Microsoft Surface RT w/ Type or Touch Cover for $579

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p1 ama on 06/06/2013 - 17:04 microsoftstore.com (221 clicks)
Last edited 06/06/2013 - 17:25 by 1 other user

Seems like a pretty good deal to me, probably been price reduced cause the Surface Pro has been released.

I'm still reading reviews and pondering on whether I should pull the trigger, but I'm very tempted at the moment, if you're interested in the Surface RT without the cover, JB or Harvey Norman have it for $458 or so, but you can probably bargain that down a bit.

Have a good day!

Mod: Changed link to AUS site. US Site: $499 USD AU: $579 AUD

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  brent3000 on 06/06/2013 - 17:06

  +1

  I have one, use it all the time, Windows RT 8.1 coming out also gives Outlook which is an extra good value addition

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  irajohn90 on 06/06/2013 - 17:16

  your looking at US pricing there

  AUS site
  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/pdp/productI…

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  nuggetbro on 06/06/2013 - 17:25

  +2

  Sure it might be a good price for the tablet, but really it is a tegra 3 running a very limited OS. I can't justify spending this sort of cash when you can get a ATOM version for less (sure no keyboard cover thingy).

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    brent3000 on 06/06/2013 - 17:27

    Also has Office which is another $100ish+

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      sane on 06/06/2013 - 17:34

      Not really. You can get free office suites which are quite enough for this type of netbook - plus it's a non-commercial licence only.

      Since MS undoubtedly have a new, catchup, version of their surface line in the wings (since this one didn't sell) I wouldn't touch it until it was less than $299, and even then it's not a great deal.

      eg http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/121466-microsoft-surface-2-q…

      As others have said, a cheap Haswell or Silvermont device is going to be a better bet for the windows bashing.

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  IJustKnowStuff on 06/06/2013 - 17:32

  +1

  Anyone considering this, DON'T GET THE TOUCH KEYBOARD. Get the type keyboard. If you do ANY type of touch typing then the touch keyboard is useless for typing at any decent speed….or even at non decent speeds its still really hard.

  But with the type cover, it's similar enough to a normal keyboard that there's no real issue. Also people seem to like the mouse pad on the type cover better.

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  IJustKnowStuff on 06/06/2013 - 17:34

  Also the title is incorrect. The Surface RT with a Type cover is $598.99.

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  melmac77 on 06/06/2013 - 17:47

  And the new bargain is???
  Seems this post is more after opinions on the RT as the $100 price drop on the RT has already been posted twice before
  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/105157
  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/104943

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  fifafan94 on 07/06/2013 - 09:27

  I have a touch cover, but would like to get a type cover for uni. $150 is a little steep though.