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Anyone using a Surface Pro for work?
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| Topic: | Anyone using a Surface Pro for work? This thread has 14 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Sunday October 13, 2013 at 14:59 |
longshot16 Super Member |
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Are any of you using this device for work? Like the ability to run Office and to sketch.
Office is growing from 1 to 3 and now we need to actually consider what to do about IT. Installer has a small laptop but the Admin and need quick books and D tools.
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| Post 2 made on Sunday October 13, 2013 at 15:31 |
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Is it much superior to Asian Pro?
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| Post 3 made on Sunday October 13, 2013 at 16:40 |
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I saw one of these [Link: shop.lenovo.com] First time i used Windows 8 that i didn't want to end my own life. Twice as expensive as typical "work station" laptops but 5 times as cool.
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| Post 4 made on Sunday October 13, 2013 at 18:06 |
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Surfice pro would be amazing, if i would stop spending money on elaborate work (errr i mean vacation) travel and software to better run my company i would drop the money on one in a heart beat
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| Post 5 made on Monday October 14, 2013 at 00:30 |
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if only the surface pro had a larger hard drive. Id be all over it.
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| Post 6 made on Monday October 14, 2013 at 01:19 |
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On October 14, 2013 at 00:30, Ranger Home said...
if only the surface pro had a larger hard drive. Id be all over it. 512Gb is not enough? You don't have to have every movie and pic you've ever taken on you, do you? :-)
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| OP | Post 7 made on Monday October 14, 2013 at 08:16 |
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Well I think these units kind of work well conceptually for what I need. The Helix is even better than Surface since it has a real keyboard.
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| Post 8 made on Monday October 14, 2013 at 09:58 |
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I didn't see a model with 512 when I looked. Super.
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| Post 9 made on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 07:26 |
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On October 14, 2013 at 08:16, longshot16 said...
Well I think these units kind of work well conceptually for what I need. The Helix is even better than Surface since it has a real keyboard. Jon, let me know how this works out for ya as I might be in a market for one as well. Better yet, send me one and I'll eval it for ya :-)
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| Post 10 made on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 07:50 |
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A friend of mine is IT Director at a regional hospital. He seems to think the Fujitsu LifeBooks the docs carry are solid: [Link: zdnet.com]
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| Post 11 made on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 10:44 |
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On October 14, 2013 at 01:19, Mario said...
512Gb is not enough?
You don't have to have every movie and pic you've ever taken on you, do you? :-) Ouch, at $1799 ill pass!
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| OP | Post 12 made on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 13:40 |
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I know i am horrible about making decisions about what to buy but I settled on a Sony ultrabook. I wanted the X1 carbon from lenovo but they are taking to long to upgrade it. The Sony piece has the Haswell and an optional sheet battery for 13 hours of battery.
I hear sony is horrible with warranty so I am getting it from Micro center so they can inherit any issues.
Wish me luck.
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| Post 13 made on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 14:12 |
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I'll need an update in a few weeks on what you think. I've been watching the Lenovo models and have been waiting for them to upgrade the X1 carbon and T series with nobody able to say anything about when.
I had good luck with Sony desktops in the past but I never had to use their support or warranty.
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| Post 14 made on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 18:14 |
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You should check out Dell's new tablet Dell Venue 11 Pro. It is very similar to Surface Pro 2 at half the price. [Link: idigitaltimes.com]
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| Post 15 made on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 20:36 |
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I've seen the Sony VAIO Tap 11, and think it is very nice. Best of a Tablet, with a full Haswell i5. [Link: store.sony.com]I really like the pen, and the way using it turns the touchscreen off, so you don't get the system doing strange things where your fingers touch. I like it for taking notes.
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