Mac Air Vs Microsoft Surface Pro 4
For the past six years I have been a dedicated Mac user. Yes, I'm sure it's a bit surprising, but the choice to purchase a Macbook came from the lack of quality in the Windows PCs market in 2009. While I initially hesitated due to the price, I made the leap and have not looked back. Since that time I have refreshed my notebook and currently produce a majority of my work on a Macbook Air with an Intel i5 1.3GHz processor, 4GB RAM and a 128GB of SSD storage.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Specs
While I'm not the type of person to update their computer every single year, I was hoping that Apple would announce a proper update to its 'Air' line of notebooks. Instead they announced the Macbook and I lost faith. Don't get me wrong, I think the Macbook is a good looking device, but it sacrifices too much in order to achieve its impressive physical specifications. While Apple has stagnated a bit over the past few years, the competition has either caught up or exceeded Apple in terms of quality and innovation.
When the Surface Pro 3 was announced, I wasn't entirely convinced, I liked the idea - power and excellent specifications in a thin and light body - but I didn't believe in Windows 8. Naturally, after mulling it over for a while, I decided that whenever the next Surface Pro was announced, I'd purchase it and make it my next PC.
As you can guess from the title, I purchased a Surface Pro 4 and have been using it for the past couple of days. Naturally, just purchasing a Surface wouldn't do the product justice, so I also opted to purchase a Type Cover with fingerprint reader. The system is the middle of the road model with a Intel i5 2.4GHz processor, 8GB RAM and 256 of SSD storage.
Coming from the Macbook there are two things that automatically come to mind - the trackpad / keyboard interaction is not as consistent, but that the screen is absolutely amazing. As for the body of the device - it is thin, but not as thin or light as I imagined it would be, however, the construction is solid. For such a thin device the speakers provide incredible sound with reasonable depth. The touchscreen and stylus interaction take some getting used to, but I think it could become very interesting. Lastly for the size, I wish it had a full SD card slot (something I use quite frequently), and yes, it does nestle comfortably in my lap as I type this article.
I'll be exploring more of the Surface Pro 4 this coming week and next, with a full review due early next month. If you have anything you'd like me to cover or have questions, leave a comment down below.
Apple is not done competing against other companies. They recently launched their new music streaming service that will go up against many others in the music industry. Now, the giant is looking to challenge the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, even though they have already released the super thin and light MacBook. According to reports and rumors going around the internet, the company is launching the 2016 MacBook Air this fall. Master Herald revealed a bit more about the popular laptop:
“Details on the 2016 MacBook Air are still scarce as of this time but reports indicate that it will be better than the predecessor model that Apple unveiled to the market last year.”
The people mentioning the new device are calling it the “2016 MacBook Air,” but no one really knows if it’s going to have that name. Fans of Apple are hoping that the new device brings major improvements this time around. The current MacBook Air has a screen with a 1440 x 900 pixel resolution, which is not the best out there. In comparison, the current MacBook, released two months ago, has a 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution screen, even though the screen on the device is a little bit smaller.
Surface Pro 4
The Surface Pro 4 will probably be out by the time this new MacBook Air is released. Microsoft’s product will most likely feature a digital screen for pen input just like the previous version, which gives them a huge advantage over competitors.
With all the reports and rumors going around, many believe that the Surface Pro will come out way before Apple’s new product. There are even some sites saying that the new Surface Pro will hit stores with Windows 10 on July 29, that’s a week and a month from now. It is possible that Apple is planning to compete with the iPad Pro rather than the new laptop. A few days ago, Apple Insider revealed something very interesting:
“Developers digging into the iOS 9 beta discovered that Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad — typically referred to as the iPad Pro — might get a unique, larger keyboard, with extra keys including an entire row dedicated to characters like asterisks and parentheses. The keyboard is only toggled to appear for an unreleased iPad size.”
Resolution, OS and Pen
Apple Insider thinks that the iPad Pro could have a 2732 x 2048 pixel resolution retina display that will have a similar pixel density as the iPad Air 2. Other tech sites have the iPad Pro featuring an improved version of OS X instead of the operating system that comes with the iPads and iPhones out there right now. Many say the iPad Pro will come with a digital pen, which makes fans and experts wonder if this is the product that is going to go up against the Surface Pro 4 and not the new laptop.
Apple fans won’t get much this summer, but the release of the iPhone 6s and the rumored iPad Pro and MacBook Air, will cheer them up this fall.
