Testseek.co.uk 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.
January 2013
(74%)
364 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(80%)
426 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
The business tablet of choice. Microsoft Office available. Engineered design
Well built
Distinctive design
Hybrid functionality
Decent overall performance and battery
Battery life
Expandable storage
Multitasking
The Microsoft Surface is sturdily built
And the kickstand is a welcome flourish for pro-users. Ignore the haters
Microsoft’s touch keyboard cover is a masterful piece of work. It’s wafer thin but you can pick up a quick pace on it with a bit of practice on it. If you’ve got a regular train commute where you can nab a table
It’s a great way to plow through your emails in the morning. The physic
Solid build
Built-in kick-stand
USB socket and SD card slot
Decent headphone sound
Pretty Metro interface
Useful keyboard cover
Has Office
Attractive
Robust design
Beautiful Live Tile interface
Bundled Office suite
Touch Cover actually works
USB port can be very useful
Support for multiple user accounts
Nice keyboard cover
Bright display
Good specs.
Neat keyboard cover
Bright screen
Well specced
Feels good and chunky
Nice keyboards
Office
If you need it
Excellent keyboards
Useful kick
Stand
Great for Windows 8
Stylish look and premium feel
Remarkably good finish
Device and OS are generally responsive
Battery life / Fast charging
Touch Cover with keyboard is surprisingly effective
MS Office comes preloaded
Solid build quality
Windows RT is great on tablets
This is the closest a tablet comes to a laptop experience
Great battery life
Screen is brilliant
Largely crash-free
Lightweight
Sturdy construction
Built-in Office 2013 apps
All-day battery life
Great screen
Excellent speakers (for a tablet)
Unique
Durable design
Good performance and battery life
Superb keyboard cover(s)
Sturdy build
Tough kickstand
Windows apps
Terrific keyboard covers
Fullsize USB port
Good battery life
Smartly designed
Compact and light
Touch Cover sleeps and wakes the tablet
Comes with full version of Office 2013
The editors didn't like
Some clunky software installed. Limited thirdparty software
Interface controls are awful
Meagre app ecosystem
Slow app load speed
Camera poor compared to competitors
Not lap-friendly
Slow loading times
Lack of apps
The Microsoft Surface looks gorgeous in press images. Up close
It’s another matter
For one
It’s not nearly as thin as it looks. Much more of an issue is the aspect ratio
With an 10.6-inch screen (that’s not nearly as sharp as a new iPad or the Google Nexus 10’s display) it’s extremely wide
And added to the bulk
This makes it all but impossible to use in portrait mode. That’s a real shame
A
Poor selection of apps
Not the most intuitive experience
Can be slow to respond
Very few apps to start with
Dull design
Not cheap
Sluggish browsing
Desktop mode is confusing
App ecosystem is lacking
Limited 1
366x768 display resolution
Touch Cover is a £100 optional extra
Will soon be up against the Surface Pro
No GPS or 3G connectivity
Has firstgeneration bugs
Rather weighty and chunky
Odd Windows quirks
Small choice of apps.
Chunky
Hefty build
Windows 8 quirks and lack of apps
Split personality OS
No Retina display
Standard display
Heavier than iPad 4
Sluggish graphical performance
Screen definition / Very new OS (lack of content)
Modern UI control gestures aren't always that intuitive
Excellent keyboards, Useful kickstand, Great for Windows RT, Stylish look and premium feel
Poor selection of apps, Standard display, Heavier than iPad, Sluggish graphical performance
Microsoft Surface is a strong entrance to the world of PC hardware for Microsoft, and as a device it's certainly highly recommendable. The solid build, kickstand, the associated rage of keyboards and big screen make it adept for both work and play, and it...
The Microsoft Surface with Windows RT is a superbly made device, but its weaknesses become apparent through use. Read the review.PerformanceBattery LifeFeatures & DesignValue for MoneyOverallSpecs32GB with Touch Cover $679 AUD(pricing info)...
Abstract: Critical specs : 10.6-inch LCD at 1,366 x 768 pixels, 1.3GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB or 64GB onboard storage, USB 2.0 socket, microSD slot, 680g.You can't accuse Microsoft of not aiming high. The Surface tablets are the first major pie...
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Published: 2013-03-20, Author: Stewart , review by: techgeek.com.au
Great screen, touch covers are awesome, excellent battery life, full Office 2013, solid hardware
Apps seemed buggy sometimes, slow to start apps, can't really use in portrait, weak ecosystem
A fantastic tablet that is great to use and has awesome battery life. Popular apps are hard to come by for now....
Performance This brings us to the overall performance of the Surface RT. On paper, the figures are mightily impressive: the score of 1042ms recorded in the SunSpider browser benchmark is as fast as any tablet that's ever passed through our lab. Unfortuna...
Great hardware, USB and micro-SD, Versatile form factor
Windows store has very limited software selection so far, Interface can be confusing for the uninitiated
The Surface RT is a great tablet if you don't mind only using the pre-installed software and whatever else you can grab from the currently limited selection in the Windows store. If you're after the full Windows experience on a tablet, you'll be disappoin...
Windows RT takes Microsoft's operating system to places it's never been before. Running on lower-powered ARM chips and forgoing third-party legacy Windows programs, Windows RT emphasizes much of the best of Windows 8
You won't be able to run anything from Windows 7 on Windows RT, and Windows RT tablets have been dogged by performance complaints
Windows RT is a strange beast. On the one hand, speed, security, and the best of Windows 8 make RT a pleasure to use. But app restrictions make Windows RT confusing, and the limited availability of apps undercuts the operating system's usefulness....
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Published: 2012-11-13, Author: Luke , review by: gizmodo.com.au
The Surface RT isn't the Surface you're looking for if you want a laptop replacement. If that's what you're after, you'll have to hold your powder until January when the Surface Pro comes along to blow your socks off. No, the Surface RT isn't a laptop rep...
