OFFICIAL I Now Have a Surface Pro 3 i7
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tarrant64
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And...overheating issues last night (thermometer image on screen) while setting things up, installing updates. Literally had to get a desk fan onto the SP3 for a bit to get through all the updates. lol. Now...after I did get through the updates it's been 10x better using it today.
I thought it was announced back in August software/firmware fix was coming - but I haven't actually seen if anything was done yet. If there is a fix if someone could kindly link me to it. Otherwise - just pushing through the updates things seems better.
More stress testing tonight...
9/10 experience so far (fan/heating is only concern, pro 2 seemed way better at this, but then it was an i5, not as slim).
I thought it was announced back in August software/firmware fix was coming - but I haven't actually seen if anything was done yet. If there is a fix if someone could kindly link me to it. Otherwise - just pushing through the updates things seems better.
More stress testing tonight...
9/10 experience so far (fan/heating is only concern, pro 2 seemed way better at this, but then it was an i5, not as slim).
tarrant64
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The Fan on this i7 SP3...haha...
Not gonna lie - fan was embarrassing today. Sitting in conference room with OneNote up and everyone hears this white noise and i'm just like "yeah, it's a feature. keeps you awake during long meetings by coming on from time to time and annoying the crap out of you."
Not gonna lie - fan was embarrassing today. Sitting in conference room with OneNote up and everyone hears this white noise and i'm just like "yeah, it's a feature. keeps you awake during long meetings by coming on from time to time and annoying the crap out of you."
CrippsCorner
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Woot woot! I got mine yesterday. Monitors, docking station and 12" bag last week. Awesome tablet pc combo. Loving it. Sharing my setup via picture..
Looks good! At first glance I thought you had four monitors lol. Nice to see they match too
many people have odd monitors and it drives my OCD crazy!
tarrant64
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Unfortunately I ended up returning the i7 model. Got the advanced exchange (same lot group as the one I had) - and same issues with the fan. Sending back the advanced exchange unit and returned the i7 for an i5. Rarely ever hear the fan now.
For me performance isn't a big hit at all, if any. It was more getting the storage available (512). Went with the 256gb i5, and 128gb micro sdxc card.
First disappointing experience with the Pro series honestly. Have had all 3 versions now - did not expect that from the Pro3.
For me performance isn't a big hit at all, if any. It was more getting the storage available (512). Went with the 256gb i5, and 128gb micro sdxc card.
First disappointing experience with the Pro series honestly. Have had all 3 versions now - did not expect that from the Pro3.
malberttoo
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theveterans
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i7 is too overpriced for what it offers. My i5 can even beat the i7 on Geekbench CPU test. Try running it and see if you can score higher than my i5 on multi-core score:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/1845544?baseline=1845544
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/1845544?baseline=1845544
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