Traveling with the SP3, +1

[B'midbar]

So who or what is the +1? I was expecting a significant other in this story. I guess you meant it as a vote of confidence. +1. Headline should read: Traveling with the SP3. +1

Now that I'm done nitpicking I couldn't agree more, I've been on a 10 day trip with only the SP3 since there's no cell coverage in the forest I only had wifi available indoors and still was able to do everything needed. Skype calling covered my phone needs. Otherwise the SP3 served as a digital oasis in hostile territory serving up every thing called upon, entertainment, reference, productivity, shock and awesomeness.

Someone on an Internet forum pedantically nitpicking on punctuation? Or grammar? Or spelling? There's a new one.

 

[mtalinm]

I take my Power Cover along on trips. haven't used it yet though.

 

[nipponham]

Oh man, I need to learn how to conserve power as per your use case. I switched off wifi (unless when I need to connect but mostly I used my phone for wifi / internet) and I'm mostly using writing notes on NOTES using the SP Pen. There's no way I'll get 50% batt left at end of day and I start the day full charged.

I’ll tell you that I’m not doing anything special. The only time I turn off WiFi is when I’m on a plane. If I stick to the usual MS productivity suite, VPN client, PS Elements, and I can probably get through a 10-12 hour work day on battery alone. If I add the software emulator, probably not. But I’m off and on AC at work throughout the day so it doesn’t matter too much.

I was originally getting about 6.5 to 7 hours of usage, but I did a refresh back in October because of keyboard problems I was, (and still am), experiencing. The only thing I changed was my antivirus from Trend Micro to Kaspersky and I find that I’m getting much better battery life. Subsequent firmware updates may have helped, too