If the computer field asked who is the most popular products, I think surface will certainly in the top ranking occupied by comparison the position before, after all, Microsoft announced the launch of Windows 8 operating system, surface as a representative of the Windows 8 platform, pocketed the concern of the industry.
Windows 8 at the same time with touch control functions and the Windows operating system on a wealth of program compatibility, so that the tablet quickly get rid of the "toy" status. This makes us pay more attention to: which Surface is suitable for your desk?
I believe you already know, Surface has two versions of RT and Pro, as early as October 26, 2012, with the Windows 8 synchronization, Microsoft released the RT Surface, China is also one of the first countries to synchronize. And at that time, we've got about surface there will be a pro version of the news, of course many of the details of the surface Pro configuration, positioning and products have been fully exposed, we in the January issue of once the two products had more in-depth introduction, of course, at that time the pro version of the introduction is only based on the information we collected, for us, the listing of surface Pro nature is more high expectations.
Following the February 9, surface in the United States after the official release, on April 2, Microsoft in China starting the surface pro, also brought a specialized for the Chinese market surface Chinese version, surface Chinese version regardless of hardware configuration and price are surface pro with exactly the same, the only difference lies in the software settings: surface Pro preloaded with office 365 Home Premium Edition provides a month free trial; surface Chinese version is pre formal version of office 2013 home and student edition. Outside the office component of the difference, the biggest difference is the use cost, it can be said that the surface of the Chinese version of office 2013 is completely free of, such a bonus scheme is obviously greater concessions.
It should be said before the launch of Windows 8, based on IOS, Android operating system for the tablet PC design is more oriented toward entertainment. However, regardless of the surface RT or surface Pro will pre installed office this feature on the first place, let us more willing to consider surface suitable for office applications, then, let us to the real application experience to compare two versions of the surface, who is more suitable for placed on your desktop.
　　Expensive 50%! Will you choose the Pro version?
Surface in addition to the difference between RT and pro versions, as well as volume differences, including surface RT has two 32GB and 64GB, the surface pro and Chinese version with 64GB and 128GB two paragraphs, if the storage capacity with 64GB version for comparison, the price difference is 2100 yuan, equivalent to 50% of your, such a price difference is indeed a small leap, in the face of such a big difference, whether we need to pro version?
Hardware and surface RT more close to the tablet PC configurations, using NVIDIA Terga 3 1.3GHz quad core processor, 2GB of ram, display system nature is based on NVIDIA Terga 3. The screen is is 1366 x 768 resolution 5 touch screen.
The surface, the Chinese version of the configuration is more like a notebook computer, adopting Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHZ quad core processor, 4GB of memory, showing system for the Intel hd4000 core graphics, the screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 Full HD 10 touch screen.
Such differences are easy to make us understand the difference in price. From the configuration based on ARM platform surface RT and based on X86 platform surface Chinese version belong to tablets and laptops, the market mainstream price in accordance with the, price of flat between 3000 ~ 4000 yuan, extremely the in between 6000 ~ 7000 yuan, corresponding to the two versions of the surface, it is quite reasonable of.
Surface used for touch operation support better windows 8 operating system is more worthy of discussion and in our expectations, the surface should better meet the needs of our will and tablet computers combined desire, then, Windows 8 can satisfy our "plate, electric
　　Touch operation is not enough
In fact, the popularity of tablet computers, and not just the touch of this one characteristic of the decision, the more critical place is that we need to apply. It should be said that the vast majority of tablet computers in our understanding, more is a "toy", regardless of iOS or Android operating system tablet, the entertainment performance as a design goal. In the same way, we can easily find a lot of popular games. However, in the practical aspect, we can find a large number of life service content, really used in the work of the actual application is missing.
Although most of us think of tablet products more according to the application of content, content production still need rely on traditional PC to realize. However, computer flat pattern to the lightweight portable characteristics and more comfortable man-machine interactive experience captured the hearts of the majority of users, to dominance in the tablet office will join is the direction we expected.
Of course, you want to get a better sense of application, not just rely on a touch operation can be achieved. Surface taking into account the handheld, desktop two applications, in the simple form of a better combination of the details of the design is what we should be concerned about.
