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Posted: 5/22/2015 7:13:08 PM EDT
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Used one as my primary machine until the Surface Pro 3 came out, then upgraded - the 2 was great, but my eyes aren't the best, so the larger screen on the 3 sold it for me...
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Posted: 5/22/2015 9:37:10 PM EDT
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Looking at a Surface Pro 2 (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD). Any experience? Why not go with a surface pro 3? Microsoft is having a sale now. ($150 off) http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Surface-Pro-3/productID.300190600/vid=304047300?WT.mc_id=PromoEmail_SP3Sale_en_US_base_5-19-15_Hero_Shopnow |
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Posted: 5/23/2015 1:35:46 AM EDT
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I've never used one myself, but have set them up for other end users. I've been impressed. Unless something has changed the Pro 3 is Wifi only (no wireless carrier i.e. AT&T or Verizon). It's a tablet that runs Windows apps , what's not to like? So far they have ran everything we've asked them to - older software suites, Office of course, etc.
For my personal use a $200 Samsung tablet is perfect. If my company were buying it, I'd have no issues using a $1,000 Surface |
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Posted: 5/23/2015 2:14:14 AM EDT
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We have a few but never really found a good niche for them. They are R&D units so I took one for a few weeks and used it in place of my laptop. I'm sure there are a lot of use cases and individual requirements where they shine but for me it was sort of a solution looking for a problem.
Eh, I think I'm just old school. 
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Posted: 5/23/2015 11:01:37 AM EDT
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The new Surface 3 (NOT SURFACE PRO 3) has a 3G / 4G / LTE option...
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Posted: 5/23/2015 11:04:01 AM EDT
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Wife has one, it has held up well and works great.
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Posted: 5/23/2015 12:14:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why not go with a surface pro 3? Microsoft is having a sale now. ($150 off) http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Surface-Pro-3/productID.300190600/vid=304047300?WT.mc_id=PromoEmail_SP3Sale_en_US_base_5-19-15_Hero_Shopnow Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Looking at a Surface Pro 2 (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD). Any experience? Why not go with a surface pro 3? Microsoft is having a sale now. ($150 off) http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Surface-Pro-3/productID.300190600/vid=304047300?WT.mc_id=PromoEmail_SP3Sale_en_US_base_5-19-15_Hero_Shopnow Price. I bargain hunted a Surface Pro 2 with 8 Gb RAM and a 512 Gb SSD for less than $700. That Pro 3 has half the SSD space and costs almost twice as much. |
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Posted: 5/23/2015 12:16:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We have a few but never really found a good niche for them. They are R&D units so I took one for a few weeks and used it in place of my laptop. I'm sure there are a lot of use cases and individual requirements where they shine but for me it was sort of a solution looking for a problem. Eh, I think I'm just old school. With 8 Gb of RAM and a 512 Gb SSD and running the full-blown Windows 8.1, it's a ultrabook replacement (with the Power Type cover). |
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Posted: 5/23/2015 12:24:25 PM EDT
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Price. I bargain hunted a Surface Pro 2 with 8 Gb RAM and a 512 Gb SSD for less than $700. That Pro 3 has half the SSD space and costs almost twice as much. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Looking at a Surface Pro 2 (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD). Any experience? Why not go with a surface pro 3? Microsoft is having a sale now. ($150 off) http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Surface-Pro-3/productID.300190600/vid=304047300?WT.mc_id=PromoEmail_SP3Sale_en_US_base_5-19-15_Hero_Shopnow Price. I bargain hunted a Surface Pro 2 with 8 Gb RAM and a 512 Gb SSD for less than $700. That Pro 3 has half the SSD space and costs almost twice as much. It's a decent device if you understand its limitations. You may want to consider this alternative before you make any purchases: http://slickdeals.net/f/7866819-asus-zenbook-ux303la-ultrabook-i5-5200u-8gb-ddr3-256gb-ssd-13-3-3200x1800-799-free-shipping |
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Posted: 5/23/2015 12:34:24 PM EDT
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These are more than decent devices with a bit of power. They're not high-end workstations, but legitimately they'll do anything a 3-5 year old desktop will do. And because of the SSD, will do a lot of it faster.
I've got a Dell Venue 11 Pro with a Core M-5Y71, 8GB, and 256GB SSD on order for work. (Those are higher specs than you can find on Dells website) Plus, if you have an overactive IT Department, it's a lot harder for them to do stupid shit to slow your computer down in Win8.1. (Or at least they haven't figured out how to yet...) |
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Posted: 5/23/2015 1:34:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's a decent device if you understand its limitations. You may want to consider this alternative before you make any purchases: http://slickdeals.net/f/7866819-asus-zenbook-ux303la-ultrabook-i5-5200u-8gb-ddr3-256gb-ssd-13-3-3200x1800-799-free-shipping Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Looking at a Surface Pro 2 (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD). Any experience? Why not go with a surface pro 3? Microsoft is having a sale now. ($150 off) http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Surface-Pro-3/productID.300190600/vid=304047300?WT.mc_id=PromoEmail_SP3Sale_en_US_base_5-19-15_Hero_Shopnow Price. I bargain hunted a Surface Pro 2 with 8 Gb RAM and a 512 Gb SSD for less than $700. That Pro 3 has half the SSD space and costs almost twice as much. It's a decent device if you understand its limitations. You may want to consider this alternative before you make any purchases: http://slickdeals.net/f/7866819-asus-zenbook-ux303la-ultrabook-i5-5200u-8gb-ddr3-256gb-ssd-13-3-3200x1800-799-free-shipping I'm currently using a Sony Viao Pro-13 (8 Gb RAM; 256 Gb SSD; i5-4200; Win 7 Pro). I love it but Sony discontinued their computers. |
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