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Considering a Surface Pro

Doom4life

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Hey all,

I'm thinking of getting a Surface Pro as I do a fair amount of travelling for work. The Surface Pro appeals to me over the Surface RT and other Android tablets as it would allow me to play games that I have on Steam.

I'm assuming there are no issues using a Surface Pro on a plane in terms of space?

Is the Surface Pro a good fit for me or should I be looking at an Ultrabook or another tablet?
 
I travel a lot with my surface and it rocks.i usually have my hard drive me for movies etc.its very portable.
 
One nice thing about the USB 3.0 is that you can play games just fine off an external hard drive.

However, if I were you I would wait and see what the new Haswell offerings are going to be. You will either get a much better device or SP prices will come down. Makes no sense to buy now unless you are desperate.
 
I've used the Surface Pro on a plane with no problem. However, if your primary use is games, aren't there cheaper solutions on the market?
 
I just flew back from Florida and watched a movie on my Pro and it fit perfectly on the tray table at the perfect angle! Fantastic device! Also as a side note I can play MS Flight Sim X with the plane on Ultra graphic setting and it runs smooth as butter! For integrated graphics I am very impressed so far. I do agree if you can wait the Haswell should better the 4 hours of battery life I get now but it has not been an issue for me so far, well worth the purchase for me. But if you need it NOW, go for it!
 
I'm assuming there are no issues using a Surface Pro on a plane in terms of space?
Surface Pro and iPad:
Microsoft Surface Pro vs Apple iPad 4
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Decide What your planning to do with your Device ?

Consume or Create

Consume = Ipad , RT or any Android tablets

Create = Any Win8 Pro Tablets. so far SP is the undisputed king of this field (for now at least)
 
I guess what I am looking for is something that I can mainly game, watch movies, occasional word processing when I am on the road.

The PC games I play at the moment are TF2, Left 4 Dead 2 and SimCity 4 and I guess I it appealed to me as it would give me something to do when I am stuck in a hotel room and if I didn't feel like gaming, plug it into the hotel TV via HDMI.

The tablet part of the Surface Pro appeals to me because I can use it on a plane or whatnot as a tablet.

However, it seems like I am better of putting the $1,000 into a new desktop build and instead invest in an Android tablet (Nexus 7 or 10) that is cheaper. Sure I couldn't play my PC games but at least I could play the games I have on my Android phone. Anyone agree?
 
If you’re really only looking for something for entertainment purposes, I would recommend a tablet or netbook. However, you did mention you may be looking for a desktop replacement. The Surface Pro still is a Core i5 Processor with 4GB of memory. It’s a quick machine. Some people here are using it as an “all-in-one” unit. Although I’ll qualify that by saying… “Not everyone likes that solution.”

But most importantly, what is that $1,000 really worth to your wallet. If that $1,000 will be a few months of car payments, then you may want to look at something more practical. If that $1,000 is something you dump at the casino on the weekend… then go for it!
 
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