Microsoft Surface 2.......

shawn474
shawn474 Posts: 3,052
Anyone have the Microsoft Surface 2? I have an older iPad (3 years old) that has slowed down significantly and become unreliable. I have an opportunity to get a Surface 2 (NOT the Pro version) for a really cheap price. Only looking for a travel tablet that I can do some word processing, apps, internet and music - I really don't need a full blown laptop and like the portability / functionality of the tablets. Just trying to see if anyone has one and likes it and how it compares to the iPad in terms of apps, ease of use, etc......

Thanks in advance
Shawn
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    They are pretty nice tablets. Pro's are great for drawing but the RT's aren't bad either. I personally would take one over an iPad but the Windows manager might take some time to get use to if you haven't used Windows 8.x before.
  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    yea windows RT not so much, however I had an asus tablet that ran full full windows 8 and I liked it because I could run any program on it. The downsize was that it wasn't all that fast. So I would hold out for a pro if I could. You might get frustrated with the limitations of the RT...but then again, if its a fairly fluid and responsive tablet and you only want it for basic functionality, it might work for you.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    Don't get RT. It's not going to be supported at all.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,780
    They are releasing 8.1 update 3 shortly that brings some windows 10 functionality bit as long you don't use it for anything complex the rt models are ok
    the new surface 3 is awesome as well as the pro model.
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  • Jim Shearer
    Jim Shearer Posts: 369
    Also check that the keyboard is adequate to your purpose. My wife was looking at the Surface Pro back in April. The keyboard wasn't able to keep up w/ her typing.

    Cheers, Jim
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Hey Jim is that not true of pretty much every tablet keyboard? Or did she find one that warked for her?
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  • Jim Shearer
    Jim Shearer Posts: 369
    She ended up buying a Mac Book Pro laptop. Keyboard meets her needs & the touch pad is beyond anything I have seen on a Windows machine. Once she got past adjusting to a whole new OS, she now loves it.

    Cheers, Jim
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