Surface Pro

Eliot

Eliot

Eliot

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So i'm looking for a laptop, I want it to be fairly quick, One requirement i have a that it has a good screen for working form home remotely.
I do a lot of multi window stuff which is a massive pain on my Samsung NC10 with a 1024x600 res :O

As far as I can tell, There is absolutely nothing sub 600 quid that can touch the Surface Pro 128gb for all round spec at £439.
Does that sound right or can anyone see anything better?
 
I'd say it was covered above but in laymans terms:

Decent processor, i5 or the like
Snappy enough for desktop and web browsing
Gaming not important, if anything it will be minecraft
Screen is importnat as it needs to be a bit better than 768p imo, Due to the working from home requirement and using a lot of windows at a time.
 
Looks great, but it seems like the only thing you get for your 230 extra ish is a better battery? Unless i should be able to find it for less than 660?
 
I have had a surface pro 128Gb since January and it's a powerful tablet, can run several games at medium detail such as xcom, so general usage and hd movies run perfectly. The screen is great, I put a 64GB micro sd card in as well for extra storage which can be used to install onto if you start running out of space. The battery isn't great on balanced power usage you get about 4 hours and high performance about 2, just waiting for the power cover to be released. One great thing is the power supply/brick has a usb slot so you can charge a phone from the block.
 
Eliot said:
Looks great, but it seems like the only thing you get for your 230 extra ish is a better battery? Unless i should be able to find it for less than 660?
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True enough....but there is a 64GB one out in the wild (bought one myself a couple of weeks back) for £399 :)
 
Other thing im wondering is if the Surface 3 is around the corner and what its effect on the Surface 2's pricing will be...
 
Similarly - had a 64GB surface pro in MS sale at 339.
Although it is a powerful machine and ability to drive external
monitor great, I sent it back, size of the inbuilt screen was not sufficient
to allow it to be effective for work and multi-window desktop thus a
genuine replacement for my aging 15" vaio laptop
I now think I need at least 13" .
Inability to change battery was another limitation although owners
have not reported degradation.
If MS start offering similar deals on Pro2 maybe I will reconsider ..
 
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