08-23-2015, 12:49 AM
(08-22-2015, 10:10 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: I'm really looking at this....excited to see what the Surface 4 has in store. I'm waiting for the new Intel processors, in part because I think the wireless features will really benefit ultrabooks/tablets that have less ports.
But 12" might be a hair too small for me (have 13.3" and think it's about perfect)...rumors are there will be a 14" Surface Pro 4. It's kind of remarkable what MS has been able to do with this when you compare it to top ultrabooks, which despite the added bulk don't have more ports, better battery life or even in many cases better keyboards.
How do you like the keyboard? I'm thinking I'd get a bigger/sturdier bluetooth keyboard (which is still plenty portable to go in a computer bag). The dock is also nice, but not a fan of its portability nor the fact it doesn't have adjustable viewing angles.
I'm also looking at a tablet, and even with the 14" I might not need a tablet (though I can't imagine lugging the Surface to the gym to watch tv on the treadmill - too much money in that thing to risk a drop). But with the stylus features it might lead me to a different tablet.
The only thing I regret about my experience with the Surface is that I was only going to be in the US for about 3 weeks, and wasn't able to stay until the release of the Surface 3, the changes to the kickstand and stylus were small but stellar. Other than those 2 things, I can't think of much I would change.
It certainly lives up to the billing that it is a tablet that can replace your laptop, and I'd imagine it's true of both Surface and Surface Pro. At least for me. I'm sure that depending on what you want to do with it and personal preference, it may or may not be a perfect fit. The screen is plenty big for anything that I need to do with it, although there have been times that the size was lacking, like having two documents open side by side. 14" would be getting to my personal upper limit for a tablet/computer, but from what I've seen microsoft is now trying to kill the Macbook Air with these things, so I don't imagine it would be a dealbreaker by any stretch of the imagination.
I have the keyboard with the real keys (forget what they market it as) and it works very well. Do need to have very basic upkeep as sometimes if the connector gets dirty it can fail to recognize it, but it's usually just a paper towel swipe and solved. On bluetooth, I do remember a dip in performance with more than one device (I was using a mouse and headphones) connected, but I would imagine it was worked out between the Pro 2 and 3 and certainly 4.
The Surface has replaced any need for a tablet and laptop for me personally, and given my limited necessities for computer specs and the sort, if I somehow justify getting the Pro 4, I'll more than likely buy the dock and a bigger display/keyboard and have it replace my desktop as well.
