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Re: New Surface Pro

#3
No Thunderbolt 3 as the leaks said. Can't buy it for that reason alone​. (Our office goes for TB3 Docks everywhere so Mac and Windows Users can use the same Flex Desks)

Re: New Surface Pro

#5
Looks like a nice incremental improvement to the Surface Pro line.

The "no fan" option on the Core i5 could be quite nice, one of the annoyances about the Surface Pro 3 that I've seen was the noise of the fans.

Re: New Surface Pro

#7
I love my Pro 4. This video won't convince me to upgrade, but I'll be a tad jealous of every new starter at our firm who gets assigned one!

Re: New Surface Pro

#8
They are still using the SurfaceDock with the SurfaceConnect Cable: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/accessories/surface-... , which does basically the same as USB-C.

In an era when even Apple is rumored (and even if false, still plausible) to be switching to USB-C for the iPhone, Microsoft still tries to force a proprietary connector. Didn't they learn anything from IE? Even if it's good for them for a while, it'll be their demise not following standars and thus locking thenselves out of everything.

Re: New Surface Pro

#10
I use my tablet quite a lot to browse the web. It's an old iPad 2. Everytime a new tablet comes out, I wonder if I should update but cannot find a reason. Is there anything new in this tablet that would benefit me?

All I really care for in a tablet is that it is:

  1) Fanless (The iPad is fanless)
  2) Lightweight (The iPad weights 600g)
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