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[enzo_gt]

Sizzle reel.
Press Release.
Fact Sheet (download)

Specs:
- 12", 2160 x 1440 resolution ClearType HD display
- 9.1mm thickness (thinnest product with Core inside)
- 7.92" x 11.5" x 0.36"
- 800g weight
- 4th-generation Intel® Core™ i5-4300U (1.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost up to 2.90 GHz) with Intel® HD Graphics 4400
- 9 hours of "web-browsing" battery life
- 5MP 1080P front and rear cameras
- New 150 degree "Canvas" kickstand position
- MicroSD slot
- USB 3.0 port
- Mini DIsplayPort
- Headphone Jack
- New type cover with increased stability (sold seperately)
- With new Type Cover attached, is lighter than a Macbook Air
- New docking station with 3 USB3.0 ports, 2 USB2.0 ports, ethernet, audio and 4K output
- They begin taking orders at Midnight

Pen stuff
- No Wacom digitizer, in favour of N-Trig
- 256 levels of pressure sensitivity (downgrade from Pro 2's 1024)
- Lowest latency screen in industry
- Pen is now battery-powered and Bluetooth
- New pen functionality (click while device is off to go straight to OneNote)
- Photoshop CC will be optimized for Surface in the future

Surface Pro 3 models:
i3/4GB RAM/64GB - $799.99
i5/4GB RAM/128GB - $999.99
i5/8GB RAM/256GB - $1299.99
i7/8GB RAM/256GB - $1549.99
i7/8GB RAM/512GB - $1949.99

Accessories
New Type Cover - $129.99
Additional Surface Pen - $49.99
Additional 36W power supply - $79.99
Additional pen loop - $4.99
Docking Station for Pro 3 - $199.99
Ethernet adapter - $39.99

First Impressions:
Anandtech
Engadget
The Verge

 

[Bomber Bob]

Welp! I want it!

 

[Certinty]

Still too expensive for my liking.

 

[Ape]

That's a big screen. I'll wait to see the benchmarks but I could be interested.

 

[enzo_gt]

ExpertZone hands-on video.

 

[Deku Tree]

I'll repost from the other thread. Based on this:

Holy shit.

Just for fun:

MBA 13" 1.7 GHz dual core i7 8 GB RAM 256 GB SSD = $1449

SP3 i7 8GB RAM 256 GB SSD + SP Type Cover $1549+$130 = $1679

(I realize there are other differences.)

Apple charges $300 tax for the 512 SSD upgrade
MS is charging a $400 tax for the 512 SSD upgrade

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

For that price point, I'd rather hold out for an updated lenovo yoga.

 

[StudioTan]

Glad I waited on the SP2. I'll be picking up one of these asap.

 

[-COOLIO-]

im really digging 12 inches.

just got the sf2 8 months ago though so sign me up for the sp4-5 maybe.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Damn you! Price info, in text form:

Surface Pro 3 models
i3/4GB RAM/64GB - $799.99
i5/4GB RAM/128GB - $999.99
i5/8GB RAM/256GB - $1299.99
i7/8GB RAM/256GB - $1549.99
i7/8GB RAM/512GB - $1949.99

Accessories
New Type Cover - $129.99
Additional Surface Pen - $49.99
Additional 36W power supply - $79.99
Additional pen loop - $4.99
Docking Station for Pro 3 - $199.99
Ethernet adapter - $39.99

 

[Wiktor]

Could be nice as pdf and comics reader. Always felt that 10 inches is just a bit too little for those tasks.

 

[Doc Holliday]

No Wacom according to Engadget, no buy for me :/

 

[Omni]

Didn't the SP2 only come out a little while ago? Plus I thought these were selling awfully. Why do they keep announcing more expensive models?

But I guess once these come out the older models will drop in price which will give me the incentive to upgrade... I made the mistake of buying an RT a while back because it was $100 cheaper and I didn't realise how closed off it is...

 

[Divvy]

N-trig digitizer is one of the biggest letdowns ever. Would have been perfect if they stuck with Wacom. I guess I will wait and see impressions from artists.

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

Day One

Spoiler

i5 with 4GBs should he good enough for video editing and photo editing, right?

 

[Spinluck]

No Wacom according to Engadget, no buy for me :/

Didn't someone mention this not being that big of a deal in the other thread?

 

[juliushandle]

they should have showed off Cortana on W8.

 

[Majine]

All that capability wasted on a largely ignored app marketplace.

 

[DopeyFish]

No Wacom according to Engadget, no buy for me :/

The wacom digitizer in previous versions were absolute ass

I bought my SP2 for art and i couldn't use it for art because i could never perfectly calibrate it.

 

[railGUN]

3:2 huh. Interesting.

 

[Sai]

I was totally ready to start selling my Pro 2 'n accessories, and possibly one of my kidneys, until I heard this:

Did he just say only 256 levels of pressure? My stream stuttered, I really hope he didn't.

And then this just kind of obliterated my hype entirely:

wtf wtf wtf they switches from Wacom to n-trig. Ugh I beg Wacom was charging for way too much money to license the tech. This was almost the perfect art tablet. Fu ms, fu Wacom.

Otherwise, beautiful piece of hardware. Love the dimensions, and that click to OneNote thing.

