Quick Look at the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT

Will and Norm give a thorough review of Microsoft's new tablet, the Surface. We show you the good and the bad of this Windows RT tablet, from its notable hardware characteristics, unique usability, and software shortcomings.

[rieskimo]

I really like this video, they had pretty good banter and covered all bases. Thanks guys!

[WitheredAnge]

I like how their "quick look" videos are longer than their "review" videos.

[AxelAhmer]

good video, thanks guys. must be disciplined and hold off. i hope you do reviews on the new line of samsungs when they come out

[KenHeslip]

The office apps are still in preview mode....you have to upgrade them to the full versions for free. Windows updates have addressed many of the issues mentioned.

[Randomstupidchannel]

Looking forward to information about the Surface Pro.

[redeye]

Very informative, been wanting to get a tablet instead of a lap top.

[Psychlist]

It's in modern / Windows Store version of IE as well. In general, I prefer to use apps to watch video if I can, though. There are a few nice YouTube apps, for example.

[Buckshts]

very informative. I will wait till the bugs are worked out thanks alot.

[liliyaspadafore]

How download flash player for Windows RT, if I want to watch movie online ?

[rieskimo]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Just because your line of thinking doesn't run streamlined with everyone else isn't a problem. If you're happy with it, that's great!

[mikemoon]

i wish they could change the camera from 720p to 1080p

[TrevorVaubel]

I'm with you, I've used them a few times and it just doesn't have the features or intuitive ui that others have. The only thing I can see it being good for is the collaborative creation and editing. Maybe they will get better in time, but either way, with Google, you're the product, not the consumer.

[BenkaSvensson]

Would you say that the surface RT would be a good platform to use for school? take notes etc during class.

[SocialExperiment]

actually i think will was really looking forward to it, and they both enjoy the lenovo yoga, and i think they enjoy the surface pro

[dgurevich]

The thing I'll be taking from this is the normal windows 8, which should work well on old computers, because it is suppost to run on something simmilar to the surface.
also, if they can utilize the multi-touch trackpad sold with most netbooks today, they are in for a winner.
I still haven't tried windows 8 as an everyday OS, but my friends report it as more stable and user-friendly.

[mattstraub]

Does anybody know if windows 8 has the same old task manager that Microsoft had in windows 7?

[dgurevich]

It does have the desktop interface, and I can, and probably will make it behave like windows 7. What it does for me, is it's much lighter on the resource consumption compared to windows 7. and, since my phone (HTC one X) has tegra3 processor, maybe I can install windows on that?

[Hellforce]

Yeah, the task manager is one of the few actual improvements over Windows 7 for desktop users.

[RatFabTacoma]

This was made last year so is it better now?

[ctskifreaks]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Windows 8 SDK stuff had been out for a while. I do see the lack of apps as a detriment. Yes, the big apps are there, but according to the latest podcast, the Facebook and Twitter apps are from Microsoft and not their respective companies. I'm an Android guy, but I like the idea of the Surface and want it to succeed, but I feel like the Pro is what a lot of people want.