Episode 020 – Just Show Me
Episode 020 – Just Show Me
Episode 020 – Government of Canada Technology Show Coverage
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00:00 Intro
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- 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 isr
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- Little thinner
- Slightly larger display (same case size)
- Slightly lighter
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- 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
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- 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
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Surface Pro 4
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Screen
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11 inches
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12.3 inches
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Resolution
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1366 × 768
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2736 × 1824
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CPU
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1.6 GHZ Intel Core i5
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Intel Core i5 (1)
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Memory
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8 GB
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8 GB
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Storage
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256 GB
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256 GB
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Battery life
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9 hours
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9 hours
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Touch screen
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No
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Yes
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Keyboard
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Yes
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Not included (2)
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Weight
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2.38 lbs.
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1.73 lbs (2)
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Price
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$1,199.00
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$1,299.00
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14:56 Surface Book Pro vs. MacBook Pro
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- 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
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- 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
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Surface Book
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Screen
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13 inches
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13.5 inches
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Resolution
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1280 × 800
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3000 × 2000
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CPU
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2.7 GHZ Intel Core i5
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Intel Core i5 (1)
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Memory
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8 GB
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8 GB
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Storage
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256 GB
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256 GB
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Battery life
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7 hours
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12 hours
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Touch screen
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No
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Yes
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Keyboard
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Yes
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Yes
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Weight
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4.5 lbs.
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3.34 lbs
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Price
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$1,499.00
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$1,699.00
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25:00 Dell and HP are going to sell Surface devices
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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- Follow and re-tweet @SurfaceSmiths
- Listen SurfaceSmiths.com
- Email Podcast@SurfaceSmith.com
- Purchase Amazon A Store
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44:00 Whisky of the Week – Aberfeldy
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- Visit your liquor store or the distillery http://www.aberfeldy.com/
- Don’t forget the local taxi driver is Davey
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