I'm assuming you're talking about the regular Surface Pro, because the SP3

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Sep 16, 2014
5:27:55pm

benny1982

I'm assuming you're talking about the regular Surface Pro, because the SP3

allows a continuous range of viewing angles. And the keyboard does have a touchpad (even though I've never found a touchpad for PC that is remotely as good as the Mac touchpads. Also, I've never had any major problems with the type cover (never tried the touch cover).

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As a current Mac user, I just can't see the benefit to an OS (like Windows 8)

Cougar-Duck

9/16/14 5:02pm

Touch for surfing, non-touch for documents. Pretty logical to me.

Fdnman

9/16/14 5:06pm

Mixing is fine, the problem was forcing touchscreen interfaces on all devices

DapperDan

9/16/14 5:06pm

I think that Microsoft would like the Holy Grail of devices that can be both a

titlecoug

9/16/14 5:06pm

Surface Pro 3

Heinz57

9/16/14 5:07pm

I have the SP2 and love it. It is my go to device at home and work.

Jeremy

9/16/14 5:11pm

This ^^

vandalcoug

9/16/14 5:14pm

I need to give the SP3 a test drive one of these days.

Cougar-Duck

9/16/14 5:15pm

I was very impressed

vandalcoug

9/16/14 5:21pm

Same here. I need to get a laptop in the next couple of months and it'll likely

9/16/14 5:42pm

The problem is this is the minority opinion. Microsoft can't sell these things

TrueAndBlue

9/16/14 5:23pm

I'm assuming you're talking about the regular Surface Pro, because the SP3

benny1982

9/16/14 5:27pm

can the SP3 run any program a normal windows 8 desktop can run

El Joffrey

9/16/14 5:32pm

Yeah, the Pro versions of the Surface computers all run full Windows.

benny1982

9/16/14 5:38pm

These are all good points. I may have used one of the older models. So that is

TrueAndBlue

9/16/14 5:35pm

Yeah, I have the SP1, and I can completely understand why someone would

benny1982

9/16/14 5:39pm

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