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Turn your desk into a Studio. Surface Studio is a whole new class of device, one designed for the creative process. The 28" PixelSense™ Display floats like a sheet of suspended pixels giving you a huge canvas for all kinds of work. Use it upright or draw on it like a drafting table, breathing life into your ideas with a process that has been limited to whiteboards and sketchbooks, until now.
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Microsoft Surface Studio - expensive
on December 16, 2016
Posted by: Herb
The real question is, "is the Surface Studio worth the expense?"
I got the full blown version....do I need it? Not sure but I didn't want to regret it later...so went all out. I did the same thing when I bought the Surface Pro4.
Pluses....
A. The display is a marvel to look at. I am afraid after using it I can never go back to anything else. I used to think that my iPad Pro (large) had great images....this screen leaves that one in the dust with colors and clarity. One word to describe it, SPECTACULAR!
B. The all in one design (AIO) frees up a lot of space previously used for speakers, case, etc. I needed to get some of my space back.
C. The tilt of the screen is nice and I am guessing after using it, it will be hard to use a screen that isn't adjustable.
D. Set up was extremely easy, far easier than any other computer I have owned to date. It found my wifi and locked into the signal, no problems there.
E. The screen is like a giant iPad with touch controls just like the iPad.
A. The display is a marvel to look at. I am afraid after using it I can never go back to anything else. I used to think that my iPad Pro (large) had great images....this screen leaves that one in the dust with colors and clarity. One word to describe it, SPECTACULAR!
B. The all in one design (AIO) frees up a lot of space previously used for speakers, case, etc. I needed to get some of my space back.
C. The tilt of the screen is nice and I am guessing after using it, it will be hard to use a screen that isn't adjustable.
D. Set up was extremely easy, far easier than any other computer I have owned to date. It found my wifi and locked into the signal, no problems there.
E. The screen is like a giant iPad with touch controls just like the iPad.
Minuses
F. The speakers while functional do not have the rich sound of my iPad Pro. Don't expect them to have that rich stereo sound, it isn't there.
G. The Dial needs more software support. This is to be expected with a new device, it will be interesting to see what the software people come up with.
H. It doesn't matter how the screen is adjusted, the Dial will begin to slide slowly down the screen. If you have it in your hand it won't go anywhere. This is another one of those items that will take getting used to in the workflow.
I. Did I say the price? Yikes it is expensive.....you had better like your toys because this is big bucks.
J. The software keyboard is exactly like my Surface Pro4 small and limited. My iPad Pro has a full software keyboard and given the size of the Studio screen this should have the same thing. I wanted to use the software keyboard with Photoshop, but the SW keyboard doesn't have ALT key.....big problem! Hopefully there will be an update that will incorporate a full software keyboard.
F. The speakers while functional do not have the rich sound of my iPad Pro. Don't expect them to have that rich stereo sound, it isn't there.
G. The Dial needs more software support. This is to be expected with a new device, it will be interesting to see what the software people come up with.
H. It doesn't matter how the screen is adjusted, the Dial will begin to slide slowly down the screen. If you have it in your hand it won't go anywhere. This is another one of those items that will take getting used to in the workflow.
I. Did I say the price? Yikes it is expensive.....you had better like your toys because this is big bucks.
J. The software keyboard is exactly like my Surface Pro4 small and limited. My iPad Pro has a full software keyboard and given the size of the Studio screen this should have the same thing. I wanted to use the software keyboard with Photoshop, but the SW keyboard doesn't have ALT key.....big problem! Hopefully there will be an update that will incorporate a full software keyboard.
In summary, if you can swallow the cost of this, you will find a spectacular computer. I gave it 4 stars because of the cost and the SW limited keyboard.....get a full function keyboard then I would give this 5 stars....
My Best Buy number: 0025609219
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Turn your desk into a Studio. Surface Studio is a whole new class of device, one designed for the creative process. The 28" PixelSense™ Display floats like a sheet of suspended pixels giving you a huge canvas for all kinds of work. Use it upright or draw on it like a drafting table, breathing life into your ideas with a process that has been limited to whiteboards and sketchbooks, until now.
Overall4 out of 5
4 out of 5Microsoft Surface Studio - expensive
By Herb
The real question is, "is the Surface Studio worth the expense?"
I got the full blown version....do I need it? Not sure but I didn't want to regret it later...so went all out. I did the same thing when I bought the Surface Pro4.
Pluses....
A. The display is a marvel to look at. I am afraid after using it I can never go back to anything else. I used to think that my iPad Pro (large) had great images....this screen leaves that one in the dust with colors and clarity. One word to describe it, SPECTACULAR!
B. The all in one design (AIO) frees up a lot of space previously used for speakers, case, etc. I needed to get some of my space back.
C. The tilt of the screen is nice and I am guessing after using it, it will be hard to use a screen that isn't adjustable.
D. Set up was extremely easy, far easier than any other computer I have owned to date. It found my wifi and locked into the signal, no problems there.
E. The screen is like a giant iPad with touch controls just like the iPad.
A. The display is a marvel to look at. I am afraid after using it I can never go back to anything else. I used to think that my iPad Pro (large) had great images....this screen leaves that one in the dust with colors and clarity. One word to describe it, SPECTACULAR!
B. The all in one design (AIO) frees up a lot of space previously used for speakers, case, etc. I needed to get some of my space back.
C. The tilt of the screen is nice and I am guessing after using it, it will be hard to use a screen that isn't adjustable.
D. Set up was extremely easy, far easier than any other computer I have owned to date. It found my wifi and locked into the signal, no problems there.
E. The screen is like a giant iPad with touch controls just like the iPad.
Minuses
F. The speakers while functional do not have the rich sound of my iPad Pro. Don't expect them to have that rich stereo sound, it isn't there.
G. The Dial needs more software support. This is to be expected with a new device, it will be interesting to see what the software people come up with.
H. It doesn't matter how the screen is adjusted, the Dial will begin to slide slowly down the screen. If you have it in your hand it won't go anywhere. This is another one of those items that will take getting used to in the workflow.
I. Did I say the price? Yikes it is expensive.....you had better like your toys because this is big bucks.
J. The software keyboard is exactly like my Surface Pro4 small and limited. My iPad Pro has a full software keyboard and given the size of the Studio screen this should have the same thing. I wanted to use the software keyboard with Photoshop, but the SW keyboard doesn't have ALT key.....big problem! Hopefully there will be an update that will incorporate a full software keyboard.
F. The speakers while functional do not have the rich sound of my iPad Pro. Don't expect them to have that rich stereo sound, it isn't there.
G. The Dial needs more software support. This is to be expected with a new device, it will be interesting to see what the software people come up with.
H. It doesn't matter how the screen is adjusted, the Dial will begin to slide slowly down the screen. If you have it in your hand it won't go anywhere. This is another one of those items that will take getting used to in the workflow.
I. Did I say the price? Yikes it is expensive.....you had better like your toys because this is big bucks.
J. The software keyboard is exactly like my Surface Pro4 small and limited. My iPad Pro has a full software keyboard and given the size of the Studio screen this should have the same thing. I wanted to use the software keyboard with Photoshop, but the SW keyboard doesn't have ALT key.....big problem! Hopefully there will be an update that will incorporate a full software keyboard.
In summary, if you can swallow the cost of this, you will find a spectacular computer. I gave it 4 stars because of the cost and the SW limited keyboard.....get a full function keyboard then I would give this 5 stars....
Herb
I did find the settings to configure the touch key
December 17, 2016
This feature does exist....the review process doesnt let me change my star rating, but I would make it a 5 star rating now that I found the touch keyboard settings......thank you Microsoft!
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