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Episode 020 - Just Show Me

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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
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    • 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

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        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

          Screen

          11 inches

          12.3 inches

          Resolution

          1366 × 768

          2736 × 1824

          CPU

          1.6 GHZ Intel Core i5

          Intel Core i5 (1)

          Memory

          8 GB

          8 GB

          Storage

          256 GB

          256 GB

          Battery life

          9 hours

          9 hours

          Touch screen

          No

          Yes

          Keyboard

          Yes

          Not included (2)

          Weight

          2.38 lbs.

          1.73 lbs (2)

          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

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            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

              Screen

              13 inches

              13.5 inches

              Resolution

              1280 × 800

              3000 × 2000

              CPU

              2.7 GHZ Intel Core i5

              Intel Core i5 (1)

              Memory

              8 GB

              8 GB

              Storage

              256 GB

              256 GB

              Battery life

              7 hours

              12 hours

              Touch screen

              No

              Yes

              Keyboard

              Yes

              Yes

              Weight

              4.5 lbs.

              3.34 lbs

              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?

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                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

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                  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

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                    35:00 Outro – Call for your help with the podcast, please…

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                      5. 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

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