Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 3: the tablet that can replace your laptop

[BORTZ]

Maybe MS can get it right the third time, but in the meantime, they should stick to what they know. Software.

 

[gamefan5]

I've been checking the reviews. So far, they're decent.

 

[DSGamer64]

$799?

Welp, that certainly won't help the Surface tension.

Still a better price then the Asus 3 in 1 laptop/tablet ($1000) with better specs. Hell, a 500 GB SSD costs almost half that price alone for a desktop.

Did they finally kill off the poop called surface rt?
good radiance, you would think they would have gotten the message the first time around when they lost about 1 billion $ in unsold rt's

The RT was doomed to failure, the Pro was too expensive. The pricing on the 3rd generation is in better competition with other Intel based Windows 8 tablets.

 

[Minox]

Seems like a nice step up, but it also seems pretty damn expensive for what it is.

 

[Originality]

I got the SP1. Needed it at the time, then spent a few months with it gathering dust, then I needed it again and now it's in regular use. Biggest drawback has always been the battery life (heat can get annoying, but it's not alarming).
If this SP3 can get 7-9 hours of battery life, then that's a huge improvement. But I'm not rushing out to buy one - at least not for this generation. I'm waiting to see what Broadwell brings to the mix.

EDIT: And to answer one earlier comment... it plays games fairly well. No max settings for XCOM, but it runs at a good speed and CivV with touch optimizations is amazing (I didn't know they had that).