Surface Pro 3
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I'll agree with something that Scott has said many times, this is a device that's between a tablet and a laptop. Other than reading you don't use a tablet. I have an aging Asus Transformer Prime that use to read, or my wife's old Kindle. I have tried using an iPad and other Android tablets and have yet to find a need/desire to own one for general use.
I don't just 'look' at things often enough to warrant carrying around two devices (laptop and tablet). I'm constantly typing emails, or posting on boards, etc, so the tablet serves very little purpose to me.We deployed our first SP3 here in the office this week. One of my docs is trying it out for our EHR. So far it's working pretty well, but time will tell.
The problem with a Windows tablet is most of us want Windows - you know, the windows we've grown up with since Windows 95. A start menu, a desktop, etc. We want these apps to be mobile and usable like our new mobile apps - but unfortunately that just doesn't seem to be possible.
I really can't see how Windows 10 is going to solve the old school app problem on a mobile device. I guess only time will tell.
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Very well put @Dashrender
I am of similar opinion, in that a laptop has the features that I want (upgradable, good keyboard, good performance etc) but I like the form factor and portability of a tablet.
The SP3 ticks a lot of boxes but... It's not upgradable, the type covers suck and it's super expensive.
There are also no iOS style apps as it's the same store that Windows Phone uses (we've already covered the malware issue in several threads).
What I really want is a phone that I put into a docking station and then use like a PC. There was supposed to be an Ubuntu phone that did this but I don't think that it'll make production. Extremely disappointed.
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@nadnerB said:
it's super expensive.
I disagree. Calling it a tablet is a misnomer. I think it's basically an ultrabook. Comparing it with other ultrabooks it is pretty competitive price wise. It's biggest competitor is probably a Macbook Air and they're pretty similar price wise aren't they? Certainly not super expensive.
I'd buy neither with my own money.
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Mine is either going back to the supplier or in the bin as I am having constant BSODs - with a variety of different error messages.
I've updated the firmware.
I've done a factory reset
I've changed my WiFi from Unifi to Netgear (as a lot of people report WiFi issues causing BSODs).
I've run the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool but no problems have been detected.None if this has worked.
I always seem to end up regretting buying anything that isn't made by HP
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Mine has been incredibly stable, not once have I had an issue with anything other than trying to use any apps from the store.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
Mine is either going back to the supplier or in the bin as I am having constant BSODs - with a variety of different error messages.
I've updated the firmware.
I've done a factory reset
I've changed my WiFi from Unifi to Netgear (as a lot of people report WiFi issues causing BSODs).
I've run the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool but no problems have been detected.None if this has worked.
I always seem to end up regretting buying anything that isn't made by HP
Sounds like you got a dud. Do you have the i5 or i7?
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i3..
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I just deployed an i3. It's primary use will be our EHR with Dragon. So far it's working pretty well.
I wanted something that would give me the best battery life, and I don't need a lot of power for Dragon or the EHR website.
