Announcing the Surface 3 • Hacker News Board

mg1982 wrote: post #10

sz4kerto wrote: post #4

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You'd lose the bet. Keyboard is $129, docking station is $199, pen is $49.

You got me there. My point, as you no doubt know, was that they're advertising a low headline price and then jacking it up with 'optional' extras that provide core functionality.

The competition (ipad / android tablets) doesnt come with keyboard either.

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Post by vanderZwan » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:03 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #12

lostgame wrote: post #5

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When I can actually download an MP3 from my browser and open it on my iPad I'll consider using it as an actual thing again. Until then? It's not a computer. This is.

Kind of off topic, but related: I recently bought an audio book from Humble Bundle and have been trying to figure out how to put it on my iPhone.I don't listen to audio books at home, only in the car or while I'm walking. Anyone know how to easily download an audiobook from Humble Bundle and put it on an iPhone to listen to later?

I don't have an iPad, but perhaps you could download it on your laptop in a Dropbox folder (or a similar service), and then open it in the Dropbox app using something like VLC?

That's how I use my Android tablet, at least.

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Post by stonemetal » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:03 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #12

lostgame wrote: post #5

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When I can actually download an MP3 from my browser and open it on my iPad I'll consider using it as an actual thing again. Until then? It's not a computer. This is.

Kind of off topic, but related: I recently bought an audio book from Humble Bundle and have been trying to figure out how to put it on my iPhone.I don't listen to audio books at home, only in the car or while I'm walking. Anyone know how to easily download an audiobook from Humble Bundle and put it on an iPhone to listen to later?

If I am not mistaken what they give you is a huge MP3. You need to download it, import it to iTunes, and put it on your phone just like you would any other MP3.

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Post by wlesieutre » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:03 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #12

lostgame wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I can actually download an MP3 from my browser and open it on my iPad I'll consider using it as an actual thing again. Until then? It's not a computer. This is.

Kind of off topic, but related: I recently bought an audio book from Humble Bundle and have been trying to figure out how to put it on my iPhone.I don't listen to audio books at home, only in the car or while I'm walking. Anyone know how to easily download an audiobook from Humble Bundle and put it on an iPhone to listen to later?

The "easy" thing to do is to download it to your computer and sync it through iTunes.

As far as 3rd party audiobook player solutions, no idea. Maybe there's one that can download it, or maybe they're all tied in to their own audiobook stores. That seems to be the trend these days :(

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Post by Someone1234 » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:04 PM UTC

I own a Surface Pro 3, and when I first got it I'd describe the experience as just mediocre. However Microsoft has been aggressively updating the software as has Intel, and as a result of those effects the SP3 has really stepped up and is now quite a good little tablet/ultrabook combo.

I only have two remaining concerns with the SP3: My i5 version continues to get extremely hot near the middle of the device (e.g. when gaming or using a lot of CPU, like BitTorrent). Worryingly hot in fact. And the Magsafe like connector fails right near the magnet (the wire un-twirls), see Amazon's reviews of the power supply for examples and photos.

I think this new 10.1" could be interesting form-factor for this device and a top end Atom CPU really distinguishes it from the SP3. The naming is getting a little confusing, I checked the posting date to make sure this wasn't an old announcement for the SP3. Surface 3, Surface Pro 3, Surface 2 RT, uhh...

PS - Does anyone else keep seeing a completely white screen when visiting Microsoft's web-sites. It goes completely white for like 5 seconds and only then does any content load. I am using Chrome retail latest.