Microsoft Surface 2

A while ago, we had an offer from MOE to purchase a Microsoft Surface RT tablet at a lower price. This was after news that Microsoft took a huge loss for it. Thus telling us one thing - it sucked.

As a piece of technology, it was not really that bad. But it was not really that good either. And when you cannot market the device well, hence leading to low sales, it only means nobody is going to buy it. AND when nobody buys it, no developers are going to develop for it. What this means is that you are not going to have a wealth of apps at hand.

Which brings me to my next point. Microsoft Surface RT could only run Windows apps downloaded from their app store. This horrifically means for me, I am not able to install Chrome. Or Firefox. Or use something that is not Internet Explorer. That combined with a lack of apps made the Surface RT a no-no for me.

For the average user however, you have what you need. You get a tablet with Microsoft Office bundled with it. Which means that you do not need to fork out extra for the Microsoft Office. But then again, if you are an average user, you probably did not need a tablet. Much less a tablet with Microsoft Office because if you are using Office, more often than not you will wish you have a physical keyboard and a mouse.

Of course this post was supposed to be about Microsoft Surface 2. After some re-branding, this is basically Microsoft Surface RT 2. We have a generally OK Singapore based review here and a more in depth UK based review here. Generally reviews do not touch on the important stuff to a consumer. I have always felt that way and I usually throng the internet for different reviews that would highlight that one small thing about the device so I can be informed. Well that is what I am trying to do here. Do the researching and posting what is actually relevant to the consumer here. And so for the Microsoft Surface 2, while an upgrade in terms of weight and specs, is still basically the same as the Microsoft Surface RT!

Would you think you need one at SGD618 for the 32GB model or SGD748 for the 64GB model?