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My Surface Pro is probably going back.

manoosie

New Member
Bought it at Staples this morning. Have been tinkering around with it all day.

The type cover doesn't work half the time. I connect it, and the surface doesn't recognize it about 50% of the time. I just exchanged my type cover for another one... same problem. It may be the surface itself, I dont know. I might try exchanging it for another one, but if this problem is not resolved I am not keeping it.

Other impressions:

Its heavy, but just light enough to make it functional as a tablet. I love the handwriting. I have to be able to use Chrome browser effectively, and it just doesn't work that well on the Surface. Time will probably fix that, but I need it to work now. The surface has already crashed on me twice.

I have really high hopes for this thing, but right now its not looking too good...
 

xterrapro

New Member
Double check the box... sounds like you have my returned Samsung Atif 500 or 700.... probably the 500 but check just to be sure :)
 

ArnoldC

New Member
Sorry to hear about your experience, but I clean the contacts with an eraser and alcohol (Touch Cover) and eraser (Surface RT contacts). Willing to give it a try?
 

magicrobots

New Member
He shouldn't need to clean contacts on a brand new device. They will surely accept it as an exchange or return if he wants.
 

J515OP

Super Moderator
Some times you just get a lemon. At least it didn't come filled with porn or a virus (yes that has really happened).
 

capdad

New Member
I know its not the pro, but with the 2 days I have had RT, everything works great, including the type cover..SNAP!!
 
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manoosie

New Member
I am taking it back tomorrow. If they have one to exchange I will pick it up and see if the problem persists. Like you guys, I suspect its just a bad surface. It happens.
 

jbrewer99

New Member
sounds like a bad machine. I have had no problems with mine. I installed chrome and it works on the desktop, although it is not very touch friendly, you can use it if absolutely necessary. I wouldn't recommend making it your default browser though. Although that will make it work in metro, it is not optimized for touch yet and is a bit flaky because of that.
 
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