06T16:28:46.307+08:002013-04-06T16:28:46.307+08:00I have to agree with you, and it still makes sense...I have to agree with you, and it still makes sense even after my first morning coffee (currently 4:23 am here!)<br /><br />At first I wasn't sure what to make of the form factor, and I fell for the "tech journalist spin" about the poor battery life.<br /><br />Well then... I decided to look at how I personally do my work, and what I use.<br /><br />Sometimes I use my Nexus 7 with a keyboard and mouse, and I have a little ad-hoc stand which is really a wire mesh business card holder (really!) - this means I work at a desk or table.<br /><br />So that takes care of the form factor "issue". I've never really worked on my lap with a laptop.<br /><br />Battery life... in practical terms, and again this is for me, the laptop I am typing this on right now doesn't even *have* a working battery, I will be ordering one next week but I've been using it now for some time sans battery (I took it out) and so, there you go.<br /><br />In any case, the typical battery life expectancy people with the Surface Pro are reporting exceeds what my 2008 MacBook Pro obtained when new.<br /><br />If I really need long battery life when I'm "off the grid" then my Nexus 7 is good enough.<br /><br />I'd like to see them do a range of tablets myself, I have seen rumours of a 8" model. Perhaps this will all launch with Haswell silicon.Brett Legreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757121278866748797noreply@blogger.com