what are the advantages of s3 over ios/android solutions? i'm not familiar w/ any ms products but i'd prefer not leaving ios/android unless there's a tangible benefit. thanks!
what are the advantages of s3 over ios/android solutions? i'm not familiar w/ any ms products but i'd prefer not leaving ios/android unless there's a tangible benefit. thanks!
What is the status of official/unofficial updates to newest version of android w/ the galaxy note tablets?
Me too! Got it as Father's Day/Birthday gift from wife and kids. I had been looking at something more portable than my Asus G73JH I've had over 5 years now. (10lb+ laptop).
I am using it to connect to work cloud computer via VM Ware, and have also hooked up a USB3.0 dock (not microsofts) and running two monitors and my surface monitor when at home. I have anime or sports going on the surface and work stuff on the monitors and full keyboard/mouse to dock.
I use tablet mode on a pillow watching TV in the living room (without keyboard attached), and then throw to the TV via the wifi adapter I got at time of purchase anything I want to stream, which is mainly just youtube. Well, I do hook my xbox one controller up and play Halo Spartan Assault on my TV.
Speaking of gaming, I have played CS:GO successfully and that's about all I've tried outside Halo Spartan app. Worked well playing 1024x768 getting about 50 FPS. I still have my big G73JH though that I can play on at home, but on the go (aka hotel) it worked good.
I am really happy with the purchase and looking forward to what else it will do when Win10 comes out. I am not disappointed in getting the Surface 3 over the Surface 3 Pro at all. (saved about $300). I really like the 10" screen over the 12" screen and the weight in my bag. It isn't noticed at all.
Oh, forgot to mention I did get a 64Gb mem card and have put about 30 movies on it and the rest music. It is my media storage. I have about 65GB free on the 128GB model, and am utilizing the 1TB of one drive space with office 365 (1 year free) that people sometimes forget about. I can't really comment on the digitizer because I haven't used it, but it is in my bag. I've only had it a week and I'm still trying to figure things out. (I did bust out the keyboard though to type this reply while watching ESPN)
*edit: Also, forgot to mention my wife has a MacBook air 2013 model, and I like this better than that. Having the touch screen in this small package makes a difference. I don't have all the apps she has, but with my work and gaming habits in Windows, it is just easy transition for me. I do sync my iPhone to her computer though. One Drive has been a lot easier to use over iCloud as well...at least my limited experience with both.
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I was already to get surface 3. Just something to surf, read books and comics, and play a game here and there. I got a samsung 12.2 pro for really cheap and now I don't see a reason to get the surface 3 now.
zerogear
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I don't think you needed a Surface 3 to begin with if that is all you were going to do with it.
Commodus
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There's Microsoft's problem, really. It designed the Surface line for a specific kind of person, the sort who absolutely insists on desktop apps and wants to sometimes use their tablet like a home computer. Some people are like that... but many (if not most) aren't. They get conventional PCs if they want something beefy, and they get mobile tablets for Facebook and Netflix on the couch.
With that said, I'd be glad to try the Surface 3. I just think it's a classic jack-of-all-trades product, where it's good at lots of things but not necessarily the best for what people want to do.
I would try Surface 3 after Windows 10 is pre-loaded onto it in ~3 weeks. 8.1 is an ok operating system, but features like Continuum in Windows 10 really smooth some of the pain points. Plus, I feel like app launch of modern apps is a *lot* faster.
I haven't noticed any real lag on my surface 3. I have the 4gb ram model, might make a difference. There is a "bug" with modern ie that can cause it to sort of hang when going back. Not sure I would call it lag though, just poor design. Hopefully edge fixes this in win 10.
sbpromania
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You don't need the Surface for what you are going to do, nor the iPad. I'd say to get something with a decent display size and resolution, and with great battery.
However, although the Surface would be overkill, you should consider that Windows 10 is on the horizon, and this would give you some reasons to buy the Surface.
However, although the Surface would be overkill, you should consider that Windows 10 is on the horizon, and this would give you some reasons to buy the Surface.
just website in general. after i have more than 5 tabs or so i get some laggy scrolling.
also i'm not sure i like windows 8, usually i use windows 7 or os x
Well I returned my Surface 3. Way to laggy, sound going static, etc.
Waiting for the Surface 4 Pro.
Waiting for the Surface 4 Pro.
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