Microsoft - Surface Pro 3 12" - Tablet PC Intel Core i7 Dual-core (2 Core) 1.70 GHz - 8 GB - Windows 10 - Silver
Model: 5D2-00017
SKU: 4217700
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Customers praise the Surface Pro 3's portability, light weight, and convenient size, finding it easy to carry and use. Positive feedback also highlights the device's storage capacity and the included pen functionality. However, some users express concerns regarding the keyboard's usability and the battery life.
If you're looking for a new laptop, that can REALLY work as a portable tablet (not just turn the screen 360 degrees, but actually be light and portable), look no further. The surface pro 3 is a great device, and this particular model (256GB, i7 processor) provides a great performance. Windows 10 is also very good, improving the experience as a whole. Personnaly, I had a problem with mine - after some investigation, Microsoft advised that the the internal battery (the small one, not the one you use to keep your device running without a power cord) died way sooner than expected. This made the clock on Windows to always be late - not a huge deal, but it was annoying to keep on refreshing the time/date everytime I turned on the surface. Microsoft fell short on the experience of replacing the surface, so I ended up returnin it to BestBuy - who in the other hand, did an awesome post-sales support. One more thing - this is a pricey device, and Microsoft is on the edge of announcing the new model (surface pro 4). Take this into consideration before buying ;)
Posted by Bruak
The hardware seems solid and responsive. My only issues so far are with the on-screen keyboard. Most touch-based platforms bring up a keyoard when you touch a text input field. This OS makes you manually bring up the keyboard. It's a bit annoying but livable.
Posted by billd
The Surface Pro is a solid tablet and I am pleased with the performance so far. I have owned it for a little over one month now. The one item of caution for others planning on purchasing a Surface Pro 3 model is to be aware that the i7 models tend to warm up a bit since the processor is very powerful. This is something we noticed on the Pro 3 with an i7 processor that we bought and a couple of representatives said they noticed the same thing on their exact same model. For this reason, if you don't need the power of the i7, and you want to stick to the Surface Pro 3, you may consider downgrading to the i5. PS: it is worth getting the Surface Pro 4 since it works in a much more fluid manner than the Surface Pro 3 keyboard. Good thing is the accessories for the Surface Pro 4 are all backwards compatible with the Surface Pro 3.
Posted by RoSurfacePro3
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