microsoft's new surface laptop sucks imo

[Mr Queeba]

so, microsoft just announced their hot new surface laptop
https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.5102691100
and oh boy it has some issues
the baseline model:
runs a limited version of windows 10 that forces you to use apps from the windows store, thus meaning pretty much you cannot run 99.99999 percent of windows applications and you're forced to use microsoft edge (and you'll probably have bing shoved down your throat!). while they may be letting you upgrade to windows 10 pro for free, this is a limited time offer, and then after that you'll be forced to pay $50 to get the pro version which actually lets you run win32 applications
only has 4 gigabytes of memory
only has 128 gigabytes of storage
oh, and i almost forgot:
costs $1000
microsoft, are you drunk? you can easily buy a laptop cheaper than $1000 that actually has a good amount of memory and storage, and i almost forgot, allows you to run apps not from the windows store right out of the box without paying extra $$$
have you looked at apple and decided "hm, they're overpricing subpar products, shouldn't we do what they're doing?"
/discuss

[Ad Bot]

[Steve5451²]

[cooolguy32]

who on loving meth thought this was good idea to price at loving 1000 dollars?!

[Insert Name Here²]

I could buy a loving gaming laptop with a 1050ti and an i7 for that price lolwtf

[Verification]

*snorts 2 pounds of crack cocaine*
ok..
look at these basic computer parts..
gotta make a computer to get paid for some new crack money
*takes 20 doses of lsd*

WEW LAD
SURFACE PRO TABLET + stuffTY LABTOP
GUYS GUYS I GOT AN IDEA
(presents surface pro tablet with bluetooth keyboard support)
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA (they say as they smoke 20 blunts at once)
WHY HAVE WE NOT THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE
WHAT SHOULD THE PRICE BE?
1000 dollars! (he says under a cloaklike vapor of fumes from weed)

[Steve5451²]

*snorts 2 pounds of crack cocaine*

you're sposed to smoke crack

[The Murderous Cop]

you're sposed to smoke crack

exactly
ot: whoever thought of these decisions for such a piss poor laptop should be fired

[beachbum111111]

Wait does it have an ARM CPU?

[Steve5451²]

Wait does it have an ARM CPU?

no it's got an x86_64 intel i7

[Punished Toxicology]

Wait does it have an ARM CPU?

ive got two of those

[Meth]

who on loving meth

>:(

[Ipquarx]

this isn't an "imo" kinda thing this is objectively bad lmao

[beachbum111111]

this isn't an "imo" kinda thing this is objectively bad lmao

He's probably waiting for some shill to come in and talk down to us about how we're all wrong and how this is an amazing value deal.

[Pngu12970]

If you own a copy of windows 10 on a USB then you could just put pro on it for free, and the upgrade is free for students anyways, but it's a bad idea having Windows 10 S only and not offering a version of the laptop that runs standard 10.

[tails]

have you looked at apple and decided "hm, they're overpricing subpar products, shouldn't we do what they're doing?"

Surface is basically Microsoft's Apple line.

Also the storage being an SSD makes it slightly less crazy then it being a HDD, and from what I can find laptops with around that pixel density seem to be the same price range.

(This laptop isn't for you)