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Mike F · 08-28-2014, 08:31 PM

I picked up the 256GB (8GB RAM) i5 a couple of weeks ago, after having a Surface Pro 1 for a year and a half.

I use it as basically as my sole computer at home: I do a lot of word processing for work on the SP3 directly and use LogMeIn Pro to network with my work PC; I use the stylus with an old but full version of Photoshop (CS3) to do a bunch of photo editing, which works awesomely; finally I watch a tonne of mkv videos, which is the only time I use my desktop PC - I download everything to my 2TB hard drive in my PC, then stream video through my HomeGroup network.

At the risk of sounding like a total fanboy, I don't see how this isn't the future of all mobile computing - it's completely capable for productivity tasks, then the keyboard detaches or folds away and it's a beautiful experience for using new age apps or consuming media. It baffles me why anyone would want to purchase and switch between not only separate devices, but separate ecosystems (e.g. OS X and iOS)

08-28-2014, 08:31 PM	#8
Mike F Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Djibouti Exp:	I picked up the 256GB (8GB RAM) i5 a couple of weeks ago, after having a Surface Pro 1 for a year and a half. I use it as basically as my sole computer at home: I do a lot of word processing for work on the SP3 directly and use LogMeIn Pro to network with my work PC; I use the stylus with an old but full version of Photoshop (CS3) to do a bunch of photo editing, which works awesomely; finally I watch a tonne of mkv videos, which is the only time I use my desktop PC - I download everything to my 2TB hard drive in my PC, then stream video through my HomeGroup network. At the risk of sounding like a total fanboy, I don't see how this isn't the future of all mobile computing - it's completely capable for productivity tasks, then the keyboard detaches or folds away and it's a beautiful experience for using new age apps or consuming media. It baffles me why anyone would want to purchase and switch between not only separate devices, but separate ecosystems (e.g. OS X and iOS)