Anyone have a surface pro 4?

[luckyluchiano]

Thinking about selling my macbook air to get one for travel and maybe even use at work.

I see a great deal right now but i assume the 5 is around the corner.

You guys enjoy yours?

 

[mvp07]

Surface Pro replacing Macbook Air is an outlandish statement to us Mac users .

Usually, Air to Pro is the theme. Physical Size wise, it is about the same .What is the motive ? Trying new OS? Looks better ? Hardware? Amazing reviews ?

 

[luckyluchiano]

Surface Pro replacing Macbook Air is an outlandish statement to us Mac users .

Usually, Air to Pro is the theme. Physical Size wise, it is about the same .What is the motive ? Trying new OS? Looks better ? Hardware? Amazing reviews ?

I has the 8gb i5 MBA and see a 16gb i7 SP4 for a good price. I do heavy multi tasking with VMs so id get the same portability but more power and the tablet features seem dope for one note which i can use alot at work.

 

[luckyluchiano]

Keep in mind my 15inch retina MBP is my main driver. My air i use for travel since im in school but the SP4 would open the door for me maybe even using this at work.

 

[tomdiginson]

I have one that I mostly use for work.It works great for bouncing between VMs and such, I just hate the screen size cause I switch between it and a laptop with a 17.3 inch screen so I feel like aim going blind when looking at the sp4 screen. Just make sure you get an extended warranty on it.

 

[luckyluchiano]

I have one that I mostly use for work.It works great for bouncing between VMs and such, I just hate the screen size cause I switch between it and a laptop with a 17.3 inch screen so I feel like aim going blind when looking at the sp4 screen. Just make sure you get an extended warranty on it.

The extended warranty is like a 3 yr joint or something? And i assume no cost for repairs

 

[tomdiginson]

The extended warranty is like a 3 yr joint or something? And i assume no cost for repairs

Yeah. 3 years and you can break it without a damn and they'll send one to you in advance.

 

[luckyluchiano]

Yeah. 3 years and you can break it without a damn and they'll send one to you in advance.

Lol bet. Whats your thought on waiting on the 5?

 

[mchunudon]

I've had mine since it came out. Was supposed to be my work computer but I just use my desktop. I would recommend it even though I don't use it as an everyday computer, its certainly capable of handling everything my desktop can. I wouldn't wait on the 5 honestly, they still have the Surface Book out there if you need to do some heavier lifting. My manager uses the SP3 wayyyyy more than I use my 4 and does way more on his machine than I do on mine and its really not that big of a difference if any between the two, I wouldn't expect a huge upgrade in the 5

 

[luckyluchiano]

I've had mine since it came out. Was supposed to be my work computer but I just use my desktop. I would recommend it even though I don't use it as an everyday computer, its certainly capable of handling everything my desktop can. I wouldn't wait on the 5 honestly, they still have the Surface Book out there if you need to do some heavier lifting. My manager uses the SP3 wayyyyy more than I use my 4 and does way more on his machine than I do on mine and its really not that big of a difference if any between the two, I wouldn't expect a huge upgrade in the 5

This helped. I was looking at the Surface Book because I love the design but its just as bulky as my 15 in rMBP and I hear the battery when you use it in tablet only mode is pathetic.

 

[tomdiginson]

Lol bet. Whats your thought on waiting on the 5?

I'd hold off until the 5. There are some compatibility issues in terms of certain applications on the 4 and windows 10 mostly due to the resolution, so I believe if you hold off, by the time you get the 5, all the kinks should be worked out.

 

[luckyluchiano]

I'd hold off until the 5. There are some compatibility issues in terms of certain applications on the 4 and windows 10 mostly due to the resolution, so I believe if you hold off, by the time you get the 5, all the kinks should be worked out.

lol already ordered bro. Biggest things I need is Office, Outlook, and ability to run multiple VMs (would be running SQL Server and Visual Studio), and then maybe some Axure if I`m not doing it on my mac. The reason I needed 16 gb ram is because I tend to have a ton of stuff running.

 

[tomdiginson]

lol already ordered bro. Biggest things I need is Office, Outlook, and ability to run multiple VMs (would be running SQL Server and Visual Studio), and then maybe some Axure if I`m not doing it on my mac. The reason I needed 16 gb ram is because I tend to have a ton of stuff running.

You purchase any additional peripherals such as the keyboard, dock and dongle ?

 

[luckyluchiano]

You purchase any additional peripherals such as the keyboard, dock and dongle ?

Missed out on Best Buy having the Docks for 99 but I see Amazon has them for 139 so will probably cop the dock and an MicroSD card. It came with a free keyboard so I selected the joint with the finger print scanner.

 

[tomdiginson]

Missed out on Best Buy having the Docks for 99 but I see Amazon has them for 139 so will probably cop the dock and an MicroSD card. It came with a free keyboard so I selected the joint with the finger print scanner.

Dope. Enjoy.