**** Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Thread ****
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Pfft missed thiswent to buy, they were over £900
Saw the offer was valid until 6/4 and thought I had plenty of time, but they updated the price pretty quick.
Should have known it was a misprice.
Saw the offer was valid until 6/4 and thought I had plenty of time, but they updated the price pretty quick.
Should have known it was a misprice.
Pity
Soldato
How u finding battery life?
Man of Honour
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Soldato
shall i get another sp4? or not bother lol?
4-6 hours depending on use, however when at work it's plugged into the dock all of the time.
No SP4 updates since February, probably the Windows 10 update V1511:
Improved reliability in numerous areas, including OS and Windows Update installation, start-up, installing and configuring Windows for the first time, authentication, resuming from hibernation, shutdown, kernel, Start menu, storage, Windows Hello, display modes, Miracast, AppLocker, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge browser, network connectivity and discovery and File Explorer.
Improved performance in video thumbnail generation, NetLogon, Windows Store and standby power consumption.
Improved support for devices including some wearables, displays and printer scenarios.
Reset app default when a registry setting is deleted or corrupted, and streamlined notification about the corruption.
Fixed an issue causing favourites to be lost after updates are installed.
Fixed several issues that individually could cause certain apps to fail to launch, update or allow in-app purchases.
Improved quality of Cortana voices and translations of multiple languages of an Internet Explorer dialogue box.
Improved support for apps, fonts, graphics and display, flight mode, Group Policy, PowerShell MDM, Windows Journal, Microsoft Edge, printing, touch display, roaming credentials, Push-Button Reset, Windows UX, local and streaming video, audio quality, error reporting, USMT and VHD creation.
Improved reliability in numerous areas, including OS and Windows Update installation, start-up, installing and configuring Windows for the first time, authentication, resuming from hibernation, shutdown, kernel, Start menu, storage, Windows Hello, display modes, Miracast, AppLocker, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge browser, network connectivity and discovery and File Explorer.
Improved performance in video thumbnail generation, NetLogon, Windows Store and standby power consumption.
Improved support for devices including some wearables, displays and printer scenarios.
Reset app default when a registry setting is deleted or corrupted, and streamlined notification about the corruption.
Fixed an issue causing favourites to be lost after updates are installed.
Fixed several issues that individually could cause certain apps to fail to launch, update or allow in-app purchases.
Improved quality of Cortana voices and translations of multiple languages of an Internet Explorer dialogue box.
Improved support for apps, fonts, graphics and display, flight mode, Group Policy, PowerShell MDM, Windows Journal, Microsoft Edge, printing, touch display, roaming credentials, Push-Button Reset, Windows UX, local and streaming video, audio quality, error reporting, USMT and VHD creation.
This might be wrong place to ask as I know this is a SP4 thread but what do you guys think would be a good price to offer a mate who is selling a new SP3 i7 8 gb 512gb with docking station, pen and keyboard. I don't even know where to start?
I was looking at SP4s then this came up and has me flummoxed!
Also more related to this thread would I really miss out on anything with buying the SP3 over the SP4 at this spec as this is much higher spec than I was looking at in the SP4 range. I was I initially looking at the SP4 i5 8g 256gb
I was looking at SP4s then this came up and has me flummoxed!
Also more related to this thread would I really miss out on anything with buying the SP3 over the SP4 at this spec as this is much higher spec than I was looking at in the SP4 range. I was I initially looking at the SP4 i5 8g 256gb
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Soldato
Not too sure on the price mate, but in terms of differences between the 3 and 4 I can help there
Even though the 3 has an i7, the i7 was known to throttle pretty hard at times, thus reducing the performance of it (so essentially it wasn't a huge leap from the i5). This doesn't appear to be as present in the pro 4 however.
Also, the screen on the pro 4 is definitely ahead of the pro 3. You've got the obvious fact that the pro 4 will be faster with newer generation tech inside (6th gen CPU, newer SSD model blah blah blah). To me one of the largest improvements on the pro 4 is that the keyboard and pen is so much better, more so the keyboard - all in all I'd say writing on the pro 4 is definitely better than on the pro 3, due to the new technology inside the screen as well as the new pen!
Man of Honour
Not too sure on the price mate, but in terms of differences between the 3 and 4 I can help there
Even though the 3 has an i7, the i7 was known to throttle pretty hard at times, thus reducing the performance of it (so essentially it wasn't a huge leap from the i5). This doesn't appear to be as present in the pro 4 however.
Also, the screen on the pro 4 is definitely ahead of the pro 3. You've got the obvious fact that the pro 4 will be faster with newer generation tech inside (6th gen CPU, newer SSD model blah blah blah). To me one of the largest improvements on the pro 4 is that the keyboard and pen is so much better, more so the keyboard - all in all I'd say writing on the pro 4 is definitely better than on the pro 3, due to the new technology inside the screen as well as the new pen!
Excellent thank you, very useful. With that in mind I think I will stick to my original plan of getting an SP4.
Man of Honour
Soldato
Will a us surface pro 4 dock work with a UK surface pro
(also it's a surface pro 3 but I know in general that doesn't matter).
I ask as my parents are going to the US soonish (july). Any other MS gear I should try get?
(also it's a surface pro 3 but I know in general that doesn't matter).
I ask as my parents are going to the US soonish (july). Any other MS gear I should try get?
Soldato
Tried to install the update but SP4 went completely black after the green bar filled up on the update screen and wouldn't turn on. Tried a few things but in the end had to hold the power and vol up button to turn on. It then booted back into Windows, checked the update history and it was the System Aggregator Firmware that was stuck. Did a normal restart and it updated normally after that.
Ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and it found a problem with Windows Update, so hopefully future updates will have no issues.
Ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and it found a problem with Windows Update, so hopefully future updates will have no issues.
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Yup, it will work fine, you might need a UK figure-of-8 mains plug though but those are just a couple of quid.
Man of Honour
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