godofcookery
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Announced (12", 3:2 aspect ratio, new stand)
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any impressions yet from this?
LukasTaves
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Oh sorry, I misunderstood your question XD I though you were asking on a regular laptop/ultrabook to have that funcionality.
Unfortunatelly, I don't have a SP3 yet to test that for you
(But since it seems that once you enable hyperV it goes back to being a regular win machine I would say it's possible)
Iced_Eagle
Member
No idea what IGN is saying. I really don't see why you wouldn't be able to run Hearthstone on Max (maybe you'd want it on Low if you're on battery or something or to maximize framerate). I don't have Hearthstone on my SP2 or else I'd try. However, I've played Civ V on my SP2 just fine. It even has a touch mode for tablets. You do have to play that at the lowest settings in Civ, but it's fine (and somewhat expected).
You wouldn't have happened to try Adobe CS5.5 or 6 on the surface? Was thinking about getting one and installing flash to do some animations on the go.
Yea it works the same as it does in SP2. Pretty much halves the battery life, I get about 4-5 hours instead of 7-8 on balanced which is fine for me. You can always switch it to balanced when you don't need it anyway. I was not using the connected standby anyway.
godofcookery
Member
okay, so it works. cool. are you noticing any thermal limitations? getting too hot, performance dips, or just straight up too hot in High Performance mode?
Haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary yet.
Iced_Eagle
Member
No, sorry. Not an artist.
Tycho from Penny Arcade has a SP3 and uses it for drawings though. I would check out his blog for impressions.
Anyone knows when the i7 model will be out in Hong Kong？ I'll be there in mid august and was wondering if it'll be available there.
I come from a 2008 MacBook but I still don't know if I should pull the trigger. Apple makes a hell of a laptop and I never had a single issue with mine, which is why I'm hesitating since I've been reading some issues with the surface pro 3. Seems like a great device and I would use it to do some light gaming on steam, watch movies and hook it up to my TV, some word processing... Nothing too demanding. I'm willing to switch back to windows after all these years. Hope I don't regret it! Would hate to get one only to return it and buy a rMBP
I come from a 2008 MacBook but I still don't know if I should pull the trigger. Apple makes a hell of a laptop and I never had a single issue with mine, which is why I'm hesitating since I've been reading some issues with the surface pro 3. Seems like a great device and I would use it to do some light gaming on steam, watch movies and hook it up to my TV, some word processing... Nothing too demanding. I'm willing to switch back to windows after all these years. Hope I don't regret it! Would hate to get one only to return it and buy a rMBP
The official launching statement said by "by the end of August". But It could be changed, I guess.
Yeah, I'm guessing I won't be able to get one there, which sucks since they're 300 euros cheaper than in Europe...
Thanks for the info anyway!
Wow, really? What kind of settings?
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Yeah, low, medium and high. It defaulted to med on both my DV8P and SP3 but it runs fine when changing it to high.
I didn't even know Hearthstone had a Windows version (I had only seen the iPad version).
I installed it on my Surface Pro 1 last night and it seemed to play fine on the default (Medium) settings, but I have never played it before so I don't really have a reference point to compare against. It doesn't seem like a demanding game though GPU wise so I don't see why any of the Surface Pros (particularly the Pro 3) wouldn't be able to play it.
DANG KIDS, these days, no respect, yada yada.
The battle.net version hit first, it was the original! Thinking Hearthstone is an iPad game is like complaining that Daft Punk ripped off Kanye. /s
Hearthstone runs perfectly on any Surface Pro. 1, 2 or 3.
I'm not a kid... in fact I only found about Hearthstone when my son asked me to download it on his iPad. I just don't use my PC much for gaming and don't follow Bilzzard's games too much as a result.
I just created a Battle.net account yesterday to download it, it seems fun and runs well on the SP so I'll keep it around I guess.
I meant the Venue 8 Pro. I'd be worried if the SP3 couldn't run Hearthstone!
Ah, yes... that makes much more sense.
Only way Mini would make sense imo would be RT + Pen input, with integration of Windows Phone apps.
Until they can do that, I agree with it being shelved.
You might be right. I'm ready to defend the Venue 8 Pro because I love it.... but I primarily use Metro apps. The pen makes a big difference though.
No surface pro mini....until the touch first office apps for winrt are released in the spring of 2015. (most likely)
brotkasten
Member
Evleaks said summer, which would be even weirder.
Just heard about the fixed focus camera. Kind of bummed.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-quality/52a2b69b-aa2e-49bb-8287-55dd37f60c6a
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/microsoft/63040-surface-pro-3-camera-awful.html
This is the first thing that has made me seriously consider canceling my order.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-quality/52a2b69b-aa2e-49bb-8287-55dd37f60c6a
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/microsoft/63040-surface-pro-3-camera-awful.html
This is the first thing that has made me seriously consider canceling my order.
Sad. I want to get something small for using in my car during downtime, this probably would've been perfect.
I was considering the Venue 8 or 11 Pro, but I'd be using it a lot keyboardless and I've heard lots of complaints about keyboard taps registering multiple times. Think I'm just gonna have to bite the bullet on an SP3.
Anton Sugar
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Just heard about the fixed focus camera. Kind of bummed.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-quality/52a2b69b-aa2e-49bb-8287-55dd37f60c6a
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/microsoft/63040-surface-pro-3-camera-awful.html
This is the first thing that has made me seriously consider canceling my order.
wtf
Frankenstrat
Member
Just got one to partially replace the laptop I've been rolling with for 4 years. Runs like a dream, and definitely is the productivity machine I had hoped it would be. I've heard the thing is pretty hard and possibly expensive to repair, though. Would anyone here have experience that corroborates this?
