Despite being new, the Intel Core M Broadwell chip is obviously less powerful when compared to the Haswell Dual-Core i5 or i7 processors, which the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 uses.
However, the positive uptake on the Broadwell processor is that it is more energy efficient than the i5 or i7 chips and is quantified to have a 30% energy efficiency.
Make no mistake about it. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 and Surface 3 are not just planning to give the latest Apple iPads and other tablets a run for serious money but are actually looking to beat them in terms of sales this year.
Reports have it that the Redmondian company is looking to ship over four million units of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 laptop/tablet combo and the Surface 3 tablet when both devices officially hit the markets this year.
In 2014, Microsoft has shipped over two million units of Surface and Surface Pro series products so the over four million target this year is quite lofty.
While the wifi only version of the Surface 3 has been released in the US market, the 4G/LTE enabled version is still pending.
If Microsoft is holding back on the Surface Pro 4 to work on getting it as bug free as possible, I…myself…think that is a good thing. But having said that…there really isn’t any reason why Microsoft couldn’t…at least…confirm that the Surface Pro 4 exists. The company doesn’t have to go into detail, just tell us that it is real.
The SP4 is produced, I was ensured on this info by microsoft store several days ago.
Realllly hope that they are holding off so it would have a skylake on it when intel release it.
Having a less powered machine then SP3 with a processor at end of his lifecicle doesnt look like a innovation and/or step forward.
So glad I’m not the only one who prefers the Oct release date for Skylake over the July one for Broadwell…
Now we have Surface 3 with Atom X7 as Entry level and
Surface PRO 4 will with Core M? another Entry-Low Mid Level…. Poor choice
Will there be Surface Elite next?
I don’t want fanless crap, I want powerful tablet. If I want fanless I would go with Surface 3.
Intel core M is most crappy Soc for PRO device.