RT Surface and Pro Surface on the surface, it appears that the difference is not large, but Pro thickness of some, however, in fact, we can see a lot of difference.
First is the comparison of the surface of the stent, personal feeling surface Pro stent design better. This is mainly because the surface pro in order to ensure that the cooling, at the edge of the back side of the design cooling slot, the appearance of the slotted continues to the site of the stent can more easily find Toggle position, of which the left also designed grooves, can be more convenient to operate. RT Surface because the fuselage is thinner, the support and the back cover more closely, often several times operation can not pull open. In the main structure, surface pro and surface RT almost exactly the same, such as the right edge of the upper side of the power button and the left edge of the headphone jack and adjust the volume, in the lower right part of the power supply interface and bottom side of the keyboard interface.
The difference between the two surface in several other interface design, such as surface RT USB interface on the right, shows that the output HDMI-D. Also the microSD card slot hidden under the support of the right side of the fuselage, if not specifically looking for may even forget its existence. Surface pro design of USB interface in the left side of the machine part, although it seems to be a common black, but the is USB 3.0, you can greatly improve the speed of transmission; display interface design in the lower edge of the right, and change into a mini DP, support higher resolution output; and the position of the microSD card is directly exposed on the right, use more easily.
What do you know about "office"? Maybe we each have different forms of work, the computer's demand for nature is also different. But in Microsoft's view, the Office suite is the basic needs of the office. We naturally need to understand the difference between RT Surface and Surface Chinese version through the configuration of the Office software.
Should say surface RT released too "advance", that issue when office 2013 have not yet been published, therefore, pre installed in the surface RT of is the preview version of office 2013, but Microsoft did not give the preview time lock, that is entirely possible that surface RT provides free use office 2013.
Compared to the need to use time to pay office 365, surface Chinese version installed Office 2013 although is also a trial version, but packaging also provides serial number, start office and enter the serial number you can start using the full functions of the office.
S u r f a c e Chinese version comes with Office 2013 is "home and student edition, this version is Office 2013 components at least version provides only Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote four components, for a lot of people need to schedule email management within the family and not Outlook the student edition, which can make us feel very awkward, but Windows 8 built-in mail function is satisfactory and many other public mailbox we use can directly rely on Web browsing to achieve, although some do not conform to the Outlook user habits like me, but also can deal with the corresponding operation, such a change or acceptable.
I am a office users, since the start of the 2007 version of the office, I always think office is becoming more and more "bloated", and the interface design to the utmost exaggerates, occupy the more screen space and practicality is low, to 2013 edition of office, marked a return to the simple and pure and fresh style, copy processing work more handy.
For our editorial work, Office is almost able to complete all of the text processing. However, in fact, for different industries, in addition to Office, there are a lot of other software application needs, then RT Surface and Surface Chinese version of the difference is reflected.
We do not need to worry about the use of a variety of software, after all, for the vast majority of users, the need for software are mostly based on PC architecture, using Windows system, Windows 8 operating system, although there was a great change in the interface, but prior to the version of the windows compatibility is very high using process basically does not face the problem that software is not compatible with the use of Chinese version of the Windows 8 operating system surface.
However, the windows RT surface RT in application software is a very obvious short board, windows RT completely abolished the traditional. Exe program to support, in a certain extent only with traditional windows desktop operating system for mobile phones, want to use outside of the functions of the windows and the office software can only rely on Windows app store to download and install windows Metro touch interface program specifically for. Of course, this is also the Windows short board has been criticized by us - the application is too small.
Obviously, if simply compare office software, two surface itself did not vary greatly. However, if you need to install special application software in addition to the basic functions of windows, unless specifically developed for the windows RT version of these software applications, otherwise only depends on the surface \/ Chinese version.
　　TIPS
　　Where to find the start menu?
From Windows 95 opened the windows operating system since the time, we have become accustomed to from the start menu search need to run the program or open the document directly, although has gone through several generations of operating system upgrades, in later versions of the windows above even couldn't see "start" word, but the first run when Windows 95, the "start here" tips has been what we think is a very intuitive hint.
Windows 8 the abolition of the traditional "start" button and the start menu, need to rely on keyboard click or the windows key on the screen in the Metro interface, we can fully understand the new metro interface is the traditional start menu, which can see many commonly used "magnet" and click on the magnetic stick into the needs of the application.
