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Buying my first tablet: Surface Pro! What are pros and cons

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Apr 16, 2017
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Buying my first tablet: Surface Pro! What are pros and cons

Buying my first tablet: Surface Pro! What are pros and cons
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Pro windows
Con windows

Pros good pen
Cons not apple pen quality
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Apr 16, 2017
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coriolis wrote: Pro windows
Con windows

Pros good pen
Cons not apple pen quality
It seems that your are advertising Ipad pro
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Alexsmit2017 wrote: It seems that your are advertising Ipad pro
I own a surface pro 4. Its great for a PC. But with it, comes the windows experience.

I've tried the iPad pro, the pen and experience is better, but it's an expensive tablet, not a computer.
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coriolis wrote: Pro windows
Con windows

Pros good pen
Cons not apple pen quality
How would an android emulator work on it tho. Surface pros have good specs so I would think it would run just as good as any other android tablet. If so, being able to do windows and android would be a plus in my opinion. That is, unless emulators are not running that well on it, then I wouldn't recommend it unless you really like using windows for everything
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Just don't expect the battery claims Microsoft advertises. You will probably get 5 hours with normal use. Also make sure to purchase MS complete. Microsoft QC isnt the greatest so keep on exchanging your unit until you get a perfect one.

Other than that surface products are great
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Tha DraGun wrote: How would an android emulator work on it tho. Surface pros have good specs so I would think it would run just as good as any other android tablet. If so, being able to do windows and android would be a plus in my opinion. That is, unless emulators are not running that well on it, then I wouldn't recommend it unless you really like using windows for everything
I run bluestacks https://www.bluestacks.com
on my Surface Pro 4 and iMac
works fine
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A really big con that i ran into was just the issues with the connector. I went through a couple of RMAs for my dad when he had it. The connector would just suddenly stop working out of the blue.
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Keigotw wrote: I run bluestacks
OT but bluestacks work on a Win10 phone?

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