I am thinking of buying one. Can I ask a few questions about Surface RT?

- does it have free adobe app so that I can open pdf files and do the other things that I normally can in my pc with adobe reader?

- is it printable to a HP deskjet advantage 2060 printer? Please check for me if this model is in the apps.

- does it come with free Angry Bird seasons 1,2 & 3?

- does it come with free candy crush saga and temple run?

Thanks.

1. Underworld, thank you very much. Yes, I have checked the link you provided. HP Deskjet 2060 is listed.

2. Angry bird star wars only? Alamak. I want free one ler... !

3. Candy crush never mind - I got stuck in level 23 and getting bored to play. Temple run? Hate being chased by gorillas. The only game I play well is angry bird.. especially angry bird seasons. I ahve finished season 1, 2 and 3. Now I am trying to get 3 stars for every level. I have got 3 stars for 2 of the 3 games in Season 3.

4. Victorian, it is preloaded with adobe reader? Oic... thanks. As for printer, I think we need to download the driver apps from microsoft store into the surface rt before we can print, is that not so?

richard912, thanks for sharing.

Btw, 2 more weeks to go to buy.

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 19 2013, 11:57 PM

I think this is done only on informal basis. I am not sure why. Perhaps maybe it is because Msia is not listed in the microsoft list of countries whereby this discounted price is available. Perhaps other reasons. I know through informal word of mouth only. In the uni I know, the offer is valid till end of Aug only. Not extended to Sept yet.

I don't think there is any formal arrangement between any suppliers with any univ. So I don't think there is any specific department that takes orders for you. Just maybe one of the staffs knows the supplier. There are 4 authorised surface suppliers in Msia. Check Microsoft msia's website. But some of them only sell at their shops. They don't approach universities/colleges.

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 20 2013, 04:30 PM

Thanks Colin92 for posting the links and documents. Yes, the 4 listed are Msia's authorised dealers. In fact, most of them are in KL. I was told Harvey Norman does not visit schools/uni. But SNS make it a point to visit.. But only SNS is based in Ipoh but has offices in Perai and KL. The guy from Ipoh visit our institution and sell direct to students and staffs.
So, no need to go thru finance or HR dept. Usually uni prefer you deal direct with sellers. All the uni need to do is endorse that you are a student. Less work for them. Uni no need to issue PO. At least mine is that way.

I udnerstand that the $900 mil write down is due to the huge discounts being offered during the promo period to schools, colleges and universities. It is such a big difference in terms of price, and mroeover I don't own any tablet nor a laptop now, that it is very irresistable for me. Moreover, I need it for the mobility and the compatibility with my desktop PC, to use ms office.

But I heard from the vendor, who explained those who buy this surface rt special offer for students, their units are uniquely coded to only them. If they sell it to others, and others use it, microsoft will know. I think they also want to prevent people from abusing this offer period to trade / make a business out of it. That is because the code embeded is still under the original buyer. In a way I find this good, because if it gets stolen, you can trace who is using it. Is that correct?

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 21 2013, 01:57 PM

I really don't know, but I suppose selling one is okay. Not lar buy-sell, buy-sell like 3 or 4 units. They will think you are doing business.

Are the apps you mentioned free?

I am going to order my unit soon. Better grab it when still got chance. Otherwise maybe I will regret. From what I hear from you guys, it is good and cheap.

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 22 2013, 11:28 PM

yep, I only use it to do my normal ms office stuff, and i only play simple games as I mentioned before - so I don't need all those other fanciful features and softwares on my tablet. It is a good buy at that student price for me, with all the features that I need. I am sure the mcrosoft apps store will improve to add more apps in time. It is something in between my desktop PC and my smartphone. The only thing I don't like which I heard of is you need to login using your hotmail email only. If no hotmail, then still must create one. That is I feel not right for microsoft to confine it only to hotmail.

I noted that there is only 1 usb port. Can you use a multi-port hub to increase the ports available? If not, how can we resolve the issue? If you are using portable wifi, wireless mouse and thumbdrive, it is already 3 ports. Is there a solution?

1. Can use hubs, ah? The vendor told me cannot. Perhaps you mean special multi-port hubs meant only for surface rt?

2. I don't understand by your last sentence - what do you mean by "local user with reduced functionality"? you mean yahoo email also can?

1. Ok. I trust you then on the using of multiport hub for surface RT.

2. Oic, can create user id first before login. But why reduced functionality compare to using hotmail?

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 23 2013, 02:42 PM

So, at the end of the day, it is necessary to have a microsoft related email after all, in order to use all the features, in particularly skydrive. I guess not a big issue to have a hotmail. But maybe for the initial login to surface rt, I can create a login user id.

Thanks. You have been very helpful.

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 23 2013, 03:14 PM

Hello hello good morning! noorimanyosh, where did you order your casing from? it's from other brands, right? any pictures or links ? please share.

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 24 2013, 06:47 AM

My microsoft store is divided into different categories. How do I find the apps you mentioned like metro commander, social nv, vide, pressplay, ... under which category? So difficult to find. Do I need to go to each category to search, ah? Troublesome. How to search for all categories?

Also I find that the microsoft store ahs so many similar names for the same thing - which one to choose? For example, you got so many facebook. And so many Youtube apps.

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 25 2013, 09:44 PM

You don't understand what I was saying. The search function is in each category. You got sports, you got games, utilities, tools, news, music, etc so many categories. So, that means I need to search in many separate categories because I don't know which category is metro cammander in, for example. You get what I mean?

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Aug 26 2013, 12:18 AM

I want to activate my LINE apps in Surface RT, but it asked me to choose one of these - I am not sure to choose which one. Is it
- Windows
- Windows 8
- Windows Arm?

Please advice.

This post has been edited by darrenboy: Sep 21 2013, 11:32 AM