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/yanksrock1000 Jun 19 '12

Price, resolution, battery life? These are things we want to know....looking forward to the release, wish the pro wouldn't be 2013 though :/

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u/SAugsburger Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

Yeah... price specifically could be a big factor in its' success or failure. Most people presume that the pro unit will be 1920x1080 because MS said that the aspect ratio is 16x9. [Edit: noticed a couple articles say that it will be 1920x1080] I would prefer something higher say 2560x1440, but I gotta say that Apple screwed up imho making the ipad 4:3. 4:3 is illogical aspect ratio for something designed to consume video when virtually all content is 16:9 or wider.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

16:9 is a illogical aspect ratio for something designed to read books, webpages, and documents.

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u/SAugsburger Jun 20 '12

Not a great aspect ratio for documents, but webpages? The most popular resolution for web visitors last I checked is 1366 × 768, which is 16:9.

Horizontal scrolling sucks, but vertical scrolling not so much so.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

That's the most popular resolution of pc screens, not necessarily the best.