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Jan 12, 2024 12:27 AM

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 13" Tablet Intel Core i5-1135G7 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum with Black Surface Type Cover at $640 or less with Target red card $639.99

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Jan 12, 2024 12:52 AM
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sandamn12Jan 12, 2024 12:52 AM
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8gb in 2024 should be a crime
Jan 12, 2024 1:09 AM
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m47150Jan 12, 2024 1:09 AM
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Quote from sandamn12 View quoted comment :
8gb in 2024 should be a crime
Except this was probably made 2 years ago.
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Jan 12, 2024 2:54 AM
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dougpaw57Jan 12, 2024 2:54 AM
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Sold by antonline, take your chances.
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Jan 12, 2024 6:05 PM
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11AJan 12, 2024 6:05 PM
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128GB SSD is simple unusable. And please don't tell me "but the cloud". I have an SP7 with a 256GB SSD. Never again. You waste several working days in a year trying to manage an SSD that's too small.

Could you swap that SSD out? Yes. BUT you cannot swap teh 8GB RAM out, which is also inadequate. Also, go on Reddit and see the problems people run into when swapping the SSD out in SPs.
Jan 12, 2024 8:17 PM
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dougpaw57Jan 12, 2024 8:17 PM
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Quote from 11A View quoted comment :
128GB SSD is simple unusable. And please don't tell me "but the cloud". I have an SP7 with a 256GB SSD. Never again. You waste several working days in a year trying to manage an SSD that's too small.

Could you swap that SSD out? Yes. BUT you cannot swap teh 8GB RAM out, which is also inadequate. Also, go on Reddit and see the problems people run into when swapping the SSD out in SPs.
The only problems swapping out an SSD in a Surface is if you use a Gen 4 SSD. Gen 3 SSDs work just fine.
Jan 12, 2024 8:33 PM
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11AJan 12, 2024 8:33 PM
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Quote from dougpaw57 View quoted comment :
The only problems swapping out an SSD in a Surface is if you use a Gen 4 SSD. Gen 3 SSDs work just fine.
Are they reliable? The last thing I want is to be on an important business trip and the swapped out SSD dying on me.

It's a mute point anyway as 8GB of RAM is simple inadequate.
Jan 12, 2024 9:15 PM
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dougpaw57Jan 12, 2024 9:15 PM
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Are they reliable? The last thing I want is to be on an important business trip and the swapped out SSD dying on me.

It's a mute point anyway as 8GB of RAM is simple inadequate.
I think you mean moot point....and for most people who are using a tablet, 8GB of RAM is completely adequate. If you need more than that, you are choosing the wrong type of device.

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Jan 12, 2024 11:13 PM
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StrongSnow1427Jan 12, 2024 11:13 PM
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I had this surface and found it very underwhelming. If you want a tablet, just go for an ipad or a windows 2-in-1 Laptop with either the 12th gen Intel processors or AMD ryzen.

The main faults of the surface were that it was slow (in comparison to my M1 air and AMD laptop) and battery life was at 6 hours at best. Maybe the next Surface will be better as the new Intel CPUs seem promising.
Jan 14, 2024 4:54 PM
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11AJan 14, 2024 4:54 PM
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Quote from dougpaw57 View quoted comment :
I think you mean moot point....and for most people who are using a tablet, 8GB of RAM is completely adequate. If you need more than that, you are choosing the wrong type of device.
You're right. For a tablet, 8GB is enough. Except that I don't know a single person who uses the Surface Pro as a tablet. This is a laptop. I have dozens of colleagues who have SPs. I own SPs. My wife owns SPs. 80% of computers in business class lounges and on planes are SPs. I have never seen a single person use hem as a tablet. Everybody uses them as a light weight, compact, underpowered productivity laptops.

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