... Die Hardware macht - wenn man auf mobiles Internet verzichten kann - einen guten Eindruck und auch in unserem Test konnte das Microsoft-Tablet mit einer langen Akkulaufzeit überzeugen. ...

Like the ARM-based Surface RT, the bulkier, heavier and more powerful x86-based Surface Pro is very much a version 1.0 product. ...

If you're in love with your iPad, the Microsoft Surface is unlikely to win you over. But if you're still not sure about Android, or a Windows user who wants a tablet that will marry up seamlessly with your desktop and offer a quick, capable and, yes, fun experience, the Surface could be just what you're looking for. ...

The Surface feels like a lost opportunity. If Microsoft had gone all in with Metro, scrapped the back end Windows 7 nonsense, and thrown in a decent hi-res screen, this device could’ve been an iPad killer. ...

While it certainly boasts an exceptional-quality finish, the Microsoft Surface RT suffers from the classic symptoms of being a flagship product for a newly born OS. The Windows Store has nowhere near enough apps yet and the RT OS seems like it's still finding its feet. In particular, it's still trying to position itself alongside Windows 8. ...

The Surface RT is a great tablet if you don't mind only using the pre-installed software and whatever else you can grab from the currently limited selection in the Windows store. If you're after the full Windows experience on a tablet, you'll be disappointed with the RT's software limitations.

Das Surface ist gut verarbeitet, der Speicher erweiterbar. Aber die Kameras gehören ins Museum.

Dank flotten Betriebssystem und prima Display legt Microsoft mit dem Surface RT einen gelungenen Einstieg in den Tablet-Markt hin, allerdings kommt das Tablet nicht mit herkömmlicher Windows-Software klar.

Das Microsoft Surface ist ein Einstand nach Maß. Zugegeben, es gibt einige Punkte, die man kritisieren kann. Da wäre die vergleichsweise geringe Leistung, die – zumindest bei den bisher verfügbaren Benchmarks – bei anderen Geräten mit dem performanten Tegra 3 besser ausfällt....

Als Tablet ist das Microsoft Surface kaum schlechter als das iPad und mindestens genauso gut wie Top-Android-Tablets. Aber eben auch nicht besser. Und da es für das RT-Tablet viel weniger Apps gibt als für iPad und Android, steht das Surface insgesamt schlechter dar. ...

The Surface RT is a very well built and cleverly designed tablet. There's decent hardware on offer and Windows RT runs smoothly but at present a lack of decent Modern UI apps is a big issue.

A unique, superbly designed tablet that’s ideal for mobile professionals, but it comes with too many compromises to make it a must-have

Think of the Surface as something of a leap of faith. It's a great device now, and there's more than enough here to make it worth buying, although we do think it's expensive once you factor in a keyboard, and we urge you to get it with the keyboard, the Touch is just brilliant. ...

Microsoft's ARM-based tablet has plenty of good points, but there are enough downsides to make caution advisable. The hardware platform and the Windows RT ecosystem will undoubtedly improve, so we'd suggest giving version 1.0 a miss unless you're an avid early adopter.

Cool but compromised, novel but niche, the Surface is perhaps just a little too different to find a place in your life

Mit dem Surface Tablet schafft Microsoft ein tolles Gerät in einer bekannten Windows Umgebung. Erstmals können wir wirklich produktiv arbeiten, ohne auf Software von Drittanbietern setzen oder Alternativ-Funktionen suchen zu müssen. ...

Die Kombination aus Windows RT und Surface hinterlässt im Kurztest von netzwelt einen guten Eindruck, wenngleich dieser durch das überschaubare App-Angebot im Windows Store, die kurzen Ruckler beim Startbildschirm und das nicht empfehlenswerte Touch Cover getrübt wird. ...

Mit den neuen Surface-Tabs kommt Schwung in den Tablet-Markt: Erstmals bekommt Android echte Konkurrenz, die nicht aus dem Apple-Lager kommt. Windows 8 RT wurde speziell für ARM-Systeme entwickelt und bietet die schicke Kachel-Oberfläche. ...

I’ve really enjoyed using the Surface RT. It is one of the best-designed tablets on the market and performs so admirably that it’s convinced me that Windows RT has a serious shot at drawing an audience in the tablet world. The operating system still has a long way to go before it feels like a fluid and finished experience – especially the classic Windows 7 style desktop – but, like Never Never Land, the Surface sometimes makes you forget. ...

Excellent, with room to kvetch

If you're an early adopter willing to forget everything you know about navigating a computer, the Surface tablet could replace your laptop. Everyone else: wait for more apps.

Surface RT is packed with productivity potential, and finds a certain measure of success in reinventing the tablet form factor. But its hardware isn't perfect, and its Windows RT operating system lacks flexibility and app support.