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Testseek.com have collected 364 expert reviews of the Microsoft Surface RT and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Surface RT.
Award: Recommended January 2013
January 2013
 
(74%)
364 Reviews
Users
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425 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • The Surface Pro 4 is built with excellent Intel Core processors
  • Ambitious new software
  • Solidly made
  • Handsome hardware
  • Full Office suite with no compromise
  • Excellent battery life
  • Where do you start?  Quality construction
  • Nice battery life
  • Vibrant screen and a feature rich operating system.  The Surface also has that "wow" or coolness factor that keeps its use from growing stale.
  • Top-notch build quality
  • Touch Cover really does work
  • Type Cover is a good solution for high-volume text entry
  • Clear
  • Bright screen with good viewing angles
  • First-rate Wi-Fi reliability
  • Innovative design
  • Fantastic storage options
  • Smart cover innovates
  • Good battery life
  • Attractive app design
  • Premium hardware and design
  • Word
  • Excel
  • And PowerPoint included in price
  • The Microsoft Surface's Metro interface is innovative
  • Elegant
  • Powerful
  • And versatile. The tablet feels strong and well-built
  • Runs Office 2013
  • And includes rich video and music services. Its keyboard cover accessories are the best ways to type on a ta
  • Striking industrial design
  • Innovative Touch Cover
  • Sharp display
  • Microsoft Office included
  • Long battery life
  • Inspired industrial design
  • Nifty kickstand and keyboard options
  • Fun
  • Fluid
  • Powerful touch gestures
  • Delivers legit Microsoft Office support--on a tablet
  • No less
  • Great Hardware
  • Innovative Design and Features
  • Can be used for content consumption and creation
  • Office included
  • Comes with a full version of Office 2013 (Home and Student). Good battery life. MicroSDXC slot. USB 2.0 port. Compact. Includes Touch Cover. Touch Cover sleeps and wakes the tablet. Micro-HDMI port. No fans. "Always connected." Dual band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and
  • Extremely well made and designed
  • An innovative take on mobile computing
  • Outstanding multitasking capability
  • Excellent for mobile productivity
  • Office included at no extra cost
  • Highquality display
  • Exceptional design and hardware performance
  • Highly practical USB port
  • Longlasting battery
  • Office applications and SkyDrive integration
  • Identical user interface as on Windows 8
  • Truly unique hardware
  • Great battery life
  • Bright
  • Well-saturated display (despite being low resolution)
  • Lightweight
  • Sturdy construction
  • Preloaded Microsoft Office 2013 applications suite
  • Incredible design and feel
  • Magnetic TypeCover rocks
  • Runs Windows RT faster than other tablets
  • Kickstand works wonderfully
  • Durable hardware
  • Made me enjoy Windows RT
  • Yes
  • You can use it as your only computer. I would never have made that claim about an iPad or Android tablet. But if you only need to live in Microsoft Office and the web and email
  • And use your computer for media consumption
  • You'll do great with this.
  • Quality design & solid construction
  • Fullsized USB ports
  • Ability to run two apps next to one another
  • Impressive build quality
  • Bright display with low glare
  • Solid performance and battery life
  • Full-sized USB port
  • Touch Cover enables fast text input

The editors didn't like

  • The tablet has a mediocre battery life
  • Performance is hit or miss
  • Weak ecosystem
  • Buggy software
  • Doesn't live up to hybrid promise
  • The TouchCover keyboard's keys could be a little more distinguishable
  • The camera could have a higher resolution
  • And some may find the price a little on the steep side
  • Touch Cover and Type Cover alike have poor touchpads
  • No NFC
  • No GPS
  • No 3G or 4G
  • There's no escaping that 1366×768 is a low resolution
  • $499 unit lacks the all-important Touch Cover
  • For $599
  • The Asus VivoTab RT gives you a package that's more versatil
  • Limited app selection
  • Mediocre screen resolution
  • Desktop UI not finger friendly
  • RT UI too dumbed down in parts
  • Poor stills camera
  • Can't run standard Windows programs
  • App selection is very limited compared to other ecosystems
  • Expensive
  • The tablet's performance can be sluggish
  • Its Windows Store is lacking
  • Metro takes getting used to
  • And the Desktop interface feels clunky and useless
  • Few high-quality apps available for now
  • Poor-quality cameras
  • Sluggish and unresponsive at times
  • Display isn't world-class
  • Windows RT is the hobbled alternative to Windows 8
  • Relatively Few Apps in Windows Store
  • Questionable Pricing
  • Faces stiff competition
  • Slow to initially launch apps
  • Bottom Line
  • The Microsoft Surface with Windows RT bridges the distance between tablet and laptop for many users
  • Particularly if you use the Web or Microsoft Office constantly. The Surface has very good hardware and some innovative design
  • But Microsoft
  • Weak app selection on launch
  • Aspects of the UI are not intuitive
  • Tegra 3 processor is at its limit in this application
  • Touch Cover is cool
  • But not particularly functional
  • Not as capable as Windows 8
  • Low display resolution
  • Problems with Touch Cover
  • Small backfacing camera resolution
  • Slow and unstable Windows Mail
  • Amount of currently available applications
  • Windows RT is a broken concept
  • Laggy performance
  • No cellular data option
  • Keyboard covers are way overpriced
  • Capacitive home button is prone to accidental presses
  • Purchasing
  • The Surface RT is priced similarly to other high-end 10″ tablets
  • Like the
  • Few "Metro style" apps available
  • No 3G connectivity
  • Performance & battery life
  • In the absence of crossplatform benchmarks for comparing Windows RT to iOS and Android devices
  • We're left with browser benchmarks to give some indication of comparative performance. The picture is mixed
  • With the Surface showi
  • Legacy desktop is slow and difficult to navigate with touch
  • Currently lacking solid app selection
  • Lacking a good tutorial
  • Price is too high
  • Programs can be slow to load. No 3G or LTE? But I want my internet everywhere! If anything
  • Touch Cover is too sensitive. You'll find a better selection of apps at your local TGI Friday's
  • Screen is nice
  • But not highres
  • Captures low quality photos and videos
  • Extremely limited third party apps
  • Random lock up and pauses with its performance

