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Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3 Inch Tablet - (Silver) (Intel 8th Gen C..
- Across town or around the world, the new Surface Pro 6 is your ..
- More powerful than ever. Get productive with next-generation Su..
- Augment your experience and make your new Surface Pro 6 a full ..
- Ultra-slim and light, starting at just 771g
- Bring your ideas to life on the high-resolution PixelSense Disp..
Product Attributes
- Width: 7.9 Inches,
- Height: 0.3 Inches,
- Weight: 1.7 Pounds,
- Length: 11.5 Inches,
- Size: i5, 8 GB, 256 GB SSD
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
42.6% | 24.6% | 32.8% |
Senti Score [67.2%] |
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Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Latest Model, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage, 1...
- With a resolution of 2560x1600 for over 4 million pixels, the r..
- The advanced security and convenience of Touch ID are now built..
- The latest-generation MacBook Air keyboard features our butterf..
- Thunderbolt 3 combines ultra-high bandwidth with the ultra-vers..
- With the latest in processing and tuning techniques, MacBook Ai..
Product Attributes
- Width: 2.8 inches,
- Height: 9.1 inches,
- Weight: 2.8 Pounds,
- Length: 12.8 inches,
- Size: 256GB
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
44.4% | 16.7% | 38.9% |
Senti Score [61.1%] |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3 Inch Tablet - (Silver) (Intel 8th Gen C..
horrible performance
replace
waste
false advertising
expected
excellent
good
expensive
best thing
amazing
frustrating
great success
recommend
excellent product
scam product
great
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Latest Model, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage, 1...
overpriced
awful keyboard
exquisite keyboad
clumsy
fault them
brilliant
poor
brilliant design
superb
unwarranted arrogance
great
good
good price
unwarranted
amazing
older
Compare Cons
Cons [47] of Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3 Inch Tabl.. |
Strength |
---|---|
horrible performance"horrible performance was slow from the first day i had it"
|
100.0% |
false advertising"beware false advertising here"
|
74.9% |
scam product"i learned this the hard way but please do not waste your hard earned money on what i essentially now consider to be a scam product which as it turns out cannot handle what my 5 years old brick like acer laptop was able to take on with ease"
|
74.8% |
warranty expired"our machine stopped working literally 3 weeks after the warranty expired"
|
74.8% |
hardware issue"we took the machine to our local it specialist who ran a diagnostic on it and confirmed that it was a hardware issue but because everything is soldered to the motherboard you cannot replace components and the unit was not repairable"
|
74.8% |
no keyboard included"just so you know despite every advertising picture for the surfaces pro 6 on the microsoft store and amazon showing it with a keyboard what you are buying is just the tablet no keyboard included"
|
74.8% |
occasional freezing"i had some occasional freezing as well when doing very simple tasks like using the internet or in file explorer i'm hoping this was a result of this being an older surface pro 5 and not a 6"
|
74.7% |
trouble shooting"i'll keep trying and trouble shooting for a few days"
|
74.4% |
hardware problem"i also noticed in some instances that when stopping a youtube video and then closing the keyboard over the video started playing again this is definitely a software not a hardware problem but is something you should be aware of"
|
74.0% |
utterly useless"when i contacted their customer support to check what solutions i may have available to me i was offered on my fifth call to their utterly useless customer service centre to buy the surface dock for the ‘bargain’ price of £135 in addition to the £800 i already spent on the surface pro"
|
73.7% |
gets confused"my only slight moan is that it doesn't come with a keyboard and the laptop sometimes gets confused and doesn't bring up the soft keyboard the on screen one "
|
73.2% |
second lag spike"ever so often i will get half a second lag spike"
|
72.9% |
some instances"i also noticed in some instances that when stopping a youtube video and then closing the keyboard over the video started playing again this is definitely a software not a hardware problem but is something you should be aware of"
|
71.5% |
power cable"it attaches with magnets which means it's really easy to put on and take off similarly the plug of the power cable"
