{"id":184,"date":"2015-04-09T02:03:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T09:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/?p=184"},"modified":"2015-04-26T02:03:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T09:03:30","slug":"surface-3-looking-better-by-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/surface-3-looking-better-by-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface 3: Looking Better By The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you think of Surface 3? You can read the reviews and most of what I\u2019ve read is that it\u2019s a brilliant little machine. There\u2019s generally some balking at the price, but setting that aside for a minute:<\/p>\n<p>I DO need an all-day full-Windows device. That is, something that will run legacy applications.\u00a0 Previous versions of Surface (not Pro) have given me the all-day experience, and the Surface Pros have given me full-Windows with support for legacy applications. It just seemed that I couldn\u2019t have both.<\/p>\n<p>When I need to be completely portable, and by that I mean walking around with my Surface (any model) in one hand here\u2019s what I\u2019m thinking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weight: Surface 3<br \/>\n178 grams (0.39 lbs =6.24 ounces) is going to make a difference.<br \/>\nThat is the\u00a0 difference in weight between Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3<br \/>\nSurface 3:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 622 g (1.37 lbs)<br \/>\nSurface Pro 3: 800 g (1.76 lbs)<\/li>\n<li>Screen Resolution: It\u2019s a draw<br \/>\nScreen resolution probably won\u2019t matter given\u00a0 what I do when standing.\u00a0 I\u2019m usually writing, sketching, doing annotations on the screen, or navigating through a presentation. I think it\u2019s a draw.<br \/>\nSurface 3:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1920 x 1280<br \/>\nSurface Pro 3:\u00a0 2160 x 1440<\/li>\n<li>Battery life: Surface 3<br \/>\nBattery life is a state of mind and more than just the difference in the specifications. If I am not absolutely confident that my device will go the distance on its battery, I have to bring along and use the charger. That\u2019s an anchor on a glider and completely changes my perception of the device. For what I do when standing,<br \/>\n(presentations and learning events) I need to know that I that run about 3-4 hours with confidence. I frequently use Skype to share my screen and Skype is a battery killer. It also puts me at the outside edge of what I can do with my Surface Pro 3.\u00a0 I plug in the Surface Pro 3 at breaks, and that\u2019s a drag.<br \/>\nIf the Surface 3 behaves like its predecessors then I should be able to leave the anchor behind.<\/li>\n<li>Charging: Surface 3<br \/>\nFinally I can charge a Surface with micro USB chargers. That means that I should be able to use readily available battery packs and phone chargers or use my Surface charger with other devices.<\/li>\n<li>Size: Surface 3 ?<br \/>\nIt\u2019s hard to know until I get my hands on Surface 3. The aspect ratio is the same as Surface Pro 3, and I really like that and from what I\u2019ve read I expect that it will be easier to manage in one hand while I\u2019m writing or sketching with the other.<br \/>\nSurface 3:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 267.0 x 187.0 x 8.7 mm<br \/>\nSurface Pro 3: 292.1 x 201.4 x 9.1 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The principle complaint I\u2019m seeing in the reviews is the cost.<\/p>\n<p>I think that the most expensive device is the one you don\u2019t use. Second to that is a device that you need to supplement with another one.<\/p>\n<p>I could use a Surface 3 for a lot things that I do every day. It looks like it will handle my most frequently challenging application (walking around while talking, writing) for hours at a time. And finally free of the nagging concern about battery life, this could be a great device for me.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Is there a Surface 3 in your future?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you think of Surface 3? You can read the reviews and most of what I\u2019ve read is that it\u2019s a brilliant little machine. There\u2019s generally some balking at the price, but setting that aside for a minute: I DO need an all-day full-Windows device. 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