That's why it is a Pro + model. It is for professionals who require more real estate and longer battery life whose need for a recreational tablet is secondary.
From where I'm from people say: Everything looks good in papers.1st gen Broadwell spec sheets are already published and the 1st Y series (CoreM) chips are released. The Broadwell U series will have the same 15w TDP as Haswell U series. The Y series will have 3-5w TDP and that's what is in the Intel 7mm fanless Reference tablet with similar graphics and similar performance as Haswell U . .
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There aren't enough "pros" buying to make a viable product. The only way to support a Pro device is with a successful mass market device.
So anyone who uses it significantly as a tablet is a recreational user? lol
I use mine exclusively on my M&A business, more than 60% as a tablet.
Recreational....lol
Your needs are not everyone else's.
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You're not getting your fictional *pro* device. 15w parts will have exactly the same problems. 5w parts step down the performance. A bigger device offers no advantages.Lol, the minimum price point of $1000 for the cheapest model with keyboard is way too much for mass market. That's why they call it the "Pro", it's for Pro-fessionals. Mass market is buying $199 tablets and $299 laptops.
A Pro+ model with 13.3 super amoled screen, full keyboard with quieter keys, slot for pen clip, black case, screws instead of glue, repairable. To keep owners from dropping in their own aftermarket SSD's, just solder it on if they have to.
Think about it. Many of the problems the SP3 does have is from trying to squeeze so much into a 12 inch form factor. The Yoga 2 Pro proved there is a large market for a 13.3" convertible. This is an ultrabook that can be a tablet. No one is buying the SP3 as a pure tablet so hyper transportability and one hand use is already out of the barn. More room for a battery and heat dissipation. There is nothing magical about 12 inches that 13.3" could not do better. Give it a narrower bezel and you wouldn't even need it to be that much larger. Without bezels, the SP3 is already 13.3".
If they made THIS I would buy it. 12 inches is a pinch for some of my legacy applications and forms.
** Oh yeah, I'd included the keyboard in the price.
amoled is not that good, especially for its pen-tile
I don't need LTE built in as its easier and cheaper to just use my phone as a hotspot.
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