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Excellent Surface Pro 3 Review at Forbes.com

December 24th, 2014 COMMENTS

MOD-1334_sur_aEarly on, we predicted that the Microsoft Surface Tablets would have “legs” (Yes, that’s supposed to be a pun). We designed a secure enclosure for the Surface and modified them with each release, including the Surface Pro 3. The enclosures fit most of the iPad stands and come with the patented Swivel Stop feature (portrait to landscape). There are currently over 30 Solutions in Exhibit Design Search.

Last week, I was in an electronics retailer that rhymes with “Vest Tie” and asked a salesperson about sales of the Surface. She showed me the in-store display which was almost empty and said, “We’re nearly sold out, and I’m not sure we have much left in the district.”

If you are unfamiliar with the Microsoft line, here’s a long-term review of the Surface Pro 3 by Ewan Spence at Forbes.com. It’s an excellent summary of its strengths and weaknesses. Like most Classic Distributors, you are undoubtedly being quizzed about tablets by your customers — Apple, Microsoft, and Android. Let us know if you have any questions.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2014/12/20/microsoft-surface-pro-3-review/

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Download the Complete Tablet Solutions Product Brochure (unbranded version).

–Mel White
http://www.linkedin.com/in/melmwhite
mel@classicexhibits.com

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Surface 2 & Surface 2 Pro Stands: Word on the Street — May 5th thru May 9th

May 10th, 2014 COMMENTS
Kevin Carty, VP Classic Exhibits

Kevin Carty, VP Classic Exhibits

Microsoft Surface 2 Stands

Up until now, Classic Exhibits has bet heavily on the iPad tablet. You could say we’ve doubled down a few times. And, we’d be lying if we told you that it hasn’t been successful. It’s been crazy (the loading dock is overflowing with orders) successful.

Now, that’s not to say that we haven’t welcomed Samsung Galaxy, ASUS, and countless other tablets. We have. But, you give the market what the market wants, and it’s been heavily skewed toward iPad tablets in trade shows, events, and retail.

We still believe the iPad will continue to dominate, but Microsoft has made impressive inroads with the Surface line. And corporate America loves Microsoft for lots of logical reasons. Heck, with a few exceptions, we are a Microsoft software-driven company. If you haven’t tried the Surface 2 Pro, then you haven’t seen the next generation of “all the bells and whistles” tablet. With an Intel processor, it runs the full version of Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). It’s impressive.

The Surface dimensions are different from the iPad. This required us to develop a secure enclosure with Surface-specific ports. In addition, it had to work with our patent-pending Swivel Stop mechanism, which seamlessly rotates between portrait and landscape.

MOD-1334_sur_aLastly, we didn’t want to confuse you by introducing another line of stand designs. We’re already the industry leader there. So, we adapted the existing designs, like the MOD-1333 and MOD-1338, to the Surface 2 tablets. Same wire management, same packaging, same graphic accessories, and most importantly, same ClassicMODUL aluminum extrusion quality. We’re still adding more renderings to the Surface line. So if you don’t see exactly what you want, please give us a call.

Whether your client is looking for something to use on the trade show floor, their next corporate event, or in the retail application, they’ll be amazed by the assortment and the quality. This already amazing solution now works for clients of all kinds, whether or not they claim to be connoisseurs of “Apple” flavored Kool-Aid or one of the other great flavors. 🙂

Hope you all are well. Have a great weekend with your families.

And a very special Happy Mother’s Day to the Moms out there! I hope your kids take good care of you on Sunday.

–Kevin
http://twitter.com/kevin_carty
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-carty/3/800/32a

p.s. Finally, Mother’s Day would not be Mother’s Day without a Special Mother’s Day Message from Mr. T.

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