|
69.6% |
waste time"don't waste time looking for reviews this one you must have"
|
67.9% |
treated myself"i've had a sp 4 for 2 years and treated myself on black friday"
|
67.2% |
it's misleading"this need to be rectified as it's misleading"
|
66.4% |
expensive as balls"not had many notable problems with it but it is expensive as balls"
|
65.7% |
proprietary charging port"they have a proprietary charging port which cannot easily be adapted to usb so you have to lug around the charging brick admittedly a very small brick and can't charge from a usb battery"
|
65.6% |
hard earned money"i learned this the hard way but please do not waste your hard earned money on what i essentially now consider to be a scam product which as it turns out cannot handle what my 5 years old brick like acer laptop was able to take on with ease"
|
63.9% |
ninja trader"next i tried my trading app ninja trader"
|
61.0% |
warranty period no"be careful buying a surface pro they seem to manufacture them to last just longer than the warranty period no way will you get my daughter or me for that matter to buy microsoft ever again"
|
58.6% |
just a bit pricey"great product just a bit pricey"
|
58.1% |
only slight moan"my only slight moan is that it doesn't come with a keyboard and the laptop sometimes gets confused and doesn't bring up the soft keyboard the on screen one "
|
57.4% |
charger was faulty"either the charger was faulty or there is an issue on the tablet itself"
|
56.5% |
these swipe"fixes for these swipe a up a few more times"
|
56.1% |
overcame this problem"i overcame this problem by zooming into every point i draw on"
|
55.7% |
today and so disappointed"battery intermittently charging just got the sp6 today and so disappointed"
|
55.4% |
unit was not repairable"we took the machine to our local it specialist who ran a diagnostic on it and confirmed that it was a hardware issue but because everything is soldered to the motherboard you cannot replace components and the unit was not repairable"
|
55.2% |
back light bleed"first thing i notice was the back light bleed"
|
55.1% |
will not charge"it will not charge"
|
54.7% |
would not communicate"as soon as they checked our amazon order date they just blocked us and would not communicate"
|
54.7% |
insult to injury"it broke the day i had an online skype interview just to add insult to injury"
|
54.6% |
very disappointing"very disappointing"
|
54.5% |
basically it's"basically it's bad"
|
54.3% |
operational errors"this device is microsofts 6th surface product i expected more there's alot of basic operational errors"
|
54.0% |
my money back"i returned the device and got my money back but it's a shame as i bought the pro 6 during a good deal and haven't found the pro 6 for a similar price since"
|
53.4% |
slowed down"obviously with some windows updates the performance has slowed down"
|
53.3% |
n't transfer data"the charging brick does have a separate usb a connector which allows you to charge a mobile phone or other device at the same time it's not a quick charger and you can't transfer data but it's one less plug that you need"
|
53.2% |
replace components"we took the machine to our local it specialist who ran a diagnostic on it and confirmed that it was a hardware issue but because everything is soldered to the motherboard you cannot replace components and the unit was not repairable"
|
52.9% |
limited storage capacity"external hard drive + iphone via a third party usb port so if you were hoping to be able to supplement its limited storage capacity with your external hd to update or transfer files to other devices you will not be able to do so"
|
52.7% |
slimmed down"the microsoft surface pro seems to me to be everything i could want and more from a pc or a laptop but slimmed down to the size and without the keyboard screen protector weight of a tablet"
|
52.1% |
n't know exact name"one of the ports don't know exact name is nice to have for presentations and such"
|
51.4% |
not a quick charger"the charging brick does have a separate usb a connector which allows you to charge a mobile phone or other device at the same time it's not a quick charger and you can't transfer data but it's one less plug that you need"
|
51.1% |
very small"they have a proprietary charging port which cannot easily be adapted to usb so you have to lug around the charging brick admittedly a very small brick and can't charge from a usb battery"
|
50.7% |
product was defective"product was defective"
|
50.6% |
which is frustrating"the keyboard is a must some inputs on screens do not show the windows soft keyboard which is frustrating!"
