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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: 2012-11-03, Author: Johannes , review by: newgadgets.de

  • Abstract:  Ich hatte die letzten Tage die Möglichkeit ausgiebig mit dem neuen Microsoft Surface Tablet zu arbeiten und habe auch gleich mein Testbericht–Video aufgenommen.Herausgekommen sind dabei über 20 Minuten Video mit dem neuen Tablet mit NVidia Tegra 3 Quad-Co...

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  Published: 2012-11-02, Author: Lars , review by: pcgameshardware.de

  • Microsoft Surface derzeit beste Kombi aus Tablet und NotebookDer ärgste Konkurrent des Microsoft Surface wird Surface 2 von Microsoft sein. Die Hardware und die Verarbeitung des Tablets sind gut, allerdings gibt es noch viele kleine Details wie beispiels...

 
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  Published: 2012-11-02, Author: Kamal , review by: bestboyz.de

  • Das Surface für Windows RT überzeugt durch hervorragende Verarbeitung und Haptik. Die System-Performance ist manchmal schwach, gerade wenn viele Applikationen nebeneinander laufen. Sehr kritisch: Die Stereo-Lautsprecher. Obwohl es zwei sind, ist die Laut...

 
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  Published: 2012-11-02, review by: netzwelt.de

  • Verarbeitung, Stütze
  • Software-Angebot, Leistung
  • 8/10DesignVerarbeitung, Materialwahl und Ergonomie eines Tablets werden unter dem Punkt Design zusammengefasst.8/10DisplayAuflösung, Helligkeit, Kontrast, Farbtreue, Oberfläche und Blickwinkel einer Tablet-Anzeige werden unter dem Punk...

 
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  Published: 2012-11-02, review by: computerbild.de

  • Gute Verarbeitung, Lange Akkulaufzeit, Integrierter Standfuß
  • Kleiner Blickwinkel, Bisher nur wenige Apps, Windows Store einzige Quelle für Software, Schlechte Fotoqualität
  • Microsoft installiert auf dem Surface RT Office 2013 vor, bietet momentan aber im Windows Store nur vergleichsweise wenig Apps an. Die Kameras gehören ins Museum. Das Display ist sehr hell, verfügt aber nur über kleine Blickwinkel. Bedienung nur auf der K...

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  Published: 2012-10-31, Author: Jens , review by: golem.de

  • Microsoft hat mit Surface ein ordentliches Tablet gebaut, das einen wirklich hochwertigen Eindruck macht. Der integrierte Ständer ist praktisch und anders als beim iPad bekommt der Nutzer einen integrierten USB-Port und einen Steckplatz für MicroSD-Karten...

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  Published: 2012-10-29, review by: teltarif.de

  • Abstract:  Surface-Tablet von Microsoft mit Touch-Cover Das neue Surface-Tablet von Microsoft ist offiziell noch nicht lieferbar, ausgewählte Hotels in einigen Großstädten bieten es aber ihren Gästen zur Benutzung an. teltarif.de konnte das Windows-Tablet mit bei...

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  Published: 2012-10-28, Author: Andrzej , review by: tabletblog.de

  • Ich konnte mich jetzt zwei Stunden intensiv mit Microsoft Surface beschäftigen. In der Zeit hat mir das Tablet ziemlich gut gefallen und vor allem zum Arbeiten ist Surface angenehmer als jedes Android oder iOS Tablet. Das liegt nicht nur an dem Touch Cove...

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  Published: 2012-10-27, review by: Cnet.de

  • die MetroOberfläche des Surface ist innovativ, elegant, leistungsstark und praktisch, Tablet fühlt sich robust und hochwertig verarbeitet an, bringt PreviewVersion von Office 2013 mit, umfangreiche Video und Musikdienste, angebotene Tastaturschutzhüllen sind die bisher beste Umsetzung einer TabletTastatur,
  • träge Performance, Windows Store ist eine Geisterstadt keine Apps in Sicht, steile Lernkurve für Metro, DesktopInterface fühlt sich linkisch und nutzlos an,
  • Für all jene, die sich gern mit neuen Technologien auseinandersetzen und bereit sind, alle bisherigen Gewohnheiten bezüglich der Tablet-/Computernavigation über Bord zu werfen, könnte sich Microsofts Surface-Tablet als Notebook-Ersatz erweisen. Für al...

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  Published: 2012-10-24, Author: Moritz , review by: t3n.de

  • Abstract:  Das amerikanische Online-Medium The Verge kritisiert das Surface-Tablet relativ scharf. Das Versprechen von einem "No Compromise"-System wird nicht erfüllt. Stattdessen fordert Surface sowohl auf der Tablet-Seite als auch auf der Notebook-Seite ganz neue ...

 
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