#2014 macbook pro pro#
#2014 macbook pro windows 8.1#

The Surface Pro 3 has a smaller screen than the MacBook Air, but is touch enabled and comes with a much higher, effective, resolution (2160 by 1440 vs 1440 by 900) even when scaled to 150 percent (1440 by 960). That said, neither is actually goodВ enough to compete with a business-grade workstation or full-blown desktop PC, when it comes to configuration flexibility or processing power. The MacBook Air may offer more flexibility in this regardВ as build-to-order configurations are possible, but the two devicesВ are, again, evenly matched. They can also be hadВ with up to 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. Apple just updated the ultrabook lineup with faster processors, which are likely to also be used by Microsoft in the Surface Pro 3 (it uses ultra low voltage ones), which would make them evenly matched in this department. Either way, the MacBook Air simply cannot win this round.Д«oth the Surface Pro 3 and the MacBook Air have powerful Intel Core 'Haswell' processors, but only the former givesВ consumers the option to get the lesser i3.

#2014 macbook pro windows 8.1#

If the lesser app selection of the Windows Store and the shortcomings of Windows 8.1 (the lack of a notifications center, for one) are passable, then the Surface Pro 3 will be a worthwhile choice to consider.

The reason I am mentioning this is that while the Surface Pro 3 may work as a tablet, it may fail to work better than an actual tablet like an iPad Air or Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro, both of which offer more tablet-optimized applications that consumers want. You get multitasking, a lovely interface, live tiles (if you fancy the idea), but you also get Windows Store. No question about it.Д«ut when it comes to working as a tablet, what does the Surface Pro 3 offer? Basically, the idea Microsoft is going for here is of a larger yet slimmer Surface Pro 2, with all its strengths and weaknesses. If we are to just tick boxes, the MacBook Air fails this one. Microsoft caters to both with the Surface Pro 3, as I already said. Apple wants you to buy a MacBook Air for your ultrabook needs and an iPad Air for your tablet needs.

This is a clear advantage the Surface Pro 3 has over it. Well, first of all the MacBook Air does not work as a tablet.