Microsoft Surface Pro is now on display at the Century City Microsoft Store in Los Angeles.
(Credit:
Brooke Crothers)
LOS ANGELES -- The Surface Pro has arrived early at Microsoft stores.
Locations, such as the store near Beverly Hills, Calif., now have the Pro -- slated to go on sale this Saturday -- on display and available for anyone to use.
So, I spent about an hour with Pro and came away impressed. More impressed than I was initially with Surface RT.
In a word, smooth. In two words, silky smooth. In the limited time I used it, I experienced no lag or stuttering on graphics-intensive sites and videos. And when I used
Microsoft Office in desktop mode (which was installed on the Pro I used) everything was snappy. Really snappy.
The Intel Ivy Bridge chip paired with a PC-class solid-state drive (and 4GB of memory) makes all the difference.
And the 10.6 -inch display at 1,920x1,080 resolution is a stunner. (That's over 2 million pixels at 200 pixels per inch, for those keeping track.)
To me, the resolution looked pretty much the same as on my Retina
iPad 4. Yes, I know, the iPad 4 has a higher pixel density but text was highly resolved (see photo below) on the Pro much like the Retina iPad.
And if all of that sounds appealing to you, you can reserve one. A Microsoft store sales rep will take your name and e-mail address and then hand you a reservation card (see photo below).
Update: Video added at bottom. Just a quick scrolling clip.
Typing with the Pro on my lap. Note, you can also use it on your lap with the stand extended but it felt more comfortable for me flat.
(Credit:
Brooke Crothers)
Text is well resolved and looks pretty much like it does on my iPad 4 -- though display aficionados may dispute that. Note that the wave and grid patterns are a photo artifact, not what you actually see.
(Credit:
Brooke Crothers)
Surface Pro's Metro screen.
(Credit:
Brooke Crothers)
My Surface Pro reservation card. I was told to bring it on Saturday -- when Surface Pro goes on sale.
(Credit:
Brooke Crothers)
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