|
50.5% |
... |
Cons [20] of Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Latest Mod.. |
Strength |
---|---|
awful keyboard"awful keyboard and catalina doesnt work well with peripherals"
|
87.3% |
fault them"can’t fault them in any way"
|
74.9% |
unwarranted arrogance"apple customer service are also very poor with a touch of unwarranted arrogance"
|
74.9% |
overpriced though"still overpriced though !"
|
74.7% |
payment plan"the reason i purchased this computer because it had good reviews and good specifications and i hate windows computers and plus it was on a 5 monthly payment plan"
|
74.5% |
catalina doesnt"awful keyboard and catalina doesnt work well with peripherals"
|
70.0% |
does not respond"the butterfly system does not work keys get stuck does not respond"
|
69.1% |
minor niggle"a minor niggle maybe but i am still like a kid with a new toy whilst the old 'toy ' will not be confined to the back of the cupboard for a long while yet"
|
65.3% |
only thing i miss"only thing i miss is a classic usb plug"
|
63.0% |
gave me the refund"as always amazon's service superb and they just gave me the refund"
|
62.2% |
known problems"selling this machines with known problems"
|
59.6% |
hate windows computers"the reason i purchased this computer because it had good reviews and good specifications and i hate windows computers and plus it was on a 5 monthly payment plan"
|
58.8% |
with peripherals"awful keyboard and catalina doesnt work well with peripherals"
|
57.1% |
even the mac website"siri is a joke and has never done a single thing i asked it to do the help menu is tiny and even the mac website is glossy and stylish but has almost no useful info that i can find"
|
57.0% |
what i do n't like"what i don't like: unlike on the previous macbooks the only ports are 2 own brand specialities so if you want to use usb c sd cards etc for peripherals you will have to buy fairly expensive adaptors and it's hard to find one that does everything so you have a nice minimalist compact laptop but have to carry around a box of accessories"
|
55.2% |
just shockingly"i mean it is terrible yes the screen looks nice but for the price the specs are just shockingly bad"
|
53.6% |
clumsy affair"the charger is also a clumsy affair and if you travel you'll need another one of those for eu as it's too heavy to use with a main adapter safely"
|
53.5% |
work keys get stuck"the butterfly system does not work keys get stuck does not respond"
|
53.5% |
fairly expensive adaptors"what i don't like: unlike on the previous macbooks the only ports are 2 own brand specialities so if you want to use usb c sd cards etc for peripherals you will have to buy fairly expensive adaptors and it's hard to find one that does everything so you have a nice minimalist compact laptop but have to carry around a box of accessories"
|
51.1% |
months of nightmare"after 3 months of nightmare i had to return my macbook air 13"
|
50.5% |
... |
Compare Pros
Pros [91] of Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3 Inch Tabl.. |
Strength |
---|---|
excellent product"excellent product at a reasonable price"
|
100.0% |
great success"the surface pro 6 is a triumph and deserves to continue the great success of the line"
|
99.9% |
best thing"lovely little powerful machine best thing i have ever owned"
|
99.6% |
amazing product"amazing product only knock is the ports only one usb but even then i don't use it that often"
|
98.5% |
beautifully designed"beautifully designed intelligent features like sync will be disabled once your battery goes down battery power is adapting brilliant display a bit pricey however with the type cover typing is more convenient as on a mac book pro tablet mode is good as well not on par with ipad but close"
|
96.2% |
versatile and excellent"great bit of kit very versatile and excellent battery performance"
|
92.0% |
excellent for note taking"main points far cheaper than ipad full laptop functionality excellent for note taking and using as a tablet fantastic battery life sharp and bright screen"
|
91.7% |
great machine"great machine"
|
75.0% |
higher spec version"that said i love this laptop and would highly recommend this higher spec version"
|
75.0% |
good points"the good points: it's a microsoft tablet running full windows"
|
75.0% |
well possibly"well possibly pointless"
|
74.8% |
lovely and light"it's lovely and light and the screen quality is amazing"
