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Surface Pro 3...opinions?
Hello,
Looking, for a sales group, several portable computing options. Currently using MacBook Airs (bootcamp, win7), Ipads, Galaxy Notes 2,3, the Airs work great and I have requests for stylus ready tablets. The surface pro 3 looks attractive and is thin and portable. And MS has updated some firmware this month. What do you think of this machine?
Thanks.
Looking, for a sales group, several portable computing options. Currently using MacBook Airs (bootcamp, win7), Ipads, Galaxy Notes 2,3, the Airs work great and I have requests for stylus ready tablets. The surface pro 3 looks attractive and is thin and portable. And MS has updated some firmware this month. What do you think of this machine?
Thanks.
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I bought the I5/256GB Surface Pro 3 at the beginning of July. I think it is amazing, but it has its quirks, and the battery life is still not quite what we'd really like.
I can do about 5 hours of work on it. I'm sure if you are opening it and checking a few things like email and a few web sites, you'll get through the day. But if you're doing programming or heavy work, you'll need to plug in. Luckily the adapter is extremely small and light.
The keyboard is way better than I could have imagined. I'm a ThinkPad user and love those keyboards, but for a wafer-thin and light keyboard, MS really did a job.
If you're interested in a random, slice of life account of working with the Surface Pro 3, from a real person, I've got tons of notes on my website. Check it out, I will probably continue to update it for the next two months or so:
http://www.visguy.com/2014/07/08/on-the-road-with-surface-pro-3/
I can do about 5 hours of work on it. I'm sure if you are opening it and checking a few things like email and a few web sites, you'll get through the day. But if you're doing programming or heavy work, you'll need to plug in. Luckily the adapter is extremely small and light.
The keyboard is way better than I could have imagined. I'm a ThinkPad user and love those keyboards, but for a wafer-thin and light keyboard, MS really did a job.
If you're interested in a random, slice of life account of working with the Surface Pro 3, from a real person, I've got tons of notes on my website. Check it out, I will probably continue to update it for the next two months or so:
http://www.visguy.com/2014/07/08/on-the-road-with-surface-pro-3/
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Thank you all for the responses.
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