Because were optimized at the interface, we used many procedures, instead in Windows 8 disappeared, rest assured that need to those commonly used windows program is not difficult, as long as the Metro interface from the upper side of the screen downward slide your finger, in exhaled menu, click on "the application of all", like in the previous version of Windows Start menu for the same procedure need the.
What image do you have in mind of "business people"? Dressed in a suit and tie, always come up with meticulous notebook computer to isolated like dealing with their own affairs is like a symbol, indicating the use of notebook computer environment. If we point Surface to office applications, we should also explore the use of it in the mobile office environment. In my opinion, the mobile office includes two aspects of the assessment, one is the mobile state of the portable, two is the use of the state of motion, the two aspects of the relatively independent, need to be considered.
Carry: Travel weight need to surface into the bag, I believe surface RT will get more and more popular, regardless of the volume, weight, surface RT more wins surface Pro chip, two surface by 10.6 inch screen, the screen area are x 172mm 274.7mm and area of difference is that the thickness, thickness of surface RT 9.30mm, thickness of surface Pro 13.5mm, surface RT light performance victory.
Weight, has a thin shape surface RT also has a greater advantage, take the surface RT weight 680g in the hands of time almost never bother to care about its weight, and heavy 950g surface Pro holding the hands of obviously feeling is the burden of. In addition to Surface and unlike other tablet computers that can rely on USB power, the need to increase the weight of the travel special power adapter. There are also differences in the power adapter of the two surface, surface RT power adapter is more like a cell phone charger compact and convenient to carry, and the power adapter of the surface Pro bias notebook power adapter design, compared with output power is higher, to ensure the surface Pro higher demand for electricity. In addition, surface Pro power adapter design is more suitable for our habit of using multiple digital devices, power adapter designed a 5V 1A USB power supply output can be used for mobile phones, tablet computers and other equipment for charging.
Use: comfortable posture should be said surface of mobile applications is slightly limited, the folding bracket at the same time indeed for the portable or desktop, but when used as a laptop connected surface keyboard can not achieve similar laptop use comfort, screen angle can not be adjusted, making the surface placed on his knees cannot adjust the screen to be more suitable for viewing angle, and because support needs to stand on the same plane, making the position of the screen need to leave the body closer, viewing angle is less comfortable. Obviously under the state of mobile applications, the surface is more dependent on the desktop, aviation seats in the table is an indispensable "surface partner".
Use: power supply super the give us brought a tremendous breakthrough Power PC, at present on the market super pole can easily achieve the 8 hours of battery life, more high life time of the super this can even reach more than 20 hours. For Surface such a more compact body, we can not ask for more than 20 hours of life, but also want to get a longer time to use.
About battery life time, each product will be a description of some of the data, but the measured performance is more, in the actual test, the surface of two versions of the full power video playback time, get the real power performance:
Surface Pro battery life time can reach 4 hours and 33 minutes, according to the author's experience, this time enough at home and ride the airplane to arrive any city, "enough" feeling enough or satisfactory and, after all, our normal use does not necessarily need a computer work continuously for a long time, so in fact the surface Pro use of time will be better.
In addition, windows based power management scheme, surface pro in 4 hours after 33 minutes automatic shutdown is not because power consumption is zero, but in order to protect content and in 5% of the left power automatically preserve dormant results, if this time again to boot, the surface Pro can also insist on the use of about 5 minutes, the 5 minutes is able to help us deal with some urgent business, although not deliberately designed, but the results are very close.
Compared to surface pro, surface RT power performance is obviously higher leap, the actual test continuous video playback to 9 hours, that we had in the January issue of "168 hours comprehensive experience" the once feelings, if you count according to the daily work 8 hours, the surface RT placed on the desktop, totally not have to worry about one day working power of the problem of the shortage of.
Because of the difference between the power management mechanism, based on the arm architecture surface RT automatic shutdown time is power completely exhausted and unable to re boot, in power after the alarm should pay attention to the timely processing of hand work, so as not to cause any inconvenience.
In addition to the basic battery, surface RT of the dormant state of the battery management significantly more, enter a state of dormancy almost no power consumption, was only a pity that dormancy standby state is not convenient test, we were unable to obtain the real data.
