11/9/2022 0 Comments Microsoft pro 3 vs 4We should also mention that Windows 8 has been designed with multi-touch in mind, so using it on a Surface will likely be a bit more enjoyable than it is on a non-touchscreen PC. If you’re now familiar with how it operates, no problem – and although the roster of Windows Store apps that work in the tiled mode is limited, there’s decades’ worth of world-beatinf software that’ll run on the Surface Pro, including all of the best games. But it’s still inconsistent, switching between the tiles and Windows 7-esque desktop mode as you open software, and hiding menus in hard-to-find places. Windows has come in for a lot of stick (including from us) since the unveiling of its 7th incarnation, and while in one mode Windows 8.1 offers the same divisive tile-based interface, a lot of earlier flaws have been ironed out. Some prefer the former, others the latter – and whichever’s their favoured operating system will likely go a long way in determining which of these products they buy. This was always going to be a hard round to call, because Windows 8.1 and Mac OS X Mavericks are such different prospects. We haven’t yet put the Surface Pro 3 to the test, but given its similar spec we’re going to call this particular round a draw. Of course, that’ll vary depending on how you use them, but we know from use that the MacBook Air will go on and on. The highest spec Surface Pro 3 and a Pro Type Cover will set you back £1,760, while the top notch 11in MacBook Air is £1,270 – so you’re paying almost £500 for that extra bit of performance (and a much sharper screen, of course).īoth devices offer “up to” nine hours of battery life, according to the manufacturers. That’s powerful by tablet standards, but really only the top-of-the-range model has anything you’d say beats the fully-loaded 11in MacBook Air, at least on paper. Like the MacBook Air, it runs on proper Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors (depending on your configuration choices), has either 4GB or 8GB of RAM and flash storage between 64GB and 512GB. Microsoft is pitching the Surface Pro 3 as a proper productivity tool. If you want to encode 4K video or play the latest games, chances are the Air is going to huff and puff – but if your demands extend no further than Photoshopping, indie gaming and a three-hour Orange Is The New Black marathon on Netflix, you’re all good. The MacBook Air has never been Apple’s high-performance line of laptops (that’s a role handled by MacBook Pros) – it’s more an everyday computer built for relatively undemanding tasks. Storage-wise, it offers a choice of 128GB, 256GB or 512GB of flash. Graphics are handled by the Intel HD Graphics 5000 on-board the CPU. We know that the MacBook Air feels pretty much perfect on the lap.ĭepending on how you configure a particular model, the 11in MacBook Air is powered by dual-core Intel i5 or i7 processors clocked at anything between 1.4GHz to 1.7GHz (with Turbo Boost increasing that to 2.7GHz to 3.3GHz at times), with either 4GB or 8GB of RAM. That said, we’ll have to call this one a draw for now, until we’ve had time to ascertain just how comfortable – or otherwise – the Surface Pro 3 is for everyday use. We don’t know about you, but we wouldn’t want to pull that trick with a MacBook Air. The Surface Pro 3 is strong – so strong that Microsoft’s Panos Panay had no qualms about dropping it from five feet onto the stage floor at its launch event. In terms of build quality, both devices are clearly in the top tier of what’s currently available in portable computing. We’ll deliver our verdict when we’ve tested it properly. It’s one of the reasons that the Air is so well loved, and it seems highly unlikely that the Pro Type Cover can match this physical interface virtuosity – certainly, previous Surface covers have tried and failed. The MacBook Air has one of the best keyboard and trackpad combos of any laptop on the market (or, frankly, any laptop that’s ever existed). However, we also suspect the gulf in comfort between the two devices is smaller than it was previously. We haven’t yet used the Surface Pro 3, but we strongly suspect it’ll be less comfy on your lap than a MacBook Air.
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