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3pt14159 on March 31, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Announcing the Surface 3

I'm interested in this question too. I set my girlfriend up with the Surface Pro 3, and besides it being awkward on her lap (ironically, the Surface needs a surface), I think its an amazing machine, especially for the price. It isn't quite Apple level with the hardware design, but it's close and it feels like Windows 8 was designed for it.

My worry is that Ubuntu wouldn't really work with the touch screen.

Edit: I should mention, she got the i5 1.9 GHz and mostly uses it for work (Excel / Outlook) and video (Skype / Netflix). No fan issues.

sz4kerto on March 31, 2015 [–]

Well, her use case is exactly where this Surface would work well (and maybe a Pro is a bit of an overkill).

3pt14159 on March 31, 2015 | [–]

Eh, I figured the money was worth it since she wanted to do HDMI to a pretty decent projector. Plus, her last laptop lasted her 5 years and I figured a Surface Pro would too.

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