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  Published: 2012-11-06, review by: clubic.com

  • Clavier dockable / « Kick stand », Port USB et lecteur SDXC, Autonomie, Office RT
  • Windows RT, Bureau inutile, Performances et bugs en tout genre
  • Pour une première tablette, Microsoft montre que l'expertise de sa division matérielle en charge de la conception de claviers, webcams et souris depuis des années est effectivement bien réelle. Avec sa finition soignée, la tablette n'a certainement pas à...

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  Published: 2012-11-02, review by: fr.ubergizmo.com

  • Téléchargez l’application Ubergizmo Windows 8La tablette Microsoft Surface pour Windows 8 RT (499.99 $) représente une étape importante dans l’entrée de Microsoft sur le marché des tablettes. Bien qu’elle ne cherche même pas à remporter la guerre des «...

 
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  Published: 2012-11-01, Author: Gen_Mob , review by: generationmobiles.net

  • Abstract:  Avec la Surface Windows 8/RT, Microsoft fait une entrée en fanfare sur le marché des tablettes. Afin de vous permettre d'avoir une idée sur cette ardoise de la firme de Redmond, nous vous proposons de découvrir à travers ce test les éléments qui peuvent f...

 
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  Published: 2014-05-08, review by: pcself.com

  • Abstract:  Uno tra i maggiori limiti dei tablet è costituito dall'assenza della tastiera dedicata. Microsoft prova a rivoluzionare il concetto dei tablet proponendo Surface RT, un modello che riesce a distinguersi dai principali concorrenti grazie alle sue caratteri...

 
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  Published: 2013-06-24, Author: Mattia , review by: techstation.it

  • Dopo aver analizzato l'esperienza d'uso di Surface RT di Microsoft, è il momento di tirare le conclusioni e capire come questo tablet si posiziona all'interno dell'affollato mercato che sta cercando di sovvertire con un'idea completamente diversa rispetto...

 
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  Published: 2013-05-30, Author: Luigi , review by: everyeye.it

  • Surface RT è un grande strumento d'intrattenimento e questo la dice lunga sui miglioramenti che potranno sopraggiungere in futuro. Grande display, uno dei migliori visionati insieme a quello di iPad, ottima capacità di riproduzione multimediale e grande q...

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  Published: 2013-05-29, Author: Emanuele , review by: techzilla.it

  • Microsoft aveva pubblicizzato il Surface come una nuova esperienza di tablet e, dopo tutto, in parte dobbiamo ammettere che c'è riuscita. Sicuramente Surface è un passo nella giusta direzione, ma il dispositivo risulta fortemente limitato dal sistema ope...

 
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  Published: 2013-05-13, Author: Alessandro , review by: overpress.it

  • Il primo tablet ufficiale Microsoft non può che essere un prodotto interessante da provare. Come ogni tablet di ultima generazione mette a disposizione caratteristiche hardware degne di un PC e batteria accettabile per quel che offre la tecnologia attuale...

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  Published: 2013-05-04, Author: Marco , review by: unita.it

  • Abstract:  Partiamo da una cosa che, apparentemente, non c'azzecca con il prodotto di cui ci occuperemo in questo articolo. Qualche giorno fa, di fronte alla vetrina di un'edicola, si faceva questa considerazione: lo spazio dedicato alle riviste d'informatica...

 
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  Published: 2013-04-22, Author: Paolo , review by: hwupgrade.it

  • Surface RT viene proposto in due versioni, distinte per il quantitativo di memoria onboard. Il modello da 32 Gbytes ha un prezzo ufficiale di 487,00€ IVA inclusa, cifra che sale sino a 591,00€ IVA inclusa per la versione con 64 Gbytes di memoria. Se il ta...

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