Vasto said:
How is the Surface pro 3? It has climbed to the top of my wanted list. |
It is a great device. I recently replaced my aging G71 with it. While it can't play games like my G71 could, it does everyday tasks just as aptly. I recently built a HTPC/Steam Machine and use my Surface to do in-home streaming through Steam. So it gets a lot of use daily.
It's lightweight, powerful, and does well in either tablet or dektop mode. Windows 8/8.1 does hold it back a bit and after tooling around in W10 I think W10 (once they get the tablet/desktop modes to automatically switch) will make it better. It's especially good for students who are great at using technology in the classroom. My wife takes notes (using her pen) and records her lectures at the same time then integrates them together. So each lecture has notes (and diagrams etc.) with the recording all in one place using One Note. It's really slick.
It's not perfect:
Battery life isn't the greatest
Strage space is limited (but you have a microSD slot and a usb 3.0 port to add space)
The keyboard is basically a requirement IMHO and costs extra
Those few hardware issues aside, it is a fabulous device and I'd recommend it if you are looking for the type of mobility and functionality these hybrid devices offer.
