Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is more than a tablet, but less than a laptop, making it a leader line for Windows 8 tablets on the market. Much awaited device is much thinner and lighter than previous versions although it has a larger screen 12 inches with a better resolution. The tablet features a handy kickstand that makes it much easier to put in landscape mode to watch movies and videos without problems.
Cover the keypad remains a very good example for devices in its class, and the tablet itself is optimized with a digital pen included at the buying of the product. Surface Pro 3 is an impressive tablet with a keyboard that is sadly not included in the initial price and that will be bought individual as an accessory.
The chassis has a special place to hold the pen and even with kickstand and keyboard rounded at the ends, the tablet does not sit well in your lap. Surface Pro 3 is the most powerful calculator for Microsoft at the moment, but being more of a tablet than a laptop.
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Design and utility
The new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 offers a powerful device to satisfy the consuming and creative public , offering a personal experience at home when you look at a film and office where edit a movie or a picture or write a story. Pro 3 is thinner than previous versions of the same tablet and has a higher resolution, providing specific interior construction of a laptop with touchscreen for Windows 8. Is thin and does not seem as thin as the iPad Air, but shows a nice 12 inch screen, slightly larger than previous models. It weighs 800 grams and is presented in general as a premium product at prices starting at $ 800.
Kickstand can be adjusted to any level between 22 and 150 and unfortunately it doesn’t sit very well in your lap. On the surfaces, however it sits very well and is not in danger of falling. The keyboard sticks with a magnetic bar and offers a better angle of work.
Technique construction
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 shows a top building in terms of components used, providing Haswell processor and SSD storage space. Under chassis hides at least one Intel Core i3 or i5 at 1.9 GHz clock along with the 8GB memory DDR3 SDRAM at 1600 MHz with an Intel graphics card HD 4400 2GB. Version costing $ 800 shows Intel i3 processor and 64 GB storage on SSD , being the most cheapest, while the most expensive variant shows an Intel Core i5 Haswell or i7 Haswell with 256 GB storage on SSD, price starting at 1300 dollars.
Surface Pro 3 has a 12-inch touch screen that shows an extraordinary resolution of 2160 x 1440 p and decent angles of view. In terms of ports, the tablet has a USB 3.0 port, a mini display port, headphone and microphone jack and a card reader. It connects to the internet via Wi Fi 802.11 ac or Bluetooth and has two 5 MP camera every which offers the possibility of recording videos in full HD 1080 p.
Tests
Tablet Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has decent results in tests, getting 208 points in Cinebench CPU and 25 FPS in Cinebench graphics test. In 3DMark test manages to get 30.264 points in Ice Storm, Fire Strike 374 points and 2617 in Cloud Gate. As performance is somewhere near 13-inch MacBook Air or Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. On daily problems tablet is doing very well and can be used without problems in browsing the Internet or Photoshop tests and resolution screen allows the user to remove multiple applications simultaneously.
When it comes to games though, Microsoft Surface Pro 3 does not sit as well. A test performed with Bioshock Infinite at standard resolution of 1920 x 1080 p provides up to 9 fps at maximum settings, and only at minimum settings the game is somewhat acceptable, though still stutters. Tablet – laptop is not designed for gaming, obviously.
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Still has a battery enough strength, stronger than the competition, getting around 8 hours of battery life in testing, which is not bad. Pulling a little of it, and use the power saving settings or use it less throughout the day, you have 12 hours of battery life.
Conclusions
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is not a very different product from its predecessors, but it has an interesting product with an Intel Core series I Haswell and an accessory keyboard chic and easy to use. Among its small problems is the ergonomics of tablet when you hold it in your lap . It is an attractive device able to start big and stumpy revolution replacing laptops with thin tablet and highly efficient.
The battery is not too strong compared to the more expensive products on the market, limited support for applications and an uncomfortable position in hand, Pro 3 is not the perfect gadget on the market, but it remains a versatile product that impresses at first sight especially when it is with keyboard and kickstand. This version of the tablet is cheaper than most similar Apple products, with a cost around 800 – 2000 dollars.
