On: Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 3

[Nerdfest]

Strange, I think it's the opposite. That's a lot of money for an i3 with little memory. It's cheap next to a MacBook Air perhaps, but still quite expensive.

[joshstrange → Nerdfest]

MacBook Air base model ($900):

* 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor

* Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz

* Intel HD Graphics 5000

* 4GB memory

* 128GB PCIe-based flash storage

The base Surface is cheaper than the Air but the second tier Surface (The one with more or less parity) is $100 more than the Air.

[slantyyz → joshstrange]

Don't forget that with the Surface, you're also paying a premium for the touchscreen and digitizer with pen, which is not available on an MBA.

Edit-- removed the word "Wacom", turned out to be a false assumption.

[kayoone → joshstrange]

however for $100 more you get a High DPI touchscreen and a digital pen but the GPU (HD4400) is a bit slower.