Surface Pro 3 will be available soon at a store near you



Surface Pro 3 has received a lot of god reviews and it should be available anytime soon. I was disappointed that a demo model was not available at Microsoft Store today (5/21/2014) at Ala Moana's Microsoft store in Honolulu. The staff on the floor could not tell me when they would have a demo model. Well, that's not good. If I am serious in selling I would have had one displayed last week!

Surface Pro 3 is ways ahead of the previous model with lots of great features. The price tag is somewhat hefty compared to often compared models from other operating systems. The cheapest is around $799 and could go up depending on your memory needs. Of course the accessories are not free like mouse etc.

Here is a copy of the technical specifications from Microsoft site:


The 12" display is great. It has a fourth generation Intel processor and comes preloaded with Windows 8.1 Pro  and you can install the full Microsoft Office suite + 1000's of Windows Programs.

It's very easy to go from using it as a tablet to use it as a laptop. Periferal connectos like a full size USB 3.0, MicroSD card reader are all ready to go including a Mini DisplayPort (you will need an adapter for this).

You can write on Surface Pro 3 and pass it on to OneNote but you need the Surface Pen even if the device is in sleep mode.  You need to buy a pen.

Want to watch movies, no problem it has a brilliant Full HD and Dolby Audio.

Well watching some of the Wall Street guys I get a feeling that it is too pricy and too late to enter the market to make a difference to the bottom line and it might have harmed the business as other hardware makers in the Windows Group may feel threatened and may peel away from Windows OS.

Comments

Hawaii Tom said…
I have been using the Surface Pro 64GB since it came out. I was thinking about getting an SP2,and getting a $100 discount by buying online from an old XP machine, then suddenly, they announced this. I went ahead and preordered the i5 128 GB version from Microsoft, so I don't have to go down to Ala Moana. I still haven't been to the new store. I got a legitimate $50 off coupon from Microsoft, so it was under $999, including the 4.7 % GET. By the way, the Surface Pen does ship with it; you don't have to buy separately. I have USB 3.0 hubs at home and at work, with 24" monitors, external keyboards, mice and 3 TB external drives. This Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adapter works well. I am looking forward to the same setup with this 3rd generation machine. I'll use my old Type Cover on the odd trips I make, then buy a new one that fits down the road sometime. I will need to buy a second power supply though. Damn!
May 26, 2014 at 5:49 PM
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