|
74.8% |
internet browsing"i use this extensively for a lot of email and internet browsing plus watching videos etc"
|
74.7% |
very quick"very quick start up and nice fresh display"
|
74.7% |
great for coding"i am totally in love with this product and find it is great for coding"
|
74.7% |
much improved"the graphics are crystal and the sound is also much improved"
|
74.6% |
massive step"but if you're thinking about coming to a convertible fresh especially from the now slightly clunky macbook air then it's a massive step up"
|
74.6% |
extra 100 quid"so i had to fork out an extra 100 quid to get windows 10 pro"
|
74.6% |
very usable"the ability to stand the device on a table is so much easier than folding the ipad cover and the keyboard is very usable"
|
74.6% |
very versatile"great buy very versatile laptop"
|
74.3% |
brilliant display"beautifully designed intelligent features like sync will be disabled once your battery goes down battery power is adapting brilliant display a bit pricey however with the type cover typing is more convenient as on a mac book pro tablet mode is good as well not on par with ipad but close"
|
74.1% |
faster better"lighter faster better screen massively better keyboard and a longer practical batter life"
|
74.0% |
very close"the combination of windows10 and this device is not perfect but it's very close"
|
73.9% |
excellent device"excellent device much better than any ipad i’ve ever used"
|
73.7% |
good product"good product as expected"
|
73.7% |
look fantastic"film and pictures look fantastic and the image is very sharp"
|
73.6% |
absolutely no complaints"he loves it absolutely no complaints"
|
73.6% |
sweet spot"in this spec you're looking at the upper middle of the range and for me it's the sweet spot: you have the raw grunt to process photos in lightroom have loads of office projects on the go at one time play media smoothly and get things done"
|
73.5% |
very sharp"film and pictures look fantastic and the image is very sharp"
|
73.2% |
massively better"lighter faster better screen massively better keyboard and a longer practical batter life"
|
72.3% |
microsoft tablet"the good points: it's a microsoft tablet running full windows"
|
72.3% |
forth surface purchase"this is my forth surface purchase for an expanding team"
|
71.9% |
much better"excellent device much better than any ipad i’ve ever used"
|
71.9% |
compact machine"amazing compact machine "
|
71.5% |
intelligent features"beautifully designed intelligent features like sync will be disabled once your battery goes down battery power is adapting brilliant display a bit pricey however with the type cover typing is more convenient as on a mac book pro tablet mode is good as well not on par with ipad but close"
|
71.0% |
powerful machine"lovely little powerful machine best thing i have ever owned"
|
70.9% |
build quality"overall it was a great feeling device in regards to appearance and build quality"
|
69.6% |
your media available"for productivity i can highly recommend pairing a surface with office 365 which suddenly makes all of your files every photo you've ever taken and all of your media available everywhere all the time"
|
69.2% |
liked the item"i liked the item and enjoyed it"
|
68.7% |
quick sketches"i found my basic use of the surface side to be straightforward and intuitive although i only used the fingertip method it was easy to make notes or quick sketches and was it was obviously capable of much more detailed and complicated drawings"
|
67.6% |
great feeling device"overall it was a great feeling device in regards to appearance and build quality"
|
67.0% |
emails internet surfing"pros: sturdy stand long battery life light weight decent screen size recommended for doing presentations emails internet surfing"
|
66.8% |
portable laptop device"it's arguably the best portable laptop device and the touch screen is great however"
|
66.2% |
worth the spend"it's worth the spend"
|
65.6% |
care non existent"customer care non existent"
|
65.5% |
great to handle"the size and screen made it great to handle and use"
|
65.2% |
microsoft product"needless to say i will not buy the dock or any other microsoft product for the foreseeable future"
|
65.0% |
expanded the storage"i got the 128gb 8gb version and expanded the storage with another 256gb micro sd card"
|
64.9% |
been great"has been great to me!"
