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Surface Pro 3 announcement and prices

Trying to keep costs down but dont want to minimize performance for a couple years or however long I plan to utilize it.

I can get the 10% student discount
Hopefully get at least $200 or so trade in or sale value for my 4th gen ipad

Id go with the i5 128gb model.

Still pretty pricey for not a must have but will definitely make my life easier at work as my iPad is really limiting my productivity with the things I need to do in meetings, travel,etc.
 
Awesome machine! Everything just perfect.

High-dpi screen, thin, light, just the right screen size, Windows excellence, fast, nice battery life, nice ports... Good job Microsoft!
 
Have the ship times always been so far out or has that recently changed? Everything but the i5 models don't ship until August 31? Either demand has been overwelming (sorry but I doubt it) or someone didn't plan this launch out very well.

By then, the Broadwell CPUs maybe just around the corner.
 
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tbayrgs said:
Have the ship times always been so far out or has that recently changed? Everything but the i5 models don't ship until August 31? Either demand has been overwelming (sorry but I doubt it) or someone didn't plan this launch out very well.

By then, the Broadwell CPUs maybe just around the corner.
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They're probably just targeting certain models for mass production that would be the most likely candidates for sale. I'd say the $999 and $1,299 models are my most desirable models.
 
tbayrgs said:
Have the ship times always been so far out or has that recently changed? Everything but the i5 models don't ship until August 31? Either demand has been overwelming (sorry but I doubt it) or someone didn't plan this launch out very well.

By then, the Broadwell CPUs maybe just around the corner.
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Ship times have been like that since preeorder started. Even all the review units are i5 only.
 
Went to the Microsoft store and they wont have them in store until June.

I asked about any competitor trade ins (ipad,samsung tablets) and they said they are not doing that at this time.

I was disappointed they wouldnt have one ready for display if they are really pushing it and want early success.
 
Cnasty said:
Went to the Microsoft store and they wont have them in store until June.

I asked about any competitor trade ins (ipad,samsung tablets) and they said they are not doing that at this time.

I was disappointed they wouldnt have one ready for display if they are really pushing it and want early success.
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If you check on the Surface website it says that demo models for the stores will arrive on June 6th.
 
I'm taking the plunge. I've been hemming and hawing over it since the media event. The more I looked into it, the more I liked it.

Now, I'll have to wait a month before getting my hands on it.
 
maflynn said:
I'm taking the plunge. I've been hemming and hawing over it since the media event. The more I looked into it, the more I liked it.

Now, I'll have to wait a month before getting my hands on it.
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Which model did you order? I'm thinking it over too.
 
Cnasty said:
Went to the Microsoft store and they wont have them in store until June.

I asked about any competitor trade ins (ipad,samsung tablets) and they said they are not doing that at this time.

I was disappointed they wouldnt have one ready for display if they are really pushing it and want early success.
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I thought that was kind of goofy and indicative of poor marketing myself. You get all this hype for a product but then don't let people fondle it to entice them to preorder.
 
Cnasty said:
Trying to keep costs down but dont want to minimize performance for a couple years or however long I plan to utilize it.

I can get the 10% student discount
Hopefully get at least $200 or so trade in or sale value for my 4th gen ipad

Id go with the i5 128gb model.

Still pretty pricey for not a must have but will definitely make my life easier at work as my iPad is really limiting my productivity with the things I need to do in meetings, travel,etc.
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You could sell the ipad for more than that, I know I would beat a $200 offer
 
maflynn said:
I'm taking the plunge.
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I'm waiting until WWDC is over, and would really prefer to get the i7 model for work, but it doesn't ship until August. Travel with the Surface Pro 3 instead of my Lenovo T430s and iPad mini would seem like a decent compromise.

I still want to know specifically what processor is in these machines.

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Not counting the Windows machines at work, I haven't owned a working PC since about 2005 though I do continue to use Windows via Parallels on my Macs.

The SP3 is very, very tempting (256GB i5). Flipping between Keynote, Pages, Word, PowerPoint for Mac and, now, PowerPoint for iPad is becoming tiring. I have to customize my lectures for where I'm presenting (off my own equipment, someplace that has a Mac, someplace that's PC only, etc.). Would be nice to finally standardize on one platform (difference in Office versions not counted).

I'm quite torn since everything else I own is a Mac or is iOS-based. But I'm on this massive simplify-my-life kick and somehow I'm feeling this will help... One device to fill all rolls kind of a thing. SP3 + dock + nice monitor for my desk at home + another dock & nice monitor for desk at work...

Or maybe I'd just be trading multiple Mac/iOS devices for one device with multiple Windows headaches and compromises.

Guess I'm quite unsure of what to do.
 
If eligible, don't forget educational pricing on Microsoft products. I had purchased it through bestbuy before realizing I could save 10% through Microsoft directly.
 
xraydoc said:
I'm quite torn since everything else I own is a Mac or is iOS-based. But I'm on this massive simplify-my-life kick and somehow I'm feeling this will help... One device to fill all rolls kind of a thing. SP3 + dock + nice monitor for my desk at home + another dock & nice monitor for desk at work...
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The first two SP's have had working (except for the built-in Wi-Fi - USB Wi-Fi sticks work) OSx86 ports. Hopefully the SP3 will also be able to run even the latest OS X.
 
silentbob007 said:
If eligible, don't forget educational pricing on Microsoft products. I had purchased it through bestbuy before realizing I could save 10% through Microsoft directly.
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What kind of verification do you need to show? I am in my last semester of college and would be nice to reap the benefits of such. I never got a student ID though as I attend all online.
 
balamw said:
It's also worth noting that only the 256GB i5 model will ship with 8 GB of RAM which is a must for me.

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Yeah, I think 8GB is a must for most folks. I wonder what's loaded onto the computer though the 32bit flavor of windows or the x64?
 
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