- It's the Microsoft Surface versus the iPad Pro.
A massive deal, a huge giveaway, and I'm also going to
show you how this two-in-one tablet
is the best bang for your buck.
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Microsoft Surface versus iPad Pro.
Just a quick breakdown, a reminder that today
for basically the cost of the entry-level iPad,
plus give or take 50 dollars, you can get
a brand new, not refurbished, Microsoft Surface.
For all of the grads and the moms and the dads
who've been asking me, laptop or tablet?
This is one of the only devices in my opinion
that actually bridges the gap between both categories.
Now it's no Apple packaging but it is
really nicely packaged.
Ah, this feels good, I hope holding my first born
feels as good as this one day, this is a nice machine.
The stand slides right out of here and you can see
underneath, it sill has the Microsoft logo.
It already has so many more ports than the iPad,
including the coveted USB port.
This just plugs into here.
Let's charge it up and get it going.
Alright, I am turning this on now for the first time.
So for those of you interested to see
what the startup process is, and just how long
it actually takes to get this device rolling out of the box,
this is your real-time set up.
So it's online within a matter of seconds.
I would say the set up on this is actually
possibly faster than when I set up the iPad Pro.
It's now ready to rock,
welcoming me in to the Surface ecosystem.
The messages on here are more Apple-like
than Microsoft-like.
For example, here's the legal stuff,
we're happy to have you here.
These are a little bit more conversational
than some of the Windows updates that
I've been used to over the years.
iPad Pro has about a second advantage
but the layout actually displays better on the Surface.
The Surface is not trying to push a mobile version
and it knows right away how it wants to be used.
This is a video capture test on the Surface,
you can hear the quality of the microphone.
This is video with the iPad Pro and there's
no doubt in my mind, I don't even need to
see the comparison, spec-wise I will be shocked
if the iPad Pro is not quite a bit better.
Both tablets come equipped with the personal assistant.
On Microsoft you get Cortana.
The nice thing is, she's always listening
what's the weather in Toronto?
- [Cortana] It's currently 46 and mostly cloudy in Toronto.
- [Matt] And the reason that was so impressive is
I was actually speaking and it caught some of my sentence
and then the question, and deciphered between them both.
Watch what happens when I summon the app on this,
start talking, and then ask what is the weather
in Toronto today?
- [Siri] Okay, I found this on the web for
watch what happens when I summon the app...
- [Matt] So to be a hundred percent fair, I gave Cortana
maybe a little bit of an advantage with less of a sentence
but I think you can see that between the two,
sometimes the non-Siri equivalent is great.
We saw that with Amazon Alexa and I am going to
give the award to the Surface.
Nice camera app on the Surface and, just like Windows,
love it or hate it, I find it very practical.
You can minimize the windows a little bit more easily,
share content on the screen, big fan of this.
Camera app on the iPad Pro is awesome
but I actually use a secondary app called MoviePro
to capture video and photo because
I don't find the iPad app sufficient for my needs.
For full-screen video playback, I actually
prefer the Surface, what do you think?
- [Man] It does look a little bit better, yeah.
- The contrast and resolution is better
on the iPad Pro, you cannot compare the specs
and give the Surface the advantage, but simply side by side
it may be the lighting we're looking at right now
or the fact that I really want to like the Surface,
it does have the video advantage in my opinion.
The specs on the iPad Pro are better overall
but this is three times the price.
Compared to the iPad Pro, you have the Windows menu
which is essentially your home screen
and then on the iPad you actually have a
physical button that pushes down.
Between the two, the keyboard experience
comparable on both.
I do find it a little bit easier to touch
on the Surface but that may be because
this particular model has the advantage of a larger screen.
In terms of ease of use, since most people
already have Windows on their work computer,
I truly believe the learning curve with the
Windows 10 Pro on here is less than the iPad.
The iPad Pro has the benefit, definitely,
with regards to Safari, I just think between the two
it's a better mobile web browser.
On the iPad you do not have the animated menus
which are a nice thing with regards to the Surface.
The menus change, update, and it's constantly
repopulating with the content you use.
So the big question, am I really able to give
a balanced comparison between an Apple and
a Microsoft device?
As you guys know, I'm fully on board for Android
and while I do lean toward non-Apple products
because I think you're paying for a logo and
superficial elements, I am someone that edits and relies
solely upon these overpriced MacBook Pros
that are studio-provided for me.
I edit on that, I prefer that to a Windows experience.
But on the tablet, I like that I can bring
all of my desktop work elements with me
without any conversion issues and I,
at this price, will pick the Surface.
I have found the lowest recorded price on the
Microsoft Surface, located right under the video screen.
For those of you searching for the Surface 4 deals,
those will come in a few months
if you are subscribed to the channel, I'll have
a deal on that and a giveaway but it will not
be able to compete with this price.
Again these are new models, they're not refurbished,
they work brilliantly well.
I don't think this deal will be around long.
Which brings me to a moment that I know
many of you have been waiting for,
and I know some of you get so disappointed with me
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cuz I don't want to break the one I have.
I used my own money to get that for you.
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