|
64.8% |
good as well"beautifully designed intelligent features like sync will be disabled once your battery goes down battery power is adapting brilliant display a bit pricey however with the type cover typing is more convenient as on a mac book pro tablet mode is good as well not on par with ipad but close"
|
64.6% |
original and wonderful"i have been lucky to have had both the models prior to this upgrade as well as the original and wonderful surface rt an insane idea that in it's daft way made the surface a practical reality and so it makes sense to look at that"
|
64.4% |
full windows"the good points: it's a microsoft tablet running full windows"
|
63.8% |
heavy and powerful"it's in this combination that the surface makes most sense slightly too heavy and powerful to be a tablet but incredibly light and luggable as a massively flexible laptop"
|
63.3% |
love it every"love it every day"
|
63.3% |
glad i upgraded"well done ms i'm glad i upgraded"
|
62.9% |
easy to control"attach and detaching keyboard is easy to control"
|
62.4% |
these things perfectly"but then again any device can do these things perfectly"
|
61.6% |
clean fast"works will clean fast"
|
60.9% |
works well"the keyboard is okay and the touchpad works well but i'll probably get a wireless mouse to use with it too"
|
60.8% |
fantastic battery life"main points far cheaper than ipad full laptop functionality excellent for note taking and using as a tablet fantastic battery life sharp and bright screen"
|
60.7% |
sharp and bright"main points far cheaper than ipad full laptop functionality excellent for note taking and using as a tablet fantastic battery life sharp and bright screen"
|
60.6% |
brilliant price"brilliant price on amazon too"
|
60.4% |
sound is good"sound is good"
|
60.2% |
screen quality"it's lovely and light and the screen quality is amazing"
|
60.0% |
delighted with them"this is my 4th surface computer and i remain absolutely delighted with them and it"
|
59.8% |
your files"for productivity i can highly recommend pairing a surface with office 365 which suddenly makes all of your files every photo you've ever taken and all of your media available everywhere all the time"
|
59.8% |
lighter and thinner"it’s so much nicer to have a lighter and thinner model"
|
59.8% |
move forward"where the pro 4 to the pro 5 was a massive move forward in screen quality battery life and keyboard performance the difference between the 5 and 6 is very hard to find in every day use"
|
59.7% |
recommend this product"i really strongly recommend this product"
|
58.5% |
runs smoothly"if you buy my office or already have it the surface pro has plenty of power to make sure everything runs smoothly"
|
57.8% |
most things adaptable"it's got plenty of memory and is fast to do most things adaptable and versatile"
|
57.7% |
screen is amazing"it’s very fast and the screen is amazing"
|
57.7% |
spec pro 6 microsoft"to be fair amazon provides a switch to the higher models but the lowest spec pro 6 microsoft manufactures comes with an i5"
|
57.5% |
light and luggable"it's in this combination that the surface makes most sense slightly too heavy and powerful to be a tablet but incredibly light and luggable as a massively flexible laptop"
|
56.9% |
revolutionized my work"revolutionized my work day"
|
56.4% |
crystal and the sound"the graphics are crystal and the sound is also much improved"
|
56.4% |
worth every penny"i was apprehensive about spending the money but it’s definitely worth every penny"
|
56.1% |
nice fresh display"very quick start up and nice fresh display"
|
55.3% |
great product"great product"
|
55.0% |
battery life i"edit: now well into the second week and can confirm the way better battery life i run unplugged from 0630 to about 1300 when i charge for my commute home 2h 15 and then put back on charge when i go to bed "
|
54.4% |
recommend to others"would certainly recommend to others"
|
54.3% |
plenty of power"if you buy my office or already have it the surface pro has plenty of power to make sure everything runs smoothly"
|
54.1% |
apples old ipads"apples old ipads don't even have this anymore"
|
53.8% |
chrome with tab open"using chrome with tab open was still slow"
|
52.5% |
comes in handy"very smooth easy to use the touchscreen comes in handy at times!"
