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Microsoft Surface Studio review…

A short while back I posted my admiration for this here device…

The price of the device ($3000 and up) is quite steep but, based on the video, I was shocked by how beautiful and functional, especially to those who are artists, the device appeared to be.

Well, the device has not been offered for review and people are, of course, reviewing it…

I have to say as someone who loves tech and especially tech innovation, this device is really exciting.

Is it exciting enough to spend that amount of money getting it?

Not really.  At least not for me.  Though I have worked in the field of comic book art, I’m more of a writer these days and, as tempting a product as this is, the price tag on this is a little too out of my league for something to “play” around with.

On the other hand, this is the first iteration of this product and it wouldn’t surprise me that future versions are cheaper and (gulp) better.  Apple, take note!

If you want a more in depth review that talks about the actual nuts and bolts within the machine, check out this article by Tom Warren and found on theverge.com:

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/17/13663112/microsoft-surface-studio-review

Microsoft…comeback?

For years people have put down Microsoft.  The company was a lumbering giant, it created Windows updates that were, at times, considered a serious step back from previous versions.

Something changed a few years ago.

That something was the Surface.

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The original Surface, which I very happily bought back in the day, was a great computer for its time.  It was a stepping stone between a tablet and a laptop computer and was lightweight and very useful.

But it wasn’t a computer Nirvana and did have certain failings.  New versions of the Surface rapidly came out along with the well regarded Windows 10 (I love it, though the updates have been a great bother as they simply “appear” and I then spent over an hour or so waiting for the computer to be ready instead of, you know, doing something I wanted to do).

Yesterday this commercial, for the Surface Studio, dropped…

Pardon the vulgarity, but holy shit.

There’s been a building “general” consensus, though one I don’t agree with, that the desktop computer is dead.  I’ve written about this before, noting that the drop in desktop sales may be more a function of how good the latest desktop computers are and therefore people simply don’t need to replace them as often as they did before.

With the arrival of the Microsoft Surface Studio, I have to admit my mouth is watering.  I don’t do graphic material as much as I used to, instead using my desktop for writing, but if I should find an extra $2999 under my sofa or bed, I’d be lying if I weren’t tempted to use it on this.

The bottom line is this: I’m glad Microsoft is developing instruments like this.  I’ll be very curious to see what Apple does in return.

Competition between mega-companies is a great thing…for consumers.