This exact configuration on best buy NEW is 1049.99 and open box from 911. So this isnt too bad of a price. Its a hard sell though at any price. These surfaces need keyboards that are often sold separately. The form factor is the selling point but realize it is not enjoyable in your lap while in your lap or tummy in bed. In bed, your most creative ideas happen. Writing a novel, doing excel spreadsheets for financing etc, opening up an etsy store, light programming, messing around with AI when bored. Take all this into consideration. I had a 7+ pro for a few weeks before deciding to return it at best buy.
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I forgot to reply on this specifically. I was super gong-ho to get the Dell 2-in-1 first but price was high at close to $2000. After I considered the options and tried SP X SQ1 with LTE (I had a card and all) but ARM64 app support was garbage lol
So after some false starts and more considerations ... I opted not to get built-in LTE/5G on Windows devices because I realized I do want to have more devices connected to my own 5G.
1) because I end up using macOs more often
2) only new devices have 5G, most were on LTE
3) Phone tether - I do have 50GB tethering phone plan but I use this as secondary, came with phone service
4) I got 100GB tethering device because phone tethering is often slower speed despite advertise unlimited speed (same provider as my 5G hotspot with 5G plan on the phone too), and walking away means my laptop will get disconnected where hot spot will be in range to be on.
I use 4) most of the time unless I don't expect to use the network all day to save a small weight in my bag.
My hotspot is like $40 for 100GB after some plan discounts so I deemed it more worth it fraction of a cup of coffee per day.
I end up going back to MacOs as primary after trying to switch to Surface Pro/Dell 2-in-1 tablets. (SP7, SP9, SP X SQ1, Dell XPS 13, 7210, etc) all failed to leave an impression on me.
I miss macos too much -- specifically the iMessage Cloud. Windows has the Phone Link but support is not 100% on group messaging and lacks Multi-media...
oh and I realized my fingers are just too greasy to be touching my screens all the time on a 2-in-1 device. Drives me crazy to see the smudges!!! haha.
The 7+ and later, you can swap out the SSD. Beginning with the 10, you can replace nearly everything.
awesome man I know there are deals on 7-9. ram can fail but usually doesn't, I know ssds wear out and mine did so that's the one I worry about now. battery can fail but I was usually on the magnetic charger at home and I had that things for 5 or 6 years I think. Never noticed battery problems. I'm the guy that runs his switch in portable all over the place, almost exclusively at home, and my surface pro, too!
Do these still have SD card slots? SD cards are super cheap anymore and I've found they are great way to add slow, non-critical storage to my old tablet (it only had a 128gb SSD). It's great for dumping some videos/music for travel.
From everything I've read, no more ss slot. But they supposedly have made the hard drive easily upgradable to 1tb
Thank you OP. My Surface Pro 4 is on it's last leg (screen flickering with CPU load) and I didn't want to spend retail for the 9 model knowing that X will be out soon. This deal is perfect for me.
The rest of the specs seem nice, until you hit those vestiges that remind me of a mid-tier machine from 2013. I at least had a 16gb/512gb laptop back then. But what can we say, shrinkflation? Applications are always getting smaller and more efficient, right?!
What's worse is that the new Surface Pro 10 for Business, which just launched a few weeks ago, starts at $1200 with only 8GB of RAM in 2024!
This exact configuration on best buy NEW is 1049.99 and open box from 911. So this isnt too bad of a price. Its a hard sell though at any price. These surfaces need keyboards that are often sold separately. The form factor is the selling point but realize it is not enjoyable in your lap while in your lap or tummy in bed. In bed, your most creative ideas happen. Writing a novel, doing excel spreadsheets for financing etc, opening up an etsy store, light programming, messing around with AI when bored. Take all this into consideration. I had a 7+ pro for a few weeks before deciding to return it at best buy.
I disagree with this. I use my surface for programming, finances, spreadsheets, and maintain a database. In my opinion I like the way it sits in my lap. I also enjoy that you can disconnect the magnetic keyboard and instantly transition from laptop to tablet. I wouldn't return it if you gave me money on top of it. Unless I was returning it for a newer model. I'm searching for a SP7+ 16gb or 32gb ram right now. The last fanless surface pro.
I disagree with this. I use my surface for programming, finances, spreadsheets, and maintain a database. In my opinion I like the way it sits in my lap. I also enjoy that you can disconnect the magnetic keyboard and instantly transition from laptop to tablet. I wouldn't return it if you gave me money on top of it. Unless I was returning it for a newer model. I'm searching for a SP7+ 16gb or 32gb ram right now. The last fanless surface pro.
The Surface Pro 7+ with 32GB of RAM was the i7, which has a fan. There was no fanless version with 32GB.
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MicroSD though, not regular full size SD CARD
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/d...n-1-laptop
And others have internal lte options
Or a cell phone plan with unlimited tethering
I forgot to reply on this specifically. I was super gong-ho to get the Dell 2-in-1 first but price was high at close to $2000. After I considered the options and tried SP X SQ1 with LTE (I had a card and all) but ARM64 app support was garbage lol
So after some false starts and more considerations ... I opted not to get built-in LTE/5G on Windows devices because I realized I do want to have more devices connected to my own 5G.
1) because I end up using macOs more often
2) only new devices have 5G, most were on LTE
3) Phone tether - I do have 50GB tethering phone plan but I use this as secondary, came with phone service
4) I got 100GB tethering device because phone tethering is often slower speed despite advertise unlimited speed (same provider as my 5G hotspot with 5G plan on the phone too), and walking away means my laptop will get disconnected where hot spot will be in range to be on.
I use 4) most of the time unless I don't expect to use the network all day to save a small weight in my bag.
My hotspot is like $40 for 100GB after some plan discounts so I deemed it more worth it fraction of a cup of coffee per day.
I end up going back to MacOs as primary after trying to switch to Surface Pro/Dell 2-in-1 tablets. (SP7, SP9, SP X SQ1, Dell XPS 13, 7210, etc) all failed to leave an impression on me.
I miss macos too much -- specifically the iMessage Cloud. Windows has the Phone Link but support is not 100% on group messaging and lacks Multi-media...
oh and I realized my fingers are just too greasy to be touching my screens all the time on a 2-in-1 device. Drives me crazy to see the smudges!!! haha.
rep'd for ur nfo
From everything I've read, no more ss slot. But they supposedly have made the hard drive easily upgradable to 1tb
The rest of the specs seem nice, until you hit those vestiges that remind me of a mid-tier machine from 2013. I at least had a 16gb/512gb laptop back then. But what can we say, shrinkflation? Applications are always getting smaller and more efficient, right?!
What's worse is that the new Surface Pro 10 for Business, which just launched a few weeks ago, starts at $1200 with only 8GB of RAM in 2024!
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I disagree with this. I use my surface for programming, finances, spreadsheets, and maintain a database. In my opinion I like the way it sits in my lap. I also enjoy that you can disconnect the magnetic keyboard and instantly transition from laptop to tablet. I wouldn't return it if you gave me money on top of it. Unless I was returning it for a newer model. I'm searching for a SP7+ 16gb or 32gb ram right now. The last fanless surface pro.