- I know that if I actually invest in the platform, I'll need the 64gb one. After the OS and everything is installed, only having 10GB is a little odd. I don't want to pay the extra $100 right now. I've installed a few apps and games, and when I checked, I have 6.5GB of space left. That's with no music, and 2 tv shows.
- It is a really good 1st gen product. Really good, and the hardware is good as the best.
- The unsettling feeling that I've probably bought $300+ worth of apps on the iPad, and giving it all up just for some new hardware. I've already given up my iPhone, so there is a money thing there that gnaws at me.
- It's not the KEYBOARD that makes Surface good, it's the perfect integration with the whole operating system, and the cursor that comes with it. This is something the iPad will never match. Using an external keyboard on the iPad (like the excellent Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover) has always felt like a second class citizen. On the Surface, it's a 1st class citizen and experience.
- Some of the key first party apps were just weird and slow. The People app, great in concept, clunky in reality. It seems to want to Live-Tile update everything that "begins" joelo, instead of mentions and RTs that actually relate to me. The messaging app doesn't deliver/notify when it should. This will get better over time.
- In many ways, the BEST experience for Surface is actually within Internet Explorer 10, and the Desktop version of it. If that's the case, the tablet side has somewhat failed. The thing is, it's still a compelling laptop, if not for that reason alone. The Surface has the best browser on any tablet I've used.
- For now, it's an iPad world. The same sites are optimized for iPad, work better for iPad, show less ads, etc...
- I check for new apps every day, and they are coming out at a trickle. The store interface is clunky in that you can't search for "new apps", only "new within each category". The apps that DO come out, though, are high quality.
- The software support is weak. I wanted to buy a few apps (like the excellent NextGen Reader) but could not because the store wouldn't let me switch my billing address country
- For my current use case, I don't need to be ultimately productive on the road. Actually, I don't need to be productive at all. For now, I just need to play.
And a side, non technical reason: I feel sheepish that I bought one even though I'm going to Hawaii for vacation next Sunday. I don't want to constrain our family's vacation mood financially just because I bought the latest gadget!
Surface, I'll be back, I promise.
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