Use: network security in flat areas, built-in 3G network module of a lot of products, the iPad, the Galaxy Tab products have 3G version, directly into the SIM card can be guaranteed anywhere online. However, the surface does not provide built-in 3G module version. This design may be a bit inconvenient, but according to Microsoft's point of view, first of all, in the US in the purchase card data, operators will provide USB dongle, Windows 8 built-in very comprehensive USB network card driver, can be easily connected with; secondly we used the phone mostly can as a Wi Fi hotspot sharing of 3G network, and also can be easily connected with the surface. The two methods can help surface on the move and connect to the network, and for the user is no increase in the cost of, we can according to own actual situation, choose suitable scheme is adopted to ensure the surface is connected to the network.
The trouble of office network experience front took great lengths introduced 2013 version of office on the surface of the differences in configuration, in addition to the component difference, office also provide network cloud applications, could save the document to SkyDrive spaces, so that it can be in different EEG using the same account login, deal with the same document content, eliminating the need for "with U disk to work".
　　TIPS
　　A more comfortable office experience
Surface large collecting parts
Mentioned several times before the Surface keyboard, we should also be related to the Surface parts for some of the introduction, these accessories can bring us a more comfortable office experience.
Keyboard protective cover surface offers a variety of accessories, the keyboard is defined as "protector", using magnetically connected to the surface of the lower edge, carrying the can like laptop fold on the screen screen saver, open the can be more convenient to use the keyboard input.
Although Microsoft surface of the keyboard definition for parts, but in the eyes of many people, the keyboard can be said to be a "standard", after all, we in the use of computers, the subjective is more dependent on the keyboard of. Course, Microsoft also to the keyboard design is dedicated, maybe you haven't noticed, many laptops are quietly keyboard size reduced, even many 12, 13 inch laptops use narrowing of the keyboard. The Microsoft Surface is equipped with the keyboard is the standard size of the keys, the actual use of comfort increased a lot.
Surface keyboard protection set of two versions, respectively, the physical keyboard and touch keyboard, the author strongly recommend the physical keyboard, after all, the real key feeling will make the use of more comfortable. According to Jingdong price, a physical keyboard only touch type keyboard than your 80 yuan; the weight difference only 9g, don't have to worry about carrying a burden; thickness, although the difference is nearly doubled, but in less than 3mm, it is perfectly acceptable.
Wedge mouse version surface since the surface as a notebook computer use, Microsoft specifically for surface design supporting mouse - Wedge mouse version surface, this mouse was originally for Windows 8 touch operation and, the surface of the mouse at the same time with the function of touch panel, to mouse operation and touch operation of the perfect combination, the surface placed on the desktop as desktop computers use time, can also play a touch with the help of a wedge mouse advantage.
Stylus surface Pro can also touch pen accessories selection. The electromagnetic touch technology of touch control pen can be more accurately on the screen to click, depicting, in a large extent make up the finger touch operation with low accuracy problems. Using the touch pen can write on the screen, the drawing operations, although at present in Windows 8 for handwritten application does not see more, but for the drawing, is very practical.
Surface Pro stylus also designed the magnetic suction structure may be when carrying it adsorption in the position of the power supply interface, can "click", more cool.
Display adapter two surface configuration of the display output interface is different, the surface RT configuration is interface HDMI-D, can be through simple adapter turn into standard HDMI-A interface is connected with the display, or directly buy HDMI d turn a wire rod; surface Pro configuration is mini DP interface and switching into standard DP or the use of other interfaces.
Microsoft to provide a more comprehensive Surface interface conversion, such as the evaluation of the Chinese version of the Surface to provide a Mini-DP to HDMI converter, in addition to the transfer of VGA and other different specifications, to ensure that the general.
Of course, the Surface display interface is the standard interface design, so you can freely choose the required switching mode, do not rely on Surface accessories, reduce the cost of purchase.
　　Entertainment applications - a discussion on performance configuration
Leisure time playing games, watching movies, listening to music is another dependence on our computer, even in the office applications, we also need to take into account the needs of entertainment applications.
