Surface 3 - Good deal at PC World (UK)
May 4, 2015, 9:58 am
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Surface 3 - Good deal at PC World (UK)
The Surface 3 is released on 7th May in the UK. PC World have a pre-order offer of £529 for a 128GB model, including a keyboard. So, a saving of £80. According to the sales guy, the price will revert to normal from the 7th.
I ordered mine today
I ordered mine today
May 5, 2015, 4:06 am
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It's actually a really really good deal. Tempting. They have the deal available online so its not hard to escape this. Will be popping into a local store today to see how it is and whether it would be able to fit in to my needs.
Im so caught up in Apple that I solely use their devices but as of lately, the Surface does look very nice - and so does the upcoming Windows 10 which will be a free upgrade to this deal.
Decisions, decisions.
Im so caught up in Apple that I solely use their devices but as of lately, the Surface does look very nice - and so does the upcoming Windows 10 which will be a free upgrade to this deal.
Decisions, decisions.
May 5, 2015, 4:38 am
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It's actually a really really good deal. Tempting. They have the deal available online so its not hard to escape this. Will be popping into a local store today to see how it is and whether it would be able to fit in to my needs.
Im so caught up in Apple that I solely use their devices but as of lately, the Surface does look very nice - and so does the upcoming Windows 10 which will be a free upgrade to this deal.
Decisions, decisions.
Im so caught up in Apple that I solely use their devices but as of lately, the Surface does look very nice - and so does the upcoming Windows 10 which will be a free upgrade to this deal.
Decisions, decisions.
There is one thing puzzling me... In one of the stores, the keyboard had a loop to store a pen. In other stores, this was missing. This could be the deciding factor in whether I also buy a pen
May 5, 2015, 12:42 pm
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Yep - you also get one year of Office 365. Not really much use to me as I already subscribe to the 5 user home edition.
There is one thing puzzling me... In one of the stores, the keyboard had a loop to store a pen. In other stores, this was missing. This could be the deciding factor in whether I also buy a pen
There is one thing puzzling me... In one of the stores, the keyboard had a loop to store a pen. In other stores, this was missing. This could be the deciding factor in whether I also buy a pen
https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/micr...rface-pen-loop
(EDIT: the surface 3 pro has the pen and storage included while the surface 3 is all al la carte)
May 5, 2015, 3:15 pm
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I've got a MacBook Pro 15" for development work. This is something extra that I'll take when I don't want to carry the MacBook around.
May 5, 2015, 3:19 pm
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The loop is sold separately but is pretty cheap (in the US it is under $5.00)
https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/micr...rface-pen-loop
(EDIT: the surface 3 pro has the pen and storage included while the surface 3 is all al la carte)
https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/micr...rface-pen-loop
(EDIT: the surface 3 pro has the pen and storage included while the surface 3 is all al la carte)
May 6, 2015, 3:16 am
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Thank you. I've just ordered.
Edit: One thing that's not entirely clear..... Which version of the keyboard cover you're actually getting!
Edit: One thing that's not entirely clear..... Which version of the keyboard cover you're actually getting!
Last edited by Internaut; May 6, 2015 at 3:23 am
May 6, 2015, 5:33 am
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May 6, 2015, 6:36 am
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May 6, 2015, 7:03 am
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Anyone know if the keyboard for the Surface Pro 3 will work on this Surface 3 device - it has backlit keys for the pro model so wondering if its possible to mix and match... handy for flights when the cabin lights are switched off 
May 6, 2015, 7:13 am
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However... the Surface 3 keyboard also has backlit keys.
May 7, 2015, 1:32 pm
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I picked mine up today, and I've spent all afternoon setting it up and upgrading to Windows 10 Preview. There seem to be a few display driver issues, but that's to be expected with the beta test.
One issue I have is that the trackpad on the keyboard is awful. I actually think there may be something wrong with it. It's rattles, and seems quite loose. It's very difficult to do the 2 finger scroll. I think I'll go back to PC World tomorrow, and test the display model again (I didn't notice any issues when I was testing it out).
The keyboard itself is very nice - I'm typing this on it!
One issue I have is that the trackpad on the keyboard is awful. I actually think there may be something wrong with it. It's rattles, and seems quite loose. It's very difficult to do the 2 finger scroll. I think I'll go back to PC World tomorrow, and test the display model again (I didn't notice any issues when I was testing it out).
The keyboard itself is very nice - I'm typing this on it!
May 7, 2015, 6:35 pm
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I just picked one up this evening. Still getting everything set up, but I think that this will be able to handle the light computing work I need to do on the road. I am pretty happy with the keyboard thus far.
May 8, 2015, 1:46 am
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I've since read a comment from Microsoft saying don't install the W10 Preview, as there are no chipset drivers as yet.
I wish I'd read that beforehand