juliushandle
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RT owners, my Lumia 2520 tablet will play every video file from my memory card besides MPG files. Any suggestions? Will Plex play those files?
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Surface 2 and Pro 2 |OT| Lap it up
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http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/5/5685186/microsoft-will-hold-a-small-surface-event-on-may-20th
May 20.
all the rumors say it's ARM, so eh, 4:3 is cool though. If it has wacom and cheaper than surface 2 it could be pretty good still for notes.
Bob Dobalina
Member
x86 would've convinced me to sell my Nexus 7 and grab one of these. Ah well, can't have it all.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/5/5685186/microsoft-will-hold-a-small-surface-event-on-may-20th
May 20.
all the rumors say it's ARM, so eh, 4:3 is cool though. If it has wacom and cheaper than surface 2 it could be pretty good still for notes.
Steelyuhas
Member
Got my Pro 2 today thanks to that education discount (although I'm not longer a student, they don't verify). Loving the device, performance on the SSD is fantastic.
LukasTaves
Member
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/5/5685186/microsoft-will-hold-a-small-surface-event-on-may-20th
May 20.
all the rumors say it's ARM, so eh, 4:3 is cool though. If it has wacom and cheaper than surface 2 it could be pretty good still for notes.
Hope it's 4:3, best ratio for tablets, imo.
If this has a digitizer and LTE I'll be so all over this XD
Might work with the jailbreaker?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Ordered my power cover and should be here tomorrow.
jail breaking only allows you to run desktop software compiled for ARM. If Shadowrun Returns was opensource (I don't think it is right?) you could compile it and it would work as long as there are not many dependencies involved in the software. So nope, unless there is a x86 emulator for ARM Windows or something like that, I don't believe there is, even there is performance won't be any good. (edit: a look at xda, actually there is an emulator but it's not good for anything)
Jailbreaking can let you run software like notepad++ and more similar opensource software on Surface RT/2 after they are recompiled. Nothing more. If someone someday manages to get android on it too it could work.
you need a x86 pc, something with Atom or Core i5, the game actually supports touchscreens too.
Cheers mate, I'll look into that.
Dead Prince
Banned
now that microsoft opened a MS store in Louisiana. i'm tempted to jump back on with the Surface.
Steelyuhas
Member
What do you guys set the text percentage at? The default (150%) has some web pages showing a little larger tan I feel is necessary, but 125% feels a little small.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...to-use-qualcomm-chips-in-smaller-surface.html
surface mini pro plz
seems to indicate that there will be multiple intel versions. Surface 3 with intel instead of Arm maybe?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
My power cover came in yesterday! Is it supposed to work as a smart cover at all?
What is a smart cover?
sixteen-bit
Member
Any idea when the Surface Pro 3 will launch?
-COOLIO-
The Everyman
my guess is with skylake/the next intel chip.
Skylake is too far off yet, it'll likely get Broadwell next.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Automatically puts it to sleep/locks when closed. Turns screen on when you open it. Makes it like a laptop acts when closing/opening the lid.
Also, does anyone have their cover not fully charge? I'm using a surface pro 1 and it says 71% available (Plugged in but not charging)... Is this normal? Main battery says fully charged.
Edit: Nvm, it's charging again now. Must have just gotten to the odd point it switches between charging each battery.
Think it charges the power cover first.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
The keyboard is flakey as hell. It was randomly start acting like you're holding how control button or something but restart fixes it...
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Is there a known problem with the keyboards? It constantly randomly going haywire and forcing me to reboot is driving me insane. This couldn't be any shittier.
http://windowsitpro.com/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/short-takes-may-9-2014
Apparently a bigger device is coming? I'm excited as I just started looking into getting a windows 8 laptop.
Apparently a bigger device is coming? I'm excited as I just started looking into getting a windows 8 laptop.
so that's gonna be their core i7 model then. No interest in anything bigger here, opposite of what I want...
did you install the firmware update for it?
did you install the firmware update for it?
brotkasten
Member
Here's the thread for the event. It got all the rumors.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=813892
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Is this different than just doing the windows update? I made sure to make windows was fully up to date.
Edit: And if I go to device manager and tell it to update the driver it says it is fully up to date.
Decided to go to my local Micro Center to try out the Surface Pro 2 and the Thinkpad Yoga as I wanted to see just how much the digitizer mattered.
OneNote wasn't on either of them as apparently Microsoft never gave Micro Center login credentials.
Neither had the pen for I guess obvious reasons.
The sales guy told me he's been using his Surface Pro 2 for a year and a half and really feels like the digitizer matters. So basically, I'm back to square one. I'll just check out the Microsoft store tomorrow as they're closed today. (silly blue laws!)
In the mean time, how much do you guys feel like the digitizer in the Surface Pro 2 matters? This will mostly be for work and school and for reference, I'm an accounting major.
Either way, I'll be waiting for the new announcement and see what it is.
OneNote wasn't on either of them as apparently Microsoft never gave Micro Center login credentials.
Neither had the pen for I guess obvious reasons.
