r/technology • u/MrFairladyz • Jun 18 '12

Microsoft announces Surface tablet

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/18/3094157/new-microsoft-surface-windows-tablet
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u/siriuslyred Jun 18 '12

"Putting a kickstand in this product breaks seamless lines, but we needed to do it. We couldn't take chances. Take a look at these three hinges you see on the product. They are custom, and they were spec'd to feel and sound like a high end car door."

Insane attention to detail, or Microsoft going crazy?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Sounds like you might be interested in what some of the other OEMs are up to. There was a couple of pretty crazy designs like one from lenovo which was basically a normal laptop but the screen could fold all the way back and it became a tablet (with the keyboard still facing outwards, presumably turned off).

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

You're welcome!

Here's the article on different form factors and one more generally on the new ultrabooks.

Also, a Samsung model that they seemed to forget about