 

[enzo_gt]

Damn you! Price info, in text form:

Surface Pro 3 models
i3/4GB RAM/64GB - $799.99
i5/4GB RAM/128GB - $999.99
i5/8GB RAM/256GB - $1299.99
i7/8GB RAM/256GB - $1549.99
i7/8GB RAM/512GB - $1949.99

Accessories
New Type Cover - $129.99
Additional Surface Pen - $49.99
Additional 36W power supply - $79.99
Additional pen loop - $4.99
Docking Station for Pro 3 - $199.99
Ethernet adapter - $39.99

Thanks!

No Wacom according to Engadget, no buy for me :/

Link? I want a source for OP.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Day One

Spoiler

i5 with 4GBs should he good enough for video editing and photo editing, right?

I'd go with 8GB, especially for video editing.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Didn't the SP2 only come out a little while ago?

Plus I thought these were selling awfully. Why do they keep announcing more expensive models?

MS believes if Apple has that kind of mindshare, so do they.

 

[erpg]

Didn't someone mention this not being that big of a deal in the other thread?

The Surface digitizer's corners had a lot of problems with Wacom, but I don't think the solution is a 256 point pressure solution from whoever else.

 

[Divvy]

256 levels of pressure is enough for most artist's needs, that's not the problem. N-trig just sucks at accuracy and the pen tip feels like ass.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Way too fucking expensive.

 

[whitehawk]

I wish they would release an i3 with more storage. Is there an SD cars slot?

 

[Kurdel]

All that capability wasted on a largely ignored app marketplace.

Its a PC, so who cares about apps?

 

[enzo_gt]

I wish they would release an i3 with more storage. Is there an SD cars slot?

There is a MicroSD slot.

 

[Anton Sugar]

I wonder how the screen quality compares to the Nokia 2520.

How many pressure points was the Surface Pro 2/wacom? I'm pretty ignorant about these things.

 

[bedlamite]

All that capability wasted on a largely ignored app marketplace.

this ain't RT

 

[Blackhead]

I'll repost from the other thread. Based on this:





Just for fun:

MBA 13" 1.7 GHz dual core i7 8 GB RAM 256 GB SSD = $1449

SP3 i7 8GB RAM 256 GB SSD + SP Type Cover $1549+$130 = $1679

(I realize there are other differences.)

Apple charges $300 tax for the 512 SSD upgrade
MS is charging a $400 tax for the 512 SSD upgrade

Seems 'pretty cheap' to compare it to the MBA and not the MBP Retina

 

[Totakeke]

I wish they would release an i3 with more storage. Is there an SD cars slot?

Yeah there is. Put a 128GB microSD card in there no problem.

 

[Majine]

Its a PC, so who cares about apps?

That seems to be Microsofts reasoning, yeah.

 

[erpg]

How many pressure points was the Surface Pro 2/wacom? I'm pretty ignorant about these things.

1024.

 

[Dead Prince]

i want to see a comparison between the SP2 Wacom D and the SP3 N-Trig using some drawing program like sketchbook, corel, photoshop.

 

[TheLaughingStock]

Day One

Spoiler

i5 with 4GBs should he good enough for video editing and photo editing, right?

It depends on what you're doing as always. Are you doing serious professional work or is it light editing?

 

[Anton Sugar]

1024.

Yikes.

 

[Deku Tree]

Seems 'pretty cheap' to compare it to the MBA and not the MBP Retina

Well in the presentation they were comparing it to the MBA so... even had a MBA up on the weight scale.

(I also don't know the clock speed of the i7 in the SP3.)

 

[GrizzNKev]

Way too fucking expensive.

Took the words right outta my mouth.

 

[DMczaf]

I'm pretty close to selling my Macbook Air for one, but I want to use it at the Microsoft Store first.

 

[Talon]

Seems 'pretty cheap' to compare it to the MBA and not the MBP Retina

That's the comparison Microsoft made during the presentation.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Thanks!


Link? I want a source for OP.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/20/microsoft-surface-pro-3/

As for the included pen, it's said to weigh about the same as a normal ink-based pen, but we can't vouch for that until we get hands-on. With this generation, too, Microsoft switched to an N-Trig digitizer -- a departure from its usual Wacom tech.

Such bullshit! I wonder how much it had to with the surface pro 3 cutting into that cintiq companion business at a cheaper price.

 

[DieH@rd]

Surface Pro 3 models:
i3/4GB RAM/64GB - $799.99
i5/4GB RAM/128GB - $999.99
i5/8GB RAM/256GB - $1299.99
i7/8GB RAM/256GB - $1549.99
i7/8GB RAM/512GB - $1949.99

 

[Mairu]

I think I would prefer a slightly smaller screen and a 4:3 aspect ratio, but this looks pretty good. It's too bad it's still a bit overpriced, I'd probably be okay with it if the Type Cover was packed in.

 

[PaulExcellent]

I guess I'll be looking for the Pro 2 after this thing releases. The weight and screen seem decent, but I want more than an i3 and N-Trig. :/

 

[Anton Sugar]

That's the comparison Microsoft made during the presentation.

I thought they just used the MBA to compare the weight?

 

[dorkimoe]

thats a badass device, but they are out of their freaking mind with that price point

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Yes, let me go buy a $2000 tablet; that sounds like a good idea.