With the Surface Pro 3 you only get Office trials, but I suspect that could change. That said it is the Surface 3 which surprisingly packs the better bundle and you’ll get a free 12 month subscription to Office 365 plus 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage. Software – Coming from Microsoft, a highlight with both Surface models is they are refreshingly free of bloatware. Next page: Software, Pricing and Bottom Line Having used a Pro 3 for some time that typically translates to around 7 hours of real world usage, which doesn’t match up to the longest latest Windows laptops or MacBooks but it should be enough for most. This time the Surface 3 has OS parity with the Pro 3 as both run Windows 8.1 and Microsoft is offering a free upgrade to Windows 10 (which technically is free for all for one year) when it launches in the summer.īattery Life – While the Surface 3 may be smaller than the Surface Pro 3, its lower power hardware means it still offers the same ‘up to 9 hours’ claim as its bigger brother. Operating System – Technically the Surface 3’s predecessor was the Surface RT – a fine hybrid spoilt by running the restrictive and now defunct Windows RT. Furthermore the Surface 3 ditches the Pro 3’s proprietary power connector for micro USB letting you use existing cables from any (non- Apple) smartphone or tablet. On top of this the Surface 3 matches the Pro 3’s 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy (LE), full size USB 3.0 port, Mini DisplayPort and microSD card reader.
The key differentiator is a 4G (LTE) option that isn’t available in the Pro 3 models and could be a crucial difference for road warriors. Surface Pro 3 is designed for more demanding applications - image credit MicrosoftĬonnectivity - Despite the drop in power, the Surface 3 actually packs better connectivity than the Surface Pro 3.
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