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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (refurb)
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ferretallica
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Aug 24, 2018
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As someone who had the displeasure of using two Surface Pro 3's (an i5 and an i7) for work, I would recommend saving your money for... pretty much anything else. Performance is mediocre at best, usually worse because it overheats so easily (I hope you like the sound of fans, because this is how you get the sound of fans), battery life is horrible and nowhere near what they claim even when brand new (and the batteries seem to deteriorate at a much faster rate than other laptops and tablets I've owned), the battery life issue is exaggerated by the stupid power button design which turns the device on at the slightest bump (a touch cover is not enough, you'll need a full case of some kind to avoid this and it gets bulky quickly), the touch cover is a rubbish experience even when it works (and I'll quite often need to power down, re-attach and power on to make them work - issue with multiple covers so not a one-off), and only having one USB port is ridiculously limiting (if you want a mouse and a USB drive for example, you already need a USB hub).
No redeeming qualities other than as a graphics tablet. If you want this permanently attached to a desk, don't care about battery life, can deal with the shitty performance under any kind of sustained load, and only want to use this for Photoshop/etc, it's a decent buy. Otherwise avoid this crap like the plague.
Aug 24, 2018
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