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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Announced (12", 3:2 aspect ratio, new stand)
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SerTapTap
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Also MS store has 30 day returns year round I believe, part of why I pulled the trigger
It's still this way, and probably will be until Windows 10 if I had to guess
If you're a Costco member, their return policy is incredibly generous:
"We guarantee your satisfaction on every product we sell with a full refund. Exceptions: Televisions, projectors, computers, cameras, camcorders, touchscreen tablets, iPOD / MP3 players and cellular phones must be returned within 90 days of purchase for a refund."
Three months to determine if you're happy with major electronics that tend to be luxury purchases!
"We guarantee your satisfaction on every product we sell with a full refund. Exceptions: Televisions, projectors, computers, cameras, camcorders, touchscreen tablets, iPOD / MP3 players and cellular phones must be returned within 90 days of purchase for a refund."
Three months to determine if you're happy with major electronics that tend to be luxury purchases!
snagged one of these up to play with.
Does office 2010 work fine on this? Can get those codes way cheaper from work. For some reason i feel like the newer one is required.
Haven't really used office suite on a personal computer since college though which was windows 7 years, so not too familiar with how that works.
Does office 2010 work fine on this? Can get those codes way cheaper from work. For some reason i feel like the newer one is required.
Haven't really used office suite on a personal computer since college though which was windows 7 years, so not too familiar with how that works.
Yes. I have office 2010 installed on my Surface Pro.
SerTapTap
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Just make sure you use the latest desktop/metro versions of Onenote, they're free anyway. It's also secretly one of the best products MS has ever made. Almost wish I had more reason to take notes. This SP3 would have been amazing in college
Onenote comes with win 8, did it not? I don't remember downloading it, yet I have the metro version.
SerTapTap
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SP3 comes with Metro onenote, I think you still have to download desktop onenote. Either way they're both free to download. I don't think it comes with stock win 8
LukasTaves
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Im my office there are already 3 people as well that are just waiting for someone to go to the US to bring one for them.
They are all currently iPad users XD
SerTapTap
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It is, sort of unfortunately, the sort of device you really need to see/use to believe. I hope they have lots of demo kiosks in best buys and stuff. This is what I always dreamed tablets/laptops could be, not this iPad and netbook crap. This is a real computer
SerTapTap
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Battery drain should be pretty minimal when not in use. I'm not sure we have figures yet, but it seems to be roughly in the ballpark of battery operated mice. I'm on the same AAAA on my pen and I got mine at launch, however I don't use the pen super much either. The ntrig over wacom induction pen is a bit of an odd choice, but holy crap the ink is fast so I'm okay with it.
I've got black. What's wrong with yours? Or do you just not like the look of black?
SerTapTap
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I have the black, I think it shows wear/stains more than the others, and it's not BLACK black. I think I'll get the cyan if I need to buy a different typecover for SP4 or 5 or something.
Speaking of, what would people recommend to clean finger print grease off the typecover? I think I'm pretty decent at keeping things clean and I wipe it down every week or so, but it's still getting some shiny spots.
Speaking of, what would people recommend to clean finger print grease off the typecover? I think I'm pretty decent at keeping things clean and I wipe it down every week or so, but it's still getting some shiny spots.
everthustodeadbeats
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Went with the red type cover and I love it.
Septimus Prime
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I also have "black," which really should be called grey. I like it, but it does get dirty easily. It goes well with the dock, though, which is black.
SerTapTap
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I don't think anything's surfaced of that "free windows 10" rumor
Unknown Soldier
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I've fallen hopelessly in love with my SP2. It's literally the 2nd Microsoft product I've really loved. The first was my old Intellimouse Optical lol
lastflowers
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you can try the tech preview of windows 10 for free....
I'm glad we did that, because it's become much more stable as a result. My dev box at work no longer cries when an update pops up.
I'm glad we did that, because it's become much more stable as a result. My dev box at work no longer cries when an update pops up.
ETA on consumer preview? Not keen on running dev preview on production machines (as recommended by MS).
SerTapTap
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I think the more open preview was up a few months before release for win 8. The preview seems pretty solid, but I wouldn't run it if I didn't have a spare hard drive to boot it from, which precludes me from running it on the SP3. Which is a shame, it adds some stuff I've been aching for on the SP3 (metro apps with taskbar!). I can't wait to use Metro IE (or heaven forbid a version of Chrome properly designed for touch) without switching "modes"
SerTapTap
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With a bluetooth controller and mini displayport to HDMI it's a great, portable emulator and last gen console replacement. Runs most stuff about as well as any mid grade laptop in a far more portable size.
LukasTaves
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There are some last gen 3d games that run better than Bastion does on mine XD
Bastion does run fine most of the time, but some more chaotic areas get choppy.
But overall I'm impressed with it's graphical performance. It's basically a slightly better than 360 ultra portable console.
SerTapTap
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Attach it with a perfectly flush surface and give it some time to bind. Mine was a little loose during first application but it hasn't come loose since
LaserBuddha
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I use a Razer Orochi, which for my money is the best feeling travel size mouse out there.
SerTapTap
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I think my chrome random overheating issue is actually just too many GIFs (thanks, GAF). I noticed my fan kept kicking on even when I just opened Chrome, turned out to be because of that Druckmann photobomb thread which has like dozens of gifs per page. DRUCKMANNNNNN!
Keyboard should always work if the magnetic strip is up. Only disables for me when the keyboard is pulled back, I just always leave it magnetically attached unless I'm not using the keyboard. Unless you mean...the device is actually on it's side? If so how do you depress the keys...?
I've found multitouch to be pretty much universally superior to trackpads for anything where the target isn't like 4 pixels wide. Trackpads gonna trackpad. I just use a standard logitec bluetooh travel mouse, plenty of cheap effective ones.
Keyboard should always work if the magnetic strip is up. Only disables for me when the keyboard is pulled back, I just always leave it magnetically attached unless I'm not using the keyboard. Unless you mean...the device is actually on it's side? If so how do you depress the keys...?
I've found multitouch to be pretty much universally superior to trackpads for anything where the target isn't like 4 pixels wide. Trackpads gonna trackpad. I just use a standard logitec bluetooh travel mouse, plenty of cheap effective ones.
keyboard on will switch to tablet mode when you tilt sidewise to a certain degree. I mean these buttons depress
Anton Sugar
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DailySteals is doing a RUSH at 2:15PM EST for a Surface Pro 3 64gb i3. You have a 1 in 4999 chance of buying it for $109. Join the Rush program here.
How does this work?
Anton Sugar
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It's live right now. Basically a raffle for a super low price. Limited number of people that can enter, so your odds are usually "decent", compared to most big contests.
n64coder
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I guess I missed it. So there's no cost to these raffles unless you win?
Anton Sugar
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No cost unless you win, yes. I think that if you lose like 10 in a row, you even get entered into a special "Loser's Circle" raffle for a prize, too.
Heard about this site from that iPad thread a few weeks ago. I think they had an iPhone 6 raffle last week for like $100.