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  • Visual - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    I wish it had a module for not being made with a useless CPU...
  • damianrobertjones - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    I'd wait for reviews being stating that. Sure, of course, it probably won't compete against the i7 in the Surface Pro 4 but it should be competent enough to afford some performance.
  • MrSpadge - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    You've got a weird definition of "useless".
  • digiguy - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    Definitely more useful than your comment. Skylake Core M7 is on par with the I5 on the Surface Pro 3 (and much better than the crappy Broadwell Core M you were probably thinking about). Guess you didn't call that CPU useless.... (though definitely annoying with its fan noise).
  • npaladin2000 - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    It does. It's also got a module for "keep everyone who only thinks an i7 is a worthwhile CPU away." Thank you for demonstrating its effectiveness.

    The Core m7 is a great CPU as designed, it gets moderately good performance and is completely fanless. Important in a slim form factor like this. It's not designed to play Call of Halo XX at max settings at 4k resolution with 100x AA.
  • Visual - Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - link

    All "fanless" designs are useless by definition, because they are so crippled, especially in the GPU department, that they can't run anything real.
  • xthetenth - Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - link

    Considering the fraction of people who run their SP silent most or all of the time, I'd dispute that claim. It's all down to how good the thermal solution is. The SP4 can do a surprising amount without the fan starting and a lot of the time if I had a switch to turn the fan off and throttle instead I'd leave it on.
  • jjj - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    2 big problems with this, the absurd price and it's not a tablet, it''s a semi-modular laptop.
  • damianrobertjones - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    I see a tablet. I also see a laptop. Why restrict YOUR view on things?

    P.s. The iPad Pro wants your comment back.
  • SaolDan - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    +1
  • eddman - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    How is it not a tablet?! You do NOT have to use the extra modules/keyboard if you don't want to.
  • xthetenth - Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - link

    Hello and welcome to the world of tablets with lightweight additions to make them more than an overgrown phone, I hope you enjoy your stay and are productive here in the post-2013 tablet world.

    Seriously though, the screens on tablets and TDP they can dissipate offer enough room that it'd be wasteful to not have the option to match the capabilities to the potential.
  • digiguy - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    Look like a great device, just wish it had a slightly larger screen. Also, I wonder if there is a silo for the pen as in the yoga tablet just announced.
  • carrasquillo52 - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    good computer.
  • IvanMuchiutti - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    Did Lenovo forget about the Mixx 700 they just released, doesn't this seem kind of similar to that?
  • digiguy - Monday, January 4, 2016 - link

    They are similar, although the Miix 700, which is a clone of SP3, seems more oriented to consumers while this one, with its wider options and modules, seems more geared to business customers.

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