You don't want to use High Performance. Many laptops and mobile devices have reduce performance compared to Balance, as the system gets too warm, even hot and that starts throttling system, or Turbo Boost is disabled. Meaning instead of having the CPU jump to 2.9 GHz when you need it when you do something intensive. It will lock at 2.0GHz, for example, or the max will be 2.5GHz, or something (varies between mobile devices, and CPU model, of course. The mentioned numbers are used as an example, and does not refer to any model of the Surface Pro line).
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You don't want to use High Performance. Many laptops and mobile devices have reduce performance compared to Balance, as the system gets too warm, even hot and that starts throttling system, or Turbo Boost is disabled. Meaning instead of having the CPU jump to 2.9 GHz when you need it when you do something intensive. It will lock at 2.0GHz, for example, or the max will be 2.5GHz, or something (varies between mobile devices, and CPU model, of course. The mentioned numbers are used as an example, and does not refer to any model of the Surface Pro line).
Hi all, I've pre-ordered an i5/128 in the UK primarily because of the upgraded pen technology. All this talk of N-trig vs Wacom worried me though. But there is a good. Video on YouTube of someone sketching using a Surface Pro 3 and it's really put my mind at ease... Surface Pro 3 : Pen writing and drawing demo
[video=youtube_share;VD_fNrLkS54]http://youtu.be/VD_fNrLkS54[/video]
I have tried using a Surface Pro 2 and the stylus is always off centre and a problem for me in Lightroom.
[video=youtube_share;VD_fNrLkS54]http://youtu.be/VD_fNrLkS54[/video]
I have tried using a Surface Pro 2 and the stylus is always off centre and a problem for me in Lightroom.
Did you try the 80-point calibration which is specially designed for the Surface Pro 2? 
http://www.surfaceforums.net/forum/...surface-tweak-tool-surface-pro-2-release.html
While it isn't a miracle calibration that will make it awesome on corners, it will much improve the pen, and if you fillow the instruction to calibrate it, you won't have the offset, and continue to work edge to edge.
http://www.surfaceforums.net/forum/...surface-tweak-tool-surface-pro-2-release.html
While it isn't a miracle calibration that will make it awesome on corners, it will much improve the pen, and if you fillow the instruction to calibrate it, you won't have the offset, and continue to work edge to edge.
demandarin
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Well when artists feel like using max power, just disable connected standby. Then create a windows power profile for max performance.
Theoretically, sounds like a work around
Theoretically, sounds like a work around
Interesting video... the thing I noticed even in Fresh Paint at the end which is using Ink vs Wintab... the palm rejection seems flawed if you look at all the stuff towards the end of his drawing that is under where his palm was, lots of little dots, streaks, etc. That's exactly what I was worried about, and I dont see that at all with the SP2.
eltos_lightfoot
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Well when artists feel like using max power, just disable connected standby. Then create a windows power profile for max performance.
Theoretically, sounds like a work around
Wouldn't this work? It really seems like it should.
Well, on my ThinkPad Tablet 2, I can create a custom plan, but I still do not have access to CPU performance settings, only battery/display/power button settings. Of course, the TPT2 has an Atom CPU. It may be different for a Core i3/i5/i7 machine... Someone needs to test this?Well when artists feel like using max power, just disable connected standby. Then create a windows power profile for max performance.
Theoretically, sounds like a work around
Again I am not an artist but the pen is extremely important to me for note taking and to mark up presentations. The parallax on the Surface Pro was extremely frustrating and distracting to me (especially being a left hander). It really seems this has all been corrected now....for me this is a big improvement over the Wacom digitizer.
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Pen is the Best Tablet Stylus | Digital Trends
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Pen is the Best Tablet Stylus | Digital Trends
Thanks for the link, it sounds like accuracy is great but pressure sensitivity may be an issue...
Hmmm
One of the surface team weighed in on the N-trig discussion in a reddit AMA SurfaceTeam comments on We are Panos Panay and the Surface team at Microsoft. We proudly introduced Surface Pro 3 last week. Ask us anything!
Curious to hear people's thoughts on this. I still contend that a penabled pen that requires 3 grams of pressure to initiate a stroke is a better experience than 10 grams where the n-trig starts based on the details of his explanation of the pressure curve.
Curious to hear people's thoughts on this. I still contend that a penabled pen that requires 3 grams of pressure to initiate a stroke is a better experience than 10 grams where the n-trig starts based on the details of his explanation of the pressure curve.
krypticide
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I just tried the SP3 at the Microsoft store. Pen is not bad, but definitely still not the same resolution as Wacom, so for someone like me who likes to write small, not really a step forward.
On the margins, tracking is better than Wacom but still has issues. Resolution is worse, and strokes often had a leading line at the beginning like the pen stroke jumped.
Fantastic device, but pen is not an improvement for my use case.
On the margins, tracking is better than Wacom but still has issues. Resolution is worse, and strokes often had a leading line at the beginning like the pen stroke jumped.
Fantastic device, but pen is not an improvement for my use case.
MickeyLittle
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Keep in mine that this was/is a demo unit and we have read a lot of varying reports on the pen with these units. So it could be calibration, damaged stylus, or who knows. The real test will be on your personal S3. In my opinion.
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