First of all, it should be praised is Windows 8 operating system with the user interface design, whether the use of a laptop or a desktop, as long as the same Microsoft login ID, we can obtain the same user interface, let you are in the habit of interface and their own preferences content carry on walking.
Music appreciation in comparison between the two devices, the natural need to compare out of the problem, and even from the sound itself is somewhat different.
Surface RT speakers on the shell with special opening, we easily on both sides of the screen is arranged at the upper end of the find two horn hole, it should be said surface RT sound quality is not bad in itself, but such a single speaker design is not suitable for use in different states, after all, sometimes vertical screen holding time, the effect of double channel a lot less.
Surface pro and no horn openings. However, play music when the sound quality is better, this is mainly because the side frame of the whole surface pro design the cooling duct and speakers to play the sound with radiating duct as horn openings broadcast, let us hear the sound more full.
We listen to music, mostly through the network online streaming or download MP3 local playback, network play itself, although we have criticized surface RT trouble of installing the Flash plugin, but most web player was able to directly support; however, if local music file format is not MP3, wma format, surface RT will face the embarrassment of no player, to the pursuit of quality lossless FLAC, ape format, still need to rely on the surface pro.
Video playback of video playback, face and music appreciation is very similar, in the movie, sound itself we are not too picky, if it is online play, two surface itself and there is no difference, and even regardless of the windows desktop start ie is still the Metro interface start ie, the playback experience is the same.
The real difference or from local content playback, surface RT built-in player supports WMV, avi format video file playback, but at the moment network can download to AVI file extension is not necessarily standard AVI format, brought some trouble, after all, a lot of XviD format file packet into avi format in this player is unable to open the. Play video on the computer, I prefer the shooter video player, the format is more comprehensive, in the Pro Surface upload a do not worry about the difference between the file format.
In addition, it is worth emphasizing that the Pro Surface uses a 1920 x 1080 resolution full HD screen, high-definition video playback when the quality is higher.
Gaming experience surface RT does not support EXE file format, so many PC games are not running. Fortunately, Windows 8 app store provides some games, want to pursue a better big game can also go to choose the Xbox game installation. Whether surface RT or surface Pro supports the Xbox platform, I in the above chose a free "Adera" were simply trying, two surface in the game almost no difference, especially some position sensing operation is high fidelity, but the screen is smaller, telepresence slightly worse.
Worthy of discussion to fever a few problems, in almost the same game experience, surface RT in the running game, test temperature for 27.4 DEG C, only slightly higher than the room temperature, and the temperature of the surface Pro reached 42.9 DEG C, I feel a little bit hot.
It seems that, in the heating problem, the performance of the ARM architecture is better than X86.
　　What kind of office equipment do you need?
Should say two surface orientation and unlike is Microsoft imagine so clear, for example at the level of the mobile application, there is no built-in 3G version of the surface need some equipment used in conjunction, not suitable for laptop use state shortcomings obviously does not meet the office computer "to" the pursuit.
And the design itself, although based on ARM architecture surface RT give us bring the judgment of "low performance", but in practical application did not feel a lack of significant performance, despite the lack of applications, not compatible with older versions of the windows program embarrassment, but built-in office was able to meet the office needs to a great extent, especially lightweight form factor and 9 hours of battery life makes us more willing to choose the surface RT as a travel use.
In contrast, surface \/ Chinese version although it is for computer users to the demand for office. However, heavy appearance, slightly short life time and the use of state of high temperature or let surface \/ Chinese version slightly on the surface RT. Fortunately, rely on the old version of windows is fully compatible with, full support of the. EXE file, surface \/ Chinese version is really more suitable for most of the traditional computer office needs.
Obviously, if your job does not require any special program, relying solely on office can finish, and the game without much interest, then you can be in overcoming some may face trouble, if there is no way to decompress rar compression format, unable to play real, MKV format media files such as the premise, to choose more fashionable thin and light surface RT, after all, nine hours of battery life time and lightweight portable design is enough to attract our needs.
If you need to rely on the work of the installation of specialized software - even including PhotoShop, then Pro\/ Surface Chinese version of nature is a must. Of course, in lost light appearance and long life advantages beyond, you get is a fully functional computer. Don't forget if you choose is the Chinese version, the office of the expensive commercial software or complimentary.