Mac vs. Surface Commercial
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@garak0410 said:
When it is popped into my Docking Station, it is killer...in my hand, there just aren't enough "tablet" apps for it...overall, it has replaced my desktop and laptop but I use it in the docking station a lot more than I thought I would.
Killer compared to.... a real desktop?
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@IRJ said:
Yeah its a jack of all trades but a master of none.
There really isn't anything you CAN'T do with it. Although, I always seem to grab something else first.
Exactly, maybe if I was forced to own only one tool it would fit the bill. No, not even then. The complete lack of laptop functionality is a killer. It takes it out of the equation. If I could only have one device it would be a laptop. Two devices would be laptop and desktop (a separate desktop is more important to me than a tablet.) Three devices would be a laptop, desktop and a tablet.
I never let myself drop below two devices and I use all three these days. Plus a separate Kindle Paperwhite because it is so good at providing reading material.
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I have a hard time finding a use for it as I have a MacBook and an Ipad Air. The surface I won but still I just don't find much use for it. Though my son has been using it for internship stuff so it is getting some use.
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That's how I see it. It's great if you don't have anything else.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@garak0410 said:
When it is popped into my Docking Station, it is killer...in my hand, there just aren't enough "tablet" apps for it...overall, it has replaced my desktop and laptop but I use it in the docking station a lot more than I thought I would.
Killer compared to.... a real desktop?
For what I need it for yes, killer. I have the Core i7, 8GB, 512GB model. I do everything but heavy gaming on it. That includes video editing and rendering.
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I have the docking station but haven't found that it helped me much. But to be fair I do have some really kick butt other equipment to work on.
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@Minion-Queen said:
I have the docking station but haven't found that it helped me much. But to be fair I do have some really kick butt other equipment to work on.
It is all what works for us!
Right now what works for me is:Surface Pro 3 Core i7, 8GB, 512GB as my desktop and laptop replacement (docking station)
Lenovo Core i3 Home File/Media Server with Solid State Drive
8TB NAS for my Media Storage with a few external drives for backups.
Alienware Core i7, 16GB, 1TB gaming laptop when I have the time to game and for when the Surface Pro 3 can't handle the games I throw at it.I have a Dell Venue 8 Pro for when I need a tablet for a public event (Children's Ministry mainly) and don't want to carry the rather expensive SP3 with me.
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Our sales guys love the Surface series. One of them tried a Venue 8 and it was noticeably slower then the Surface Pro original.
I traveled with one for about a week and it was pleasant, but would still have preferred a laptop.
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Aside from the form factor one of the things that is killing the Surface line of tabs is the app store. It's a running theme with Windows Phone. Internet loads of crapola.
BUT The surface 2&3 are by far a better fit into my workplace than the iPad and Android toys. If only for the ease of administration and getting them connected. Still horrendously expensive.
