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Refurbished Surface Pro 11 X-Elite (that means OLED), 16gb RAM and 512gb SSD for $799 - that's right, $100 LESS than the new SP12!
If you are a Best Buy Total Member, you get 24 months warranty as well.
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Remember when we were discussing the bifold / triscreen form factor? I dubbed it the "Surface Z" because the Z shows two folds. Well, it's here, from Huawei. The $4000 device is a do-not-recommend from The Verge, but it's cool that this form factor is indeed coming.
I haven’t bothered going to the Verge in a very long time so I don’t know when this stuff started happening:
Needless to say, I won’t be clicking on Verge links in the future. 🤑
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The Verge is reporting that the SLS2 is no longer being produced. That's a shame, I like mine a lot, despite it being too thick, too heavy, and too slippery. Great screen, zippy, easy to switch modes, powerful dGPU.
Lost interest in all things Microsoft. Satya has just basically turned the company into a failed AI company. How the remain valuable is beyond my comrehension.
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Apparently the Start menu is being refreshed, see this Microsoft Design Blog post. The changes seem limited, the main one being that the "all apps" section is going to be a bunch of folders like in Apple's App Library (rightmost page on iPhones), instead of an endless list. Seems like an improvement.
It looks whatever vs the current start menu. I just want more consistency from Windows & MS in general.
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Both my Fold 5 and Tab Ultra 9 have updated to one UI 7 and android 15. So far, some icons are different, the drop downs are different, and the app tray scrolls vertically instead of sideways.
It told me about a bunch of AI stuff I could do now after the install, but none of them seem like things I'd want to do. Is this Samsung just throwing AI at the wall to see what sticks, or do people actually use it for stuff?
I'm so far not digging some of the UI changes on my Fold 5 and Tab 8 Plus, but the default camera editing app now does have some of those useful Ai features like removing people from backgrounds, etc.
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For some time my daugher Rachi had an HP Spectre X360 OLED 13.5" (14-ea0007nl) with wheelchair mount that she used (via head switches and/or eye gaze) as both her synthesized voice and computer control. It was almost perfect for her. I also had a very beat up one for my use working on her programs. Unfortunately, hers was stolen from a Delta Airlines flight!
Hers was replaced (paid for by Delta after a lengthy back and forth) with another Spectre, but what was available then was the 14-ef2006nl with 14" screen. It is OK, but needed a larger wheelchair mount and, although having a faster processor, actually has substantially more audio latency than the older model.
Those Spectres use (or used) Windows 10 iotLTSC (stable and supported until at least 2031) as this is a medical device that has to be stable - no "feature" updates, no notifications to gag Rachi.
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It's here, we have a new 12" Surface Pro alongside the previously released 13" Surface Pro. Odd to have two devices with nearly identical screen size, but there you have it!
Starting at $800 for the Platinum version. "Ocean" and Violet are $100 extra (sorry violetjack).
Especially for @dstrauss : the 12” weighs 1.5lbs, 25% less than the 13” model. That is a respectable weight loss for 15% less screen area.
No 5G on the 12” model
No surface port, just 2xUSB-C / USB 3.2 ports
No SSD for the 12” model, just soldered UFS flash storage
Some good comparison images with the Go, the 13", and the 12" here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/1ktml6a/sp12_mini_review/
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Via Mastodon: looks like the new 12" Surface Pro won't have vents. Or are they just hidden by the angle? 🧐
Edit: lots more info at NoteBookCheck (thanks @bierot)
This quote at Digital Trends bothers me the most: "The speculated 12-inch Surface Pro marks a return to a smaller form factor, recalling earlier models like the Surface Pro 3, but with modern Arm-based hardware."
This NEEDS to be "...recalling earlier models like the Surface Go..." I also know it's a little thing, but releasing a COMPUTER (not a phone) without a power supply is cheaping out to the max...
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Shipping mid May. BOOX Tab X C | 13.3'' Kaleido 3 Color ePaper Tablet – The Official BOOX Store
I've been using my Max Lumi again, to the point where I almost grabbed a Tab X off ebay. Waiting for color is very tempting though. I really need the front light, so the Note Max is out. However, as much as I'm tempted by color, I wonder how much it really matters. I do occasionally mark music in color for various things, but it's not really essential. I have two other color readers and the clarity and contrast do suffer on the color screens. I'm worried I'd regret the lower clarity screen. I guess I'll hold my pennies while the reviews come out.
Ugh, the pen. :(
One of thing I appreciate about using Boox tablets is that the pens are interchangeable with all my samsung stuff and don't need to charge. I can pick up whatever pen is handy and write on whatever I want. I have the Samsung Pro Pen that even has a switch to work on the Fold.
Here's Voya's first impressions: https://youtu.be/T26V5FdTrFo?si=5oCCdC890Lf5wb3_
Its a good deal. I can attest the OLED screen is really nice to look at, especially if you have it side by side with non-OLED Pros. Despite already having a Pro 11 X Elite, I so want that Sapphire color. But its kind of pathetic the Tablet is $799, but the Flex Keyboard is still $499. It still erks me to no end what a rip-off that price is. Bluetooth is a dirt cheap technology to add on, they must be pocketing a good chunk of margin from each one of those they sell.