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Reviews with images. See all customer images. Top reviews Most recent Top reviews. Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. I first have to say that I did not purchase my Surface Pro through Amazon.
However, Amazon is pretty much the most popular place to read reviews before purchasing items. So I'm posting my review here, in hopes it helps others make their decision. First the obvious. The device looks and feels like a premium item.
The vent slots around the top edge are even less visible than on the previous model Surface pro 4. Even though the edges are slightly rounder on the new version, I would not have noticed unless told about it. You will not hear a peep out of this device. Definitely an improvement from the previous generation. I'm pleasantly surprised at how cool to the touch the device stays, even after hours of uninterrupted use.
Definitely on par, or better than my ipad slim. I bought mine during my lunch hour from work. I came back to the office, plugged it in and ran through initial set up. This way I could accurately measure the real world battery life with normal use. In that time, I read and replied to e-mails, downloaded and set up all office applications, played around in Onenote, then sketched with the pen for about an hour, watched a couple of hours of youtube videos, imported and tweaked some spreadsheets in Excel, used the pen to work out lots of math problems and used it to make several Amazon purchases.
This time I turned off the keyboard's back light, because I'm a touch typist, and rarely look at my keyboard even when in almost complete dark. I then clicked on the battery icon, and changed the device settings to "Recommended". I could even go lower on the settings to "Best Battery Life", and it would probably push it to about 10 hours of use.
I just choose NOT to do that, because then my display would be too dark to be enjoyable. The device keeps its charge intact when turned off, and inside my messenger bag for several hours every day.
After the 3rd full charge, I am getting consistently, between 6. I suspect that those manipulating large 3D creations in zbrush, or modo, will definitely see less battery hours than I. The kick stand is slightly less rigid than on the surface pro 4, but I see no wobble or any reason to feel insecure about it.
The only reason I took 1 star from this review, is that after one week of use, now I have spotted a small point The size of half a drop of water on the screen, where I can see some faint back light bleed when on a completely black screen. I cannot see this spot on any other circumstance. It is so faint, that I can't see it, even if I look for it during normal use.
I'm a hard nitpicker, and probably would have thought about exchanging my unit, if I had noticed this the first day. But now that all my accounts are synched, I've downloaded all my applications and installed all my personal files on here To end on a happy note, I have to say that for a few days, I really contemplated getting the new Ipad pro instead of the surface pro.
Simply because the ipad pencil has a lower initial activation force for the pen. This makes it feel more natural when drawing. However, writing on either device feels quite similar.
After a few days of comparisons, I had to move up to the Macbook pro as an alternative, because the ipad pro just didn't measure up to my personal and professional needs. Welcome to dongles galore!
I need my device to be as portable as possible. Having to carry around several adapter cables and dongles would really put a strain on my already cluttered bag. Not to mention that I would only be able to afford the GB model, which I know for sure is not enough for my needs. The GB on my surface pro, coupled with the ability to keep a gb SD cart permanently inserted in it for extra space, was just too good to pass up. Then I realized I would also lose the touch screen, and digital pen capabilities if I went with the Macbook pro.
Next, the software compatibility issues between the MAC OS and some of the learning software that I use, meant that I would still have to install Windows on a partition of my Macbook pro. Then I would have to start dealing with itunes for my videos and audio files. Just NO. Too many negatives crept in, to the point where I felt that the Surface Pro was really tailor made for people like myself. In my case, I wanted a portable device that I could use not just for fun. In short, if you want an ultra portable device optimized for content creation, get the Surface Pro.
If you want a portable device optimized for content consumption, then get the Ipad Pro. I have owned multiple phones, laptops, game consoles, portable game devices, both work and gaming computers etc I'm so happy with this device, that this is the first time I have felt compelled to write a review for an electronic device ever.
Good luck with your search. Excellent computer for general purpose work. I am working with the i7 with 1TB of storage - I bought the Pro 4 with i5 and GB and rapidly realized I under-purchased for my work. The good ok great : Fast - the i7 Surface Pro is significantly snappier than the i5 of Maybe 2 to 2. I'm running some multi-media jobs to benchmark this weekend and will post a followup.
Storage - very fast. Files open and close with "snap". The screen is just as excellent as the Pro 4, and that's what got me to switch most of my computing from a MacBook Air to the Pro line. The screen is gorgeous. The fingerprint reading on the touch keyboard recommended option is much faster and more accurate. This tells me that there must be CPU processing involved in fingerprint sensing accuracy as I just switched the same keyboard from the Pro 4 to the Pro Cooling - I noticed the Pro just doesn't heat up as much as the Pro 4 at any task.
Surface Dock - Truly outstanding accessory. Just hook up the magnetic connector and add monitor, ethernet, sound, and more USB-3 to the job. I use it with a very high resolution Dell display and it's stunning.
Mixed The battery - it's significantly longer lasting at the same brightness as the Pro 4 - but I still get about hours of useful life.
That's at "suggested" or "brighter" settings. I don't use brightest - it's just wasteful. Battery life could still be better, but it is pretty much good enough for my needs. I of course didn't expect it, but Microsoft could have upgraded the USB 3.
Really, it's not badness I'm not deducting a star but seriously why not? All in all, this is more than a solid performer. It's a stylish, good-looking outstanding performer that is suitable for any road warrior or any desk.
This is an excellent followup to the already great Pro 4. Great machine - if you're not scammed. I would not have noticed otherwise. Furthermore, the serial number did not match the box - absolutely fraudulent. See all reviews.
Top reviews from other countries. Translate all reviews to English. Topics Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Microsoft Surface Go 3. Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio. See all comments 6. Never expected that. Where's the windows 11 option for surface Duo :.
Considering you can't move the Taskbar on 11, I'd rather have a Go 3 with W Yeah, unless they fix that a W10 version is the only way I am getting one of the new Surfaces. Not surprising with commercial customers that W10 will be still an option.
So that means there is a W10 drivers for these devices even for regular users who wish to downgrade to W Thing is, W11 sadly has so much omitted features that for the first time, I consider getting W10 is still a sensible choice.
Normally downgrading is something I never thought of considering. I wish those features are on W10 as well.
And of course, W11 just have a bit more consistent UI and follows latest Fluent Design, though still far from perfect and needs more work either. Its sa shame many areas on W11 is something I find a regression. Windows Central Newsletter. Get the best of Windows Central in in your inbox, every day!
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Surface 3. Note The product key in the firmware activates only the operating system that is included together with the device. If a different operating system is installed, you must indicate the current product to activate it. For example, if the device is running on Windows 10 Home, you can restore or install only Windows 10 Home by using the available product key.
Although you can install another system, such as Windows 8. Surface Pro devices are optimized for bit versions of the operating system. On these devices, bit versions of Windows are unsupported. If a bit version of the operating system is installed, it may not start correctly. This may also occur if you try to start to an image that was applied to the local disk.
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