|
52.2% |
makes it better"i have had ipads laptops and pcs in the past but this one combines all of them and makes it better"
|
52.2% |
full laptop functionality"main points far cheaper than ipad full laptop functionality excellent for note taking and using as a tablet fantastic battery life sharp and bright screen"
|
51.7% |
screen protector"the keyboard is good but i find myself using it as a tablet more than a laptop although the keyboard doubles as screen protector so i usually leave it on"
|
51.6% |
plenty of memory"it's got plenty of memory and is fast to do most things adaptable and versatile"
|
51.3% |
still be aware"but still be aware"
|
50.6% |
surface excellent"he is into design and he finds microsoft surface excellent for drawing and designing during his studies"
|
50.1% |
... |
Pros [22] of Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Latest Mod.. |
Strength |
---|---|
brilliant design"great little lap top typical apple brilliant design"
|
88.8% |
exquisite keyboad"then i had to buy an old macbook air 2017 which is the latest before they switched to this butterfly nonsense and it is back to the same exquisite keyboad as i was used to on my macbook air 2011"
|
88.2% |
good price"does all that we wanted and at a good price from amazon and quick convenient delivery with prime"
|
75.0% |
superior machine"a superior machine"
|
74.3% |
grandchild delighted"xmas present for grandchild delighted!"
|
73.2% |
many simple things"after a month's daily use i find myself on google every day searching for how to do many simple things"
|
70.0% |
headset socket"fantastic screen superb sound and microphone luckily since the headset socket is a non standard size amazing battery life very fast to boot up and close down and of course lightweight despite the metal case"
|
69.5% |
with prime"does all that we wanted and at a good price from amazon and quick convenient delivery with prime"
|
69.4% |
light weight"i am impressed with my new macbook air it is light weight and easy to take with me"
|
65.8% |
absolutely loves"bought for a birthday present for my daughter and she absolutely loves it"
|
64.5% |
great after"works great after you have keyed in your password!"
|
63.9% |
quick convenient delivery"does all that we wanted and at a good price from amazon and quick convenient delivery with prime"
|
63.3% |
great for students"great for students"
|
63.0% |
helping me to learn them"some of these replace much simpler one key windows operations and their assignment to different functions seems to be entirely random such that neither logic nor intuition is helping me to learn them"
|
62.9% |
windows operations"some of these replace much simpler one key windows operations and their assignment to different functions seems to be entirely random such that neither logic nor intuition is helping me to learn them"
|
59.0% |
easy to take with"i am impressed with my new macbook air it is light weight and easy to take with me"
|
58.9% |
built quality is spot"built quality is spot on"
|
58.2% |
vaunted fingerprint"the much vaunted fingerprint unlocking?"
|
56.5% |
was very good"this mac air is as good as it gets the old model i had was very good but this one is far better !"
|
56.5% |
amazing battery life"fantastic screen superb sound and microphone luckily since the headset socket is a non standard size amazing battery life very fast to boot up and close down and of course lightweight despite the metal case"
|
53.3% |
entirely random"some of these replace much simpler one key windows operations and their assignment to different functions seems to be entirely random such that neither logic nor intuition is helping me to learn them"
|
52.1% |
biggest surprise"the biggest surprise though given the idiosyncracies of the macos has been the lack of onboard help"
|
51.5% |
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Compare Emotion analysis
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3 Inch Tablet - (Silver) (Intel 8th Gen C.. | ||
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Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
36.2% | 42.6% | 21.3% |
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Latest Model, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage, 1... | ||
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Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
28.6% | 50.0% | 21.4% |
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
prices and sales statistics are updated daily
last analysis update 2024-11-15