Microsoft Unveils $2,999 Surface Studio
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NiscoRacing
For all of you shouting that the price is ridiculously high and that the hardware components are last gen. STOP FOR A SECOND AND THINK!
You guys look at the hardware but just past the fact that the monitor alone is worth $2000 alone. There is about 10 new technologies in that panel that have never been in a monitor before.
If you compare this monitor to other color accurate monitors that professional content creators use this is a STEAL. For example the Wacom Cintiq 27QHD ($2200), is the next best thing to compare the Surface Studio whit. I can bet you that the Surface Studio is like 5 time faster already.
If any of you saw the presentation (i guess almost none by the comments) they said that the focus of this product was mainly the panel it self. And i think they did a very very good job on it! But i think they missed some possibilities whit the whole concept. The monitor it self has no other hardware attached to it, everything to run the monitor is in the little box below it. If they had the possibility to upgrade the hardware in that box, or detach the box from the monitor and buy a newer model after some years that would add so much value to it.
The problem whit this product is, that people that are no artist or content creators. They don't see the value of the panel alone. Mostly you will see people that are gamers, will be hating on this product. Because they only focus on CPU_GPU_RAM_SSD and some MONITOR performance in Hz. They have no idea how expensive a very good color accurate monitor cost.
For Professional content creation use not for gaming!
Denial
RighteousRami
I wonder what the 964m is like :P
Elfa-X
BarryB
jura11
I would agree this is not gaming machine,this is great machine if you are in Graphic Design or in Content creation
Regarding the GPU included,GPU is good enough for most apps which you work,you will have good CUDA performance as right now "Pascal" support is still lagging and will lag until devs will get hands on new CUDA Toolkit which has been recently released
Monitor looks awesome and if you take to account how some companies will charge for such capabilities and surface dial looks like awesome bit of kit,which I'm thinking to get myself,3Dconnexion Space Navigator I've but with some SW its doesn't work as should
If you work with 3DS MAX with GTX1080 its pain in arse,with "Maxwell" based Titan X performance is pretty much awesome
But that price for i7 version is just way too much,but if something similar would develop Apple this would cost same or maybe more and people wouldn't moan at all as is Apple
Thanks,Jura
PrMinisterGR
Ridiric
Thought i would show this announcement to my mate who does 3D work, animation, and some when he has some spare time, drawing and comics.
He wants one, like right now, he is willing to throw his tower with i7-5820K 32GB of ram and GTX 970, and his Cintiq out the window.
As far as he is concerned if this works as advertised he we be getting one as soon as he can possibly afford it.
(though... he probably wont get rid of his tower... just leave it in the other room for any rendering he doesn't want or need to farm out)
Beez
The Reeferman
How much would a monitor comparable to this cost on it's own??
It seems to be pretty unique with it's res, aspect ratio and touch.
PrMinisterGR
It would also be interesting to see if the monitor can be used stand alone, or the computer/psu part switched.
Ryu5uzaku
If this works as a drawing display as well as the wacom displays it's worth it. Else I ain't so sure. Cintiq Displays cost near 3000$ alone. No doubt those would be better but this might be a decent all in one solution for artists if the display is any good and if the pen is any good.
I have wanted Cintiq Display since forever. But I would rather buy a complete set if it works nearly as well.
XenthorX
Awesome Design, looks like an incredible work station. If i had the $$$ i'll consider.
PrMinisterGR
vbetts
Moderator
NAMEk
I have a lot of doubts about this product. And if I was a designer, I would never buy Microsoft or Apple garbage. One is spyware and another lost it's sense in pricing. Microsoft proved so many times that it doesn't care about customers why would you put your hands into a fire? Read some reviews, feedback just please get educated about this kind of stuff. You'll be proud of yourself by saving yourself from many hours of frustration.
And resolution thing looks to me like upscaling, need to get more info about that. Have a nice day Guys and Gals.
PrMinisterGR