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Old 09-02-2014, 10:57 PM   #256
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I got mine yesterday too (UK) and have no disappointments so far. (Except maybe that it seems unable to cope with 1080p .mkv films.) There was a nasty chemical smell to the keyboard at first, but it soon wore off. Much zippier than my Asus Vivotab Smart ME400 installing programs and loading up web pages. The sensitivity of the screen is much better too and I'm much preferring the screen ratio. The charging port is magnetic btw, and may be where the pen might stick.
For .mkv files, get VLC.
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Old 09-03-2014, 11:55 AM   #257
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I got mine at $618 included tax after student discount $150 and Bestbuy 10% cash back promotion sale, for Surface Pro 3 64g. Get a refurbished Microsoft Type cover 3 for $59 at Ebay at Manufacture-certified store.
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Old 09-04-2014, 11:29 AM   #258
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This thread seems to have settled down a bit. I am going to move it to the Windows Devices forum so that it will be easier to find in the future and may attract other users who are interested. For long term I think that is a better place to have it.

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For .mkv files, get VLC.
I was using VLC. I had a couple of 1008 rips that both started juddering about 5 mins in. I dl'd 720 versions and they work fine. The 1008s also wouldn't let me jump forward. Maybe it's the rips. I'll experiment.
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Old 09-06-2014, 10:53 PM   #260
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It has to be the rips. I've had 1080p play no problem on my Surface Pro 2 with VLC and doing so across the network.
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It has to be the rips. I've had 1080p play no problem on my Surface Pro 2 with VLC and doing so across the network.
I have a GoPro camera which records video in 1080p. It plays absolutely fine on my 1st gen Surface Pro.
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Old 09-22-2014, 01:52 PM   #262
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In 3DMark Benchmark, my Surface Pro 3 i7 "only" is in the range of 49.000, whereas their database states an average of about 54.000.
So I searched for some tuning options: http://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comm...surface_pro_3/
When adding Hyper-V, additional power plans become available.
Obviously, I went for "High Performance" instead of the pre-configured "balanced".
3DMark (balanced) = 49.129
3DMark (high performance) = 48.740
Not what I had expected - obviously.
But at least there's an impact and now I'm going to play around.
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The i7 has some serious throttling issues, Microsoft has received quite a backlash since a lot of programmers bought the i7 thinking they could compile while taking a bathroom break at Starbucks.
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My Samsung ATIV Smart PC died last week, so Friday I went down to Best Buy and picked up a 256 GB/8 GB Surface Pro 3. I got a few discounts, so the bottom line including a keyboard, sleeve and sales tax came in at $1,385.31.

So far I'm highly impressed, but give me a few days to see how it earns its keep at work and I'll let you know.
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My Samsung ATIV Smart PC died last week, so Friday I went down to Best Buy and picked up a 256 GB/8 GB Surface Pro 3. I got a few discounts, so the bottom line including a keyboard, sleeve and sales tax came in at $1,385.31.

So far I'm highly impressed, but give me a few days to see how it earns its keep at work and I'll let you know.
IMHO, at least re. build quality, it blows all Samsung tablets out of the water.
So: Congratulations!
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So: Congratulations!
Thanks, and I agree.
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Old 11-14-2014, 04:34 PM   #267
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Beginning of this year I saw a bluetooth adapter for the Microsoft keyboards on the US website. Never on the German Microsoft website.
It seemed, this adapter mainly was consisting of the battery compartment. It reminded me of the curves of the Apple wireless keyboard.
It seemed, the adapter could be attached to the Microsoft Type keyboard and then it became a standard bluetooth keyboard.
I wanted to buy this from the very beginning, but it didn't seem to be released in Germany ever.
Has anyone of you bought or seen this adapter?
Can it still be ordered?
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The BT adapter for the Touch/Type/Power Covers was discontinued about 6 months ago. Your best chaance to find it is on eBay. Expect to pay a premium for it.
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