Road Trip with SP3 i7

[malberttoo]

This the i7 with 256GB RAM.

Reminds me of the episode of Eureka where the guy had like a 256-core proc in his laptop...

 

[fonzman78]

wow 256GB of ram!!! that thing must move! did you get it from the future?

Lol!! Sorry, meant i7 8GB RAM 256SSD.

 

[supervelous]

Great report, really good to hear on the battery life. I have similar use case to you. Email, Office Suite, browsing, etc. Although I do want to do some light photo and video editing and beginner programming in near future. Question: What brightness did you have it at throughout the day?

I also moved from i5 256GB to i7 256GB and also agree that i5 is the sweet spot. Like you, the extra money meant very little to me and because of a particular deal I got, I paid only about $125 more so figured why not. Had just been promoted at work and won $5,000 in a contest in the same week. However, for anyone on a budget or just doesn't need to have the latest and greatest, and isn't doing intensive things, the i5 seems like the way to go.

 

[bulls96]

This the i7 with 256GB RAM.

I meant to ask what variation of i5 was used to compare it to i7.

 

[MadCruzer]

Yes, I am also curious about the brightness used. I took a couple of courses last year and used the SP1 to take notes all day. The lowest brightness worked fine for me since I wasn't reading the notes at the time. I had no problems getting through the day with 35% battery left at the end.

I have a couple of more courses coming up this fall and I can't wait to bring the SP3 with me. So far, mine too has been rock solid.

 

[unruledboy]

fantastic story, bro~~~ job well done, really appreciate sharing your experience.

only one thing, now I am not sure whether to exchange my i5 for i7 or not.....

 

[fonzman78]

For all who were asking, I kept my display at 50%.

 

[malberttoo]

For all who were asking, I kept my display at 50%.

Wow, you did get some great battery life!