Sales of Microsoft Surface Pro 3 To Start On Friday
The market will finally see the entry of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, which is being promoted as a replacement to the MacBook Air. Pre-ordered units of the 128GB Core i5 variant of the tablet offering of Microsoft will be available at the stores of Microsoft by Friday.
The inventory in the stores of Microsoft is mainly for preorders and some outlets may not have extra units available for customers who did not preorder the device. However, walk-in sales may be available by the coming week.
Sales of the Surface Pro 3 will also be launched by Best Buy on Friday. Walk-in buyers may have a better chance of acquiring the device through Best Buy. A Best Buy representative of a Los Angeles outlet indicated that a good number of units may be available once the device is launched by the retailer.
The marketing campaign of Microsoft has marketed the device as being better compared to the MacBook Air. The online store page of the device also provides a chart of its advantages over the slim notebook from Apple. It indicated that it is lighter and slimmer compared to the Air and features a detachable keyboard and touch display.
However, the company is encountering some opposition to this marketing campaign.
A number of reviewers revealed that the device cannot serve as a replacement to the MacBook Air. One reviewer indicated that the device may not be any different from its predecessor to make it a replacement for the MacBook Air. It is basically a Core i-series tablet with a keyboard accessory, the industry watcher revealed.
However, the latest model of the tablet offering of Microsoft has a number of upgrades compared to its predecessors. It is slimmer, lighter and features a bigger, high-resolution display screen.
In the end, the consumers will decide whether the device will serve as the replacement of the MacBook Air or not. The price tag of a preordered 128GB Core i5 variant of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is $999.