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Microsoft Surface owners: good buy? Which one should I get?
Posted on 12/4/14 at 9:20 am
Posted on 12/4/14 at 9:20 am
Looking to replace my laptop...I've looked at the surface among other "traditional" laptops....are there any major limitations to it? Is there a model I should buy for light home use and word processing? How is the wifi?
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Posted on 12/4/14 at 9:36 am to The Pirate King
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Which one should I get
Yes the 3
Its awesome
I have the i5 with 128GB. Its a beast. My keyboard just came in the mail today finally
This post was edited on 12/4/14 at 9:45 am
Posted on 12/4/14 at 9:41 am to StraightCashHomey21
Yes BUT....
Only get a Surface Pro 3, i5 or better. Also, buy the really nice keyboard ($125-$150ish one). I demo'ed a Surface Pro 3 for the company I work for, then received an extra Pro 2 nobody needed, and the 2 sucks, it's clunky and they got a POS keyboard that is entirely unusable. If I would have gotten the 2 first, I'd say hell no.
Only get a Surface Pro 3, i5 or better. Also, buy the really nice keyboard ($125-$150ish one). I demo'ed a Surface Pro 3 for the company I work for, then received an extra Pro 2 nobody needed, and the 2 sucks, it's clunky and they got a POS keyboard that is entirely unusable. If I would have gotten the 2 first, I'd say hell no.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 9:53 am to BigSquirrel
There was a thread about this the other day. Of the 40 or so responses almost all were positive. It appears Microsoft may have something with the Surface Pro 3. Its on my list to buy. i'm just waiting for the app store to catch up a bit.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 10:08 am to The Pirate King
Work got me the 256gb i7. I love it.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 10:10 am to Ignignokt
Lol, I bet you do.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 11:54 am to The Pirate King
I have the original SP and it is still working great. I have no ragrets. I even put skyrim on it just to see how it would run and it actually ran with the quality set to the lowest. But I don't use it for that. It runs VSE 2012 flawlessly. My laptop has been retired since this thing released...The SP3 must be tits.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 12:15 pm to TheJacer
What's a "good" price for one?
Posted on 12/4/14 at 12:33 pm to LSU5508
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There was a thread about this the other day. Of the 40 or so responses almost all were positive. It appears Microsoft may have something with the Surface Pro 3. Its on my list to buy. i'm just waiting for the app store to catch up a bit.
Not sure why you're waiting on the app store, but for most basic functions (email, calendar, contacts, music, etc.) the apps are quite good. For example, I really like Xbox music. Obviously it depends on which apps you're interested in, and of course, there's the "you can run any software that you run on a PC" consideration.
Sent from my SP3 (i7/8GB/512GB) with the "nice" keyboard and MS arc mouse
Posted on 12/4/14 at 1:42 pm to The Pirate King
Just purchased the i5 128 for a Christmas gift - I'll let you know what she thinks after the 25th.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 3:14 pm to TheJacer
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I have no ragrets.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 3:23 pm to kclsufan
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It appears Microsoft may have something with the Surface Pro 3. Its on my list to buy. i'm just waiting for the app store to catch up a bit.
So the entire Windows Software catalog isn't good enough for you ?
Posted on 12/4/14 at 3:37 pm to The Pirate King
3 Pro. Don't go for the basic, the Pro is far more useful because it can run google chrome and chromecast.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 5:27 pm to kingbob
Can anyone comment on how the device works with rdp? My main need is remoting into my office systems( windows based). What kind of user experience will i have using rdp.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 6:58 pm to BigSquirrel
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Only get a Surface Pro 3, i5 or better. Also, buy the really nice keyboard ($125-$150ish one).
I have one of these and this is completely correct. It is also a great little machine.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 7:07 pm to The Pirate King
I have the i5 256 gb version with black keyboard case. I wanted the red but it was exclusive somewhere, can't remember, so eff it.
I miss my macbook because I knew how to work it but this thing is a beast. I've said it many times and here it is again; the trackpad sucks but it is a touchscreen so there's that.
I miss my macbook because I knew how to work it but this thing is a beast. I've said it many times and here it is again; the trackpad sucks but it is a touchscreen so there's that.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 8:38 pm to The Pirate King
My company is testing these for a laptop/ipad replacement for us.
I hear that the ones we are testing are crashing a lot but Microsoft it working on the fixes with us.
I hope they are ready to roll them out to everyone when the Surface 4 comes out.
I hear that the ones we are testing are crashing a lot but Microsoft it working on the fixes with us.
I hope they are ready to roll them out to everyone when the Surface 4 comes out.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 6:34 am to LSU5508
quote:it works fine. even better if you have an external monitor or two hooked up to it. It comes in the box running Windows 8.1 Pro. So, it can run any application as your desktop.
Can anyone comment on how the device works with rdp? My main need is remoting into my office systems( windows based). What kind of user experience will i have using rdp.
The only issue with RDP I could foresee would be the resolution changes depending on your old Windows systems and when you rotate the Surface Pro 3. But, as long as your target RDP resolution is less than the Pro 3, it should be fine.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 8:27 am to Ignignokt
The 512 i7 is 2k. Goddamn.
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