Will the Surface Pro 3 come down in price?

Upgrade · 22 Dec 2014 at 16:04

I'm still really wanting one, but prices are extortionate.

Do you guys think they will go down in price?

edscdk · 22 Dec 2014 at 16:55

they will continue to increase in value, i suggest you invest all your money in Surface Pro 3's instead of putting it into a bank..

Upgrade · 22 Dec 2014 at 17:11

Kappa

Xez · 22 Dec 2014 at 20:04

I hope they do! I'm waiting to buy one but I cannot bring myself to pay for one. My original RT is at times painful just browsing the web but it's still very good and functional.

Upgrade · 22 Dec 2014 at 21:20

Xez said:
I hope they do! I'm waiting to buy one but I cannot bring myself to pay for one. My original RT is at times painful just browsing the web but it's still very good and functional.

Yeah, I dunno if I should keep waiting on or find an equivalent.

martink · 26 Dec 2014 at 19:47

Yeah, I quite fancy one but they do seem dear.

M1k3H · 27 Dec 2014 at 14:51

I bought one when they first came out in the US. I was over for business, so took advantage of the prices there. the 256gb one with the i5 and 8gb of RAM plus the type cover, microsoft sculpt comfort bluetooth mouse and a nice sleeve case all for around 990GBP

Skynet5 · 27 Dec 2014 at 16:32

They do look nice. I think by the time the surface pro 4 comes out, with that new type of processor, they'll be pretty good.

At the moment ive just heard too many overheating stories.

contracteur · 29 Dec 2014 at 16:17

Wonder if MS will go for the slightly higher powered Broadwell chip, the reviews coming in for the new Yoga w/ Broadwell are shocking.

Macro · 30 Dec 2014 at 18:32

lnoton said:
They do look nice. I think by the time the surface pro 4 comes out, with that new type of processor, they'll be pretty good.

At the moment ive just heard too many overheating stories.

I've had one for a while and never had it overheat. There was something about the thermal warning kicking in on the core I7 but I seem to remember that was a firmware issue flagging the warning to early rather than an actual overheating problem.

It's not a gaming machine by any stretch but as a lightweight all rounder I love it - think of it as an alternative to a MacBook Air rather than anything else.

Upgrade · 30 Dec 2014 at 18:55

At what price do you think an i5 Surface Pro 3 is reasonable at? Still hoping they go down in price soon..

Minstadave · 30 Dec 2014 at 18:57

These do seem to be holding their value, wonder how much is MS controlling the channel rather than demand, I don't know a single person with one or who has even heard of one tbh.

Macro · 30 Dec 2014 at 20:53

I've got the core i5 8Gb/256Gb and it's £110 off on the Microsoft store at the moment (£999) which seems a decent deal (don't forget to add a keyboard taking it to £1100), i5/4Gb/128Gb is £750 (again you need to add £110 for k/b). I wouldn't expect them to drop in price as by the time they've been around long enough for a price drop they get replaced by a new model.

Similar specced MacBook Air comes in at £1200 with me doing a quick spec up on apple.com although granted that is a 13" rather than 12" and you might be able to get edu discount. Flip side for SP3 is touch etc.

Upgrade · 30 Dec 2014 at 21:29

£750 for i5 model WITH keyboard? Where?

Macro · 30 Dec 2014 at 21:44

Sorry, that's without the keyboard, i'll reword that post - MS store doing between £100 & £149 (depending on model) off + free sleeve/case and delivery at the moment.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...D.300212300?WT.mc_id=surface_site_holiday_sp3

Just noticed if you qualify for student pricing the core i3/4gb/64Gb is £575inc VAT and case (add a keyboard - actually i think they really should just bundle them together, who on earth is going to buy one without a keyboard?)

Upgrade · 30 Dec 2014 at 22:19

Yeah, that's the problem. £749 for i5 with a keyboard would be tempting, but they won't do a nice deal with the 2 combined for a decent price. Really frustrating. Not paying £749 and then £109 for the keyboard..