Just heard about the fixed focus camera. Kind of bummed.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-quality/52a2b69b-aa2e-49bb-8287-55dd37f60c6a
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/microsoft/63040-surface-pro-3-camera-awful.html
This is the first thing that has made me seriously consider canceling my order.
Things like this drive me crazy. I am a Surface Pro 2 user with a dock.
The dock has 10/100 Ethernet
One Mini DisplayPort
A single USB3 Port
Covers the Surface's USB3 Port
The Surface 3 camera stinks.
The dock *still* only has one DisplayPort - they recommend plugging into the Surface's exposed DisplayPort thus making the concept of a DOCK a little silly.
Screen scaling still is a bummer in Desktop move vs. Metro mode.
There is no real pen storage when in a completely mobile mode and you need a charge (picky, yeah, but come on).
It's like Microsoft doesn't actually use these products sometimes. I want to love my Surfaces but sheesh. It feels like the Xbox One.
sometimes i game
Member
Can you actually use the Surface Pro 3 on your lap, say on a sofa? And comfortable use it, not "if you sit just like this with your knees flexed it's moderately stable" use it.
I'm deciding between a Surface 3 i5 and a Yoga Pro 2 i7. The Yoga seems like the better buy, but I do think the Surface looks cooler. Just so much more expensive to get it to be comparable. I usually use my computer on the sofa while watching tv and not at a desk.
I'm deciding between a Surface 3 i5 and a Yoga Pro 2 i7. The Yoga seems like the better buy, but I do think the Surface looks cooler. Just so much more expensive to get it to be comparable. I usually use my computer on the sofa while watching tv and not at a desk.
The Venue 8 Pro is *great* if you get it on sale. It is slowish, no doubt, but if you get the pen (sold separately) you have a really nifty device. I can't kill the battery when it is in sleep mode. it gets email and just chugs along. It is my OneNote/Metro Machine. What the Surface Mini could be.
I actually think the Surface Pro 3 is *better* on my lap than a laptop when sitting on the couch. First because it doesn't cook my junk. But mostly because I usually sit on a couch with my feet propped up and my knees bent, up in the air.
A laptop would sit on my thighs sliding toward me unless I held it firmly in place. The Surface Pro 3, on the other hand, just plops on top of my knees. Kick stand on one side, device / keyboard on the other side.
godofcookery
Member
Just heard about the fixed focus camera. Kind of bummed.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-quality/52a2b69b-aa2e-49bb-8287-55dd37f60c6a
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/microsoft/63040-surface-pro-3-camera-awful.html
This is the first thing that has made me seriously consider canceling my order.
I'm going to tear my hair out. I did not know they were this shit, how could they go wrong? Just take a generic 5MP phone sensor and slap two of them there...
Fucking shit, classic Microsoft. I wanted a camera upgrade from the SP1, it's handy for recording a lecture or quickly snapping a pic of a document without having to do it on my phone, send to OneNote, or wait for OneDrive to sync it. Ugh.
Seriously, it's just so stupid and short-sighted. Can't believe they cheaped out like this. This is supposed to be a laptop replacement, right.
I would definitely invest in the MS Complete warranty for accident coverage. I think you have 45 days after purchase to buy it.
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/warranty-service-and-recovery/surface-warranty
ha, i have the same Logitech keyboard for my htpc.I actually think the Surface Pro 3 is *better* on my lap than a laptop when sitting on the couch. First because it doesn't cook my junk. But mostly because I usually sit on a couch with my feet propped up and my knees bent, up in the air.
A laptop would sit on my thighs sliding toward me unless I held it firmly in place. The Surface Pro 3, on the other hand, just plops on top of my knees. Kick stand on one side, device / keyboard on the other side.
Seriously, it's just so stupid and short-sighted. Can't believe they cheaped out like this. This is supposed to be a laptop replacement, right.
Tweet panos about it and link the tabletpcreview link, that's what I did.
Septimus Prime
Member
Question: did you guys also buy the MS type case? Is it worth the price?
I actually got this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KXFOAVM/?tag=neogaf0e-20) instead, and I'm wondering if I made a mistake.
I actually got this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KXFOAVM/?tag=neogaf0e-20) instead, and I'm wondering if I made a mistake.
I just did, but there is zero chance they're going to change it. So very lame.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
That seems like it would make the whole thing much thicker. You also don't need the stand part if it since the new hinge is really versatile. The type cover doesn't provide any protection to the back of the device however.
i'd say so
Septimus Prime
Member
Yeah. The big deciding factor for me was that it's like 80% cheaper. I also like the folio style case, in case I want to carry my Surface around like a tablet, I guess, but it's definitely the price.
Why?
Kinda defeats the purpose of getting a surface. Two of its best features the stand and click in keyboard.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Well the type cover does provide some stability since it has the built in magnet that attaches to the bottom of the screen and it also comes with a pen loop. If you can return it later then I would wait until you get this one and compare it to the type cover at a Best Buy or something to see which you prefer. The type cover is a bit pricey but I really like that thinness and the fact that keys are back-lit.
EDIT: Yeah, and like Windu said, being able to easily attach and remove the type cover is a big plus.
GodParticle
Member
Why does the password lock keep turning itself on? I've reset it to be disabled a bunch of times and it just randomly decides to ignore the settings
Edit: NM, turns out it was a power options setting that I missed
Edit: NM, turns out it was a power options setting that I missed
Septimus Prime
Member
Thanks for the replies! I'll try to give the type cover a shot at Best Buy, like you suggested.