Oct 26, 2015
Episode 020 – Government of Canada Technology Show Coverage
00:00 Intro
- Welcome to the show
- Today we are covering the Government of Canada Technology Conference – www.gtec.ca
- Hands on with the Surface Pro 4
- Word of the Week is GTEC
- We are part of the Tech Podcast Network.01:30 Surface Pro 4 – Hands On
- If you put the SP4 and SP3 side-by-side, the SP4 is
- Little thinner
- Slightly larger display (same case size)
- Slightly lighter
- Colin loves the new keyboard whereas David finds it little better
- Up to 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of disk are available
- Saw the new docking stations – David will review once his order comes in
10:00 Surface Pro 4 vs. MacBook Air
- Slightly larger display on the Surface Pro 4
- Similar battery time
- Surface Pro 4 costs slightly more
- Surface Book weighs slightly more with keyboard
- Surface Pro 4 weighs less and costs less than both a MacBook Air and iPad
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MacBook Air |
Surface Pro 4 |
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Screen |
11 inches |
12.3 inches |
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Resolution |
1366 × 768 |
2736 × 1824 |
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CPU |
1.6 GHZ Intel Core i5 |
Intel Core i5 (1) |
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Memory |
8 GB |
8 GB |
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Storage |
256 GB |
256 GB |
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Battery life |
9 hours |
9 hours |
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Touch screen |
No |
Yes |
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Keyboard |
Yes |
Not included (2) |
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Weight |
2.38 lbs. |
1.73 lbs (2) |
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Price |
$1,199.00 |
$1,299.00 |
From <http://winsupersite.com/hardware/surface-pro-4-vs-macbook-air-core-specs>
14:56 Surface Book Pro vs. MacBook Pro
- Colin has approval to purchase, but the backorder is now 6–8 weeks
- The Surface Book Pro is a laptop that does part-time duty as a tablet
Editor’s Notes: When writing the show notes, I listened to this segment and decided I really want to upgrade my Surface Pro 3 to a Surface Book 4 – David
- Longer battery life
- Surface Book Pro weighs 1 lb. less than a MacBook Pro
- Surface Book Pro has an easily detachable tablet
- The MacBook Pro is less expensive
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MacBook Pro |
Surface Book |
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Screen |
13 inches |
13.5 inches |
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Resolution |
1280 × 800 |
3000 × 2000 |
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CPU |
2.7 GHZ Intel Core i5 |
Intel Core i5 (1) |
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Memory |
8 GB |
8 GB |
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Storage |
256 GB |
256 GB |
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Battery life |
7 hours |
12 hours |
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Touch screen |
No |
Yes |
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Keyboard |
Yes |
Yes |
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Weight |
4.5 lbs. |
3.34 lbs |
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Price |
$1,499.00 |
$1,699.00 |
25:00 Dell and HP are going to sell Surface devices
- This enables HP and Dell to provide an end-to-end sales solution.
- Service levels will be much improved in major cities globally.
- How will the Surface products fit into Dell’s and HP’s existing product lines?
31:00 Panasonic Tablets and Toughbooks
- Interview with Denis Berthel
- Military, Architects would love to have a 21” tablet with a carbon fiber case
- Panasonic has been making Toughbooks for over 20 years and they have evolved to include everything a modern Windows laptop has.
- Drop-, rain- and snow-proof tablets and laptops
- www.panasonica.ca
34:00 Completely managed
- Interview with Rod Scotland
- The ultimate Surface accessory
- Field deployment of mobile kits used in disaster recovery
- Includes a Surface for control
- www.completelymanaged.com
35:00 Outro – Call for your help with the podcast, please…
- Follow and re-tweet @SurfaceSmiths
- Listen SurfaceSmiths.com
- Email Podcast@SurfaceSmith.com
- Purchase Amazon A Store
44:00 Whisky of the Week – Aberfeldy
- Visit your liquor store or the distillery http://www.aberfeldy.com/
- Don’t forget the local taxi driver is Davey