The sales guy told me he's been using his Surface Pro 2 for a year and a half and really feels like the digitizer matters. So basically, I'm back to square one. I'll just check out the Microsoft store tomorrow as they're closed today. (silly blue laws!)
In the mean time, how much do you guys feel like the digitizer in the Surface Pro 2 matters? This will mostly be for work and school and for reference, I'm an accounting major.
Either way, I'll be waiting for the new announcement and see what it is.
NeOak
Member
One cannot be told what the digitizer feels like. You have to see it.
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I know someone who did all of their Becker study on a Pro. If you're really just using it for note-taking and school, and if you'll always be by an outlet, just grab the Pro 1 for however amazingly cheap it is now.
If you want a tablet for school you definitely want one with a wacom one (or wacom style active digitizer), everything else doesn't compare to its precision and responsiveness.
I've mostly used it on thinkpad tablet 2 because it's more portable than surface pro, the one with surface pro works pretty much the same maybe a bit better, you can just lay it on a table and write on it like it's a notebook and paper even though it might look too thick at first, there is excellent palm rejection, you can just rest you hand. You can use it for desktop navigation too like a mouse but it's not all that great for that still better than using fingers.
If you're getting a windows tablet definitely get one with wacom, there are only a handful of those as of now, not many choices. All my 'productivity' come from that, perfect for anything math, annotations and occasional sketching for fun (I don't have the talent for art, if you do can draw anything with this)
PaulExcellent
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That's more of an opinion thing, but I felt that the Surface Pro 2 has a better digitizer than the Note 10.1 (2013), Note 8.0, and the Surface Pro 1.
Now that I gots me a new pen for my 8.0, it feels much better, though. >.>
Oh, I use mine for art and what not, so I have no clue on how if will feel for handwriting.
Europe rarely gets all of the attachments/peripherals. I know the Dock isn't available in Europe, and I'd be surprised if we'd see the power cover in Europe anytime soon.
Probably gonna order one from US for my Pro.
Haha, understood. I'll be stopping at the MS store on the way home after I study.
Alright, didn't even look at the Pro 1 because it runs RT. Does it feel like a lot of functionality is missing without being able to install desktop programs or does the store cover most of the necessities (esp for school)?
I'm guessing the ones that have the wacom digitizer built in are the ones in this list?
I'll look into those.
Not too concerned about art as I suck butts. Thanks for the input though.
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Are..you sure you've researched this product you're supposedly interested in..
Yeahhhhhh I'm just kinda stupid.
I meant to say I didn't even look at the original line of Surfaces and I assumed that an original Surface Pro wasn't even a thing because it's not on the main Surface page as Surface 1 is.
Looking at the Surface Pro right now and I see absolutely zero reason to pay extra for 2 right now. A slightly faster processor, 8.1 Pro (which is a free upgrade anyway, right?) and 200 GB SkyDrive (not even close to being necessary) are the only "upgrades" it looks like.
And a few extra hours of battery life iirc. Plus 2 positions for kickstand.
what are we expecting for surface 3/surface pro 3?
i believe LTE/4G mobile data should come standard. The surface being a productivity device, it needs to access internet when wifi isn't available.
I also cannot understand why the Pro line doesn't have Office included. If the Pro line is supposed to be the workhorse, I would expect it to have Office, simple as.
i believe LTE/4G mobile data should come standard. The surface being a productivity device, it needs to access internet when wifi isn't available.
I also cannot understand why the Pro line doesn't have Office included. If the Pro line is supposed to be the workhorse, I would expect it to have Office, simple as.
not yet, came out in us at end of march. hopefully soon.
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Correct. I had the choice and chose the 1 as well. Typing from it now. It is a beast.
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I still don't know wtf everyone is talking about. More options is fine, sure, but I use my pro kickstand everyday..just fine..
can someone take a look at their Firmware section in Device Manager. I was holding on March FW update until now (because I hate rom flashing) and I think something might have gone wrong with it, basically it got stuck on the install screen with fans on full blast until the battery ran out, I couldn't turn it off. it seems to be working now and the firmware seemingly is installed. (I have 1.6.xxx uefi now)
I have 4 items under firmware.
First one is just 'Firmware Resource'
The other three are specifically named; UEFI, Embedded Controller and System Aggregator.
Is that right? for Pro1.
I have 4 items under firmware.
First one is just 'Firmware Resource'
The other three are specifically named; UEFI, Embedded Controller and System Aggregator.
Is that right? for Pro1.
Installing a mandatory Windows update and it's been stuck at 75% for a short while now. Should I be concerned?
[EDIT] - Ah, began restarting the moment I submitted this post. Wow.
[EDIT] - And even that is taking an eternity. What's up with this update?!
[EDIT] - ... Okay. Before restarting, I got an error code about a power driver state failure, or something along those lines. Went through the installation again and it actually finished that time...
[EDIT] - Ah, began restarting the moment I submitted this post. Wow.
[EDIT] - And even that is taking an eternity. What's up with this update?!
[EDIT] - ... Okay. Before restarting, I got an error code about a power driver state failure, or something along those lines. Went through the installation again and it actually finished that time...