Surface Pro 3

Microsoft announced a new Surface Pro 3 today. It's got a 12" screen, is thinner and lighter than the Surface Pro 2. Has a much better kickstand and a new pen.

Configurations/Pricing
i3-4GB RAM- 64GB - $799
i5-4GB RAM-128GB - $999
i5-8GB RAM-256GB - $1299
i7-8GB RAM-256GB - $1549
i7-8GB RAM-512GB - $1949

Lower end units available beginning June 20; higher end units available on August 31.

Edit: The Surface Pro 3 is lighter than the Surface Pro 2.

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Keith Larson

Interesting that there are rumors of a 12 inch MacBook Air or iPad Air in the works. Seems like both MS and Apple have decided that 12 inches is the sweet spot for an transitional device between a pure tablet and a pure laptop.

Paul C

Very Pricey. ... Way out of my league. Makes the Dell look even better.

Mark Barnes

Very Pricey. ... Way out of my league.

But cheaper than buying both a laptop and a tablet - which is what the Surface Pro 3 just might replace.

Paul C

Very Pricey. ... Way out of my league.

But cheaper than buying both a laptop and a tablet - which is what the Surface Pro 3 just might replace.

Possibly I just have not fully evolved. There are times the tablet just "won't do" without a keyboard and mouse >>> For me.

Terry Roberts

I've had my laptop for a couple years now. It has a 280gb HDD.

The new Surface Pro 3 is going to replace both my laptop and my original iPad. That old ipad just doesn't cut it anymore.

I'll most likely bite the bullet and go for the i7 256gb Pro 3. Means I'll have to wait until fall. But that also means I can go get my Windows Phone.

Mark Barnes

Possibly I just have not fully evolved. There are times the tablet just "won't do" without a keyboard and mouse >>> For me.

Yes, that is true for most users (which is why takeup of these types of devices has been slow). But the Surface Pro does have a detachable keyboard, and significantly it seems to have improved it's trackpad to be as good as most laptops. And unlike standalone tablets, you can plug a mouse in if you wish.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5734866/surface-pro-3-hands-on-photos-impressions

Anthony Keating

I wish you hadn't told me this, I only bought a Surface Pro 2 this last week! Up to now I have found it to be a beautiful, well thought out piece of kit. It is so much faster than the previous lap top, Ipad and desk top that it has replaced. None of those computers were slouches in their spec but I think the SSD is a real game changer if you are using Logos. I have a large screen that I can use if I want the space to work and now also can use the "full fat" Logos programme on my travels.

I really didn't think there was much they could improve on but if as you say it is thinner and lighter that can't be bad. As for the screen size if it is much bigger than the present Pro 2 I think it loses the idea of being a mobile tablet.

Anyway thanks Bill for the heads up.

Tony Keating

Mike Childs

Very Pricey. ... Way out of my league. Makes the Dell look even better.

For me, the Surface Pro 2 was a bargain. It replaced my lap top, which needed replacing, my iPad tablet, and my desktop. Best tool for ministry I have ever bought. Runs full Logos 5, Microsoft Word, One Note all great at the same time. Logos 5 has never been faster and better for me to use.

The Surface Pro 3 looks even better. Of course, I cannot buy a new computer every year, but my Surface Pro 2 does plenty good enough.

The 12 inch screen on the Surface Pro 3 sounds very nice, and I suppose the i7 processor may be faster. But I really have no problem with the Surface Pro 2 screen - even with my poor eyesight. And i5 processor on the Surface Pro 2 runs Logos plenty fast enough for me. If fact, I had an i7 quad processor on my old laptop, and the Surface Pro 2 is faster than it was.

Maybe in four years or so, I will getting a Surface Pro 5 or 6, but for the foreseeable future the Surface Pro 2 is my computer.

(I think this would be a great time to pick up a bargain on a Surface Pro 2, if you wanted one.)

Genghis

Bill Anderson: "...and a new pen"

Unfortunately L5 won't accept handwriting input in Notes from Windows 8.1, see http://community.logos.com/forums/p/76689/536819.aspx#536819

Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson: "...and a new pen"

Unfortunately L5 won't accept handwriting input in Notes from Windows 8.1, see http://community.logos.com/forums/p/76689/536819.aspx#536819

Yes, and Logos is neither pen or touch optimized. The controls require a precise pointing instrument. We'll see how precise the SP3's N-Trig pen is for that.

Paul C

At least We Can use the pen input here on the forums. Truthfully, I find it is only practical for to do or grocery lists. I'm sure the technology will evolve.

Bill Anderson

I went in to Best Buy today and they had the SP3 displayed. It is beautifully engineered and made. Top notch. The type cover and trackpad are better, the screen is beautiful and the pen works well for what I will be using it for. It runs a little warm in the lower right hand corner, but if you back the screen brightness down to 60-70%, it cools off. It's not hot by any stretch of the imagination, but I like my tablets cool.[:D] They had the i5, 4GB RAM/128GB SSD and everything ran fast. I wish they offered an i5/8GB RAM/128GB SSD option, though.

Mike Childs

At least We Can use the pen input here on the forums. Truthfully, I find it is only practical for to do or grocery lists. I'm sure the technology will evolve.

Then you have never tried it in OneNote, which I find much better than Logos notes.

Bobby Farris Jr

I purchases a Surface Pro 3. I purchased the i5-8GB-256GB version. I have had it for several months now.

Logos.

Wow. I don't know what to say. It runs Logos as smoothly as any desktop or laptop. I finally have ditched the Logos mobile versions and now I use this. EVERYTHING at my fingertips while in Sunday School or the preacher teaches. Quick, responsive. I have had no problems, no complaints and I love that all my files are automatically synced.

Before this I had an iPad and used my phone....I can never go back now.

OneNote

If you like Onenote you will love it with the Surface pen. I no longer carry paper with me because I just write on my Surface Pro which is about the size of legal pad of paper anyway.

Microsoft billed this as the tablet that replaces your laptop. I know Surface 4 will be better, but they are really being truthful on this one. I have even gone on trips and left my laptop at home and just taken my Surface. I did not miss my laptop.

Now, I have one caveat to all this. You have to watch the battery. I take my son to church early and let him watch youtube videos. When I do after about 1 1/2 hours the battery can be down as far as 60% if I have the sound and screen light up high.

JoshInRI

(me trying to be funny)

My faith in Jesus Christ and the 10 commandments wisely prevent me from knocking off a bank to purchase this item.

Its ridiculously priced so that only the very rich (not this common user) can purchase it.

Enough said.,