Surface Pro = Mac mini (or does it?)

[space-time]

moe details here

http://www.zdnet.com/surface-pro-and-mac...000010932/

I wonder if Surface Pro could be "hackintoshed" (although that would not be cost effective)

[space-time]

actually there are some differences

[clay]

interesting that they went with laptop hardware in a tablet, you'd think they would want something lower-power. Although if they want it to run standard desktop apps, that may have been their best choice.

[hal]

what about that asterisk? what does it lead to?

funny!

[Rolando]

Why not compare it to a MacBook Air?

[cbelt3]

But can you slice vegetables with it ?

Better battery life than a mini !!! Like, INFINITY better !! N00b! Macs are teh sux00r !!! Lol ..

[miK.]

hal wrote:
what about that asterisk? what does it lead to?

* Features might not, strictly speaking, ship with actual product.

[macphanatic]

Better chart. Sorry about the quality. Couldn't figure out how to post the spreadsheet.



The 11 inch Air (128GB usable) is roughly the same cost at the 89 GB usable Surface with a keyboard. Weight would be pretty close and the Air has better battery life.

[Marc Anthony]

Does someone really care about volume as a spec?

[macphanatic]

Marc Anthony wrote:
Does someone really care about volume as a spec?

Not necessarily, but when comparing products it gives a good representation of how bulky they are. The Surface Pro without a keyboard takes up more space than an 11 inch MacBook Air which has a true keyboard, much more storage capacity, etc while only waying a little more (or close to the Surface with a keyboard).