Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (12-Inch, 512 GB, Intel Core i7, Windows 10)

Being a PC, Laptop, tablet user, there are so many options out there. I was looking for a true mobile computer. I already have a great laptop, but I wanted to venture into the tablet PC world, and having an iPad Air 2 & an iPad Mini, in no way am I going to compare them to this, but I can tell you that this, is a great companion, and ultimately my preference for "on the go" computing. This is fast, easy to use (you MUST get the OEM keyboard and the Surface Pro 4 pen works awesome on this) and gives you a great battery life. The built in kickstand gives you great angles as well. You have a built in 512 GB SSD so the room is there. Not much more I can ask for in a tablet-PC combo.

This laptop/tablet has replaced my other laptop fully, and I have been using it everyday without issues. I got the surface pro 4 pen, and it works like a charm on this, I highly recommend it! (P.S. it can run games and such, but you have to be careful, it runs really hot if you aren't paying attention. if you intend to use this as a gaming laptop, get yourself an arctic breeze usb cooling fan, it works wonders! Also, if you find that you miss your Usb port, you can do one of three things: 1. plug the fan into the usb port that is in the charger cable (yeah, didn't know there was one there haha) and use it to cool your pc from there 2. Plug the fan into one of those portable chargers! It lasts a really long time since the fan doesn't use that much energy 3. get yourself a usb 3.0 hub, you wont regret it. (In fact, get one of these anyway, you'll probably end up needing it.) All in all I love this device, and it is treating me well.

A capable and usable laptop/replacement for desktop computer. It's my wife's so I haven't used it a lot. Much easier to use with a mouse, not included, so get a Bluetooth along with it. Ours came with Win10 installed. It's OK but for instance, Dropbox's app for Win10 is buggy and basically useless, so we can't share Dropbox folders conveniently with other computers.

Microsoft advertises this as a notebook replacement. I’m using it as a replacement for the notebook that I was using as a desktop until it finally gave up the ghost. My Surface is working great for that purpose. If you want to use it as a desktop replacement you will need some accessories most of which I already had. All of these are available here on Amazon but with one exception I won’t make any product recommendations 1: A monitor. I have a 24 inch with a HDMI port. 2: The Surface has a mini Display port so you will need an adapter cable. Here’s the exception to my “no product” rule. Microsoft made the mini Display port at an angle. I have read many reviews here on Amazon of people trying to use third party cables and too many are unhappy for my taste so I recommend you spend the extra money and get the official Microsoft adapter cable which works great for me. If you’re old school they also make one that connects to VGA. 3: wireless mouse and keyboard for obvious reasons. 4: The Surface has one USB port so if you want to use more than one USB device at a time you need a USB hub 5: Most notebooks come with a DVD burner nowadays. If you need one get a portable USB-connected one. End of tutorial. I hope someone is helped by my experience. The Surface is a great product but needs a little help if you want to use it as more than a tablet.

I ordered this product approximately seven months ago. As recommended online, I instantly updated the firmware to resolve the short battery life issue. Even with that, it proved to be too hot to effectively draw on, and the tracking was what I would expect from a three-year-old Huion(no offense, Huion has gotten quite a bit better in the past two years)- the i7 version runs rather hot and it's uncomfortable to work with in that capacity, even with a glove. Anyway, so in November the machine began to run a bit hotter than usual, but not to overheating levels, and the battery life degraded from approximately ten hours to approximately two hours by the time I made a complaint(I couldn't be without a laptop over finals, so I planned to call it in once those were done). Additionally, over said time, the Surface began to run hot enough that grabbing the back of the case wasn't just mildly uncomfortable, but actually hurt, which would cause minor burns with sustained contact. This is consistent with the known LG battery failure, but it was within warranty due to being a manufacturer defect. I attempted to make a warranty claim on Christmas Eve, but the battery ran out before I was able to fully run the diagnostics. That shouldn't have been a problem- after all, I still had five months. Instead, when I ran the diagnostics again on December 29, Microsoft began to help me but then told me my warranty was suddenly expired, but those details were not available via the consumer-side warranty page but the business-side one. That's right, Microsoft refused to honor their stated one-year warranty.

Stunning device. In my opinion just as good as pro 4 and very good value for money. I have upgraded to the surfave pro 4 due to breaking the screen on this from dropping. Honestly you can get a really top end surface pro experience for a fraction of the cost. even in 2017!

I love technology, and I don't think I've ever loved any piece of technology as much as the Surface Pro 3. It's truly fabulous. I bought the big hard disk (surprising how big they are for such a small tablet), along with the plum colored add-on MIcrosoft keyboard and digital pen loop. I don't really use the digital pen much, probably because I don't know all the cool ways to use it. -But I LOVE the keyboard, and can't imagine life without the Surface. I take it everywhere, and I'm now wondering why I spent all that money on my iPad, but it was before I got the Surface. The iPad may land on Craigslist one of these days.

This thing lasted 10 months before I had problems, and today I can’t even get it to factory reset and re-install windows to “fix” it. I only used this for taking notes and doing homework, and it literally stopped working completely.