{"id":88,"date":"2013-06-14T04:18:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T11:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/?p=88"},"modified":"2013-06-14T12:28:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T19:28:15","slug":"surface-pro-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/surface-pro-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Pro – Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Microsoft<\/a>A colleague at UBC wrote to say that she was going to get a Microsoft Surface Pro.\u00a0 She asked if I had any thoughts or advice. I’ve had my Surface Pro for four months. Here is what I replied.<\/p>\n

Surface Pro 64 or 128<\/b>
\nThe 64 is $899. The 128 is $999.\u00a0 I got the 128<\/b>. \u00a0For me this meant NOT having to manage space on the hard drive, or to think about using an extra memory card (that could have saved me $40 but would have meant a lot more thinking in terms of managing space). \u00a0\u00a0If I had to do it again, I would make the same decision.<\/p>\n

You probably don\u2019t need a display adapter for presentations<\/b>
\nThe Surface Pro uses a Mini DisplayPort for connecting to a projector. This is the same as most MacBooks. This means that you probably don\u2019t have to buy an adapter to connect to projectors if there is a connection that supports MacBooks. I understand that these are pretty common on campus. If you routinely connect your portable devices a monitor, that’s a different matter and you will need some kind of display adapter.<\/p>\n

Keyboard Cover<\/b>
\nI would definitely get a snap on cover \u2013 it is very convenient, protects the screen and reduces the sense of urgency around buying a special case for the Surface. If you get a Surface snap on cover, spend the extra $10 and get the Type<\/b> Cover \u2013 I find it to be much more usable than the Touch Cover. I have both and I use the Touch Cover too, but the Type<\/b> Cover is better for touch typing.<\/p>\n

Cases and bags<\/b>
\nIf you have any kind of simple case that you can use now, don\u2019t spend money on anything else until you\u2019ve lived with your new Surface Pro for awhile.<\/p>\n

Extended Warranty and Accidental Damage Protection<\/b>
\nConsider getting Microsoft Complete<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A colleague at UBC wrote to say that she was going to get a Microsoft Surface Pro.\u00a0 She asked if I had any thoughts or advice. I’ve had my Surface Pro for four months. Here is what I replied. Surface Pro 64 or 128 The 64 is $899. The 128 is $999.\u00a0 I got the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13034,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565464,573],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-surface","category-teaching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13034"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/93"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jimubc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}