Microsoft Surface / Surface Pro Discussion Thread

[Scott]

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Can anybody recommend some good games for a Pro 3?

[Jr.]

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Can anybody recommend some good games for a Pro 3?

Depends on what kind of game you're looking for. I have Cities:Skylines and XCOM and they both play pretty well. There's some slight framerate issues, but neither game is fast-paced so it's not a big deal to me.

[Scott]

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Depends on what kind of game you're looking for. I have Cities:Skylines and XCOM and they both play pretty well. There's some slight framerate issues, but neither game is fast-paced so it's not a big deal to me.

I'll have to try both of those out..

[Jr.]

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I'll have to try both of those out..

There are threads for both of them in the Non-Sports Gaming section here.

[Cheese2121]

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Anyone have the surface pro 4? My girlfriend got it about a month ago and has been having a lot of just general buggy issues...pen not being recognized, etc. Would love to hear others' impressions.

[mattlanta]

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I'm going to bump this. I've been thinking of making the jump from a MacBook Pro to a Surface Pro 4. I'll be taking some prerequisite classes for grad school (organic chemistry) and getting a number of certifications at work (CCRN, CRNI, TNCC) so I was thinking of making a purchase to hold me down until I buy a new laptop for actual grad school... I play a lot of OOTP and was hoping to get into more text-based sports management simulators like FOFC so a Windows X-run tablet would work out pretty well.

I'm not sure how reliable these are though. I've had my MacBook Pro for almost 6 years now and aside from having to replace the RAM and the battery being pretty bad now, it's held its own very well and has been a reliable product for me. Would I be able to say the same for the SP4 you think? What do you guys think will be the average life span of these tablets?

[Jr.]

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I've had my SP3 for 2 years now without a single issue. I don't know if it's possible at this point to say what the longevity will be, but I'm happy with mine and don't have any thoughts of upgrading in the near future.

[mattlanta]

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I've had my SP3 for 2 years now without a single issue. I don't know if it's possible at this point to say what the longevity will be, but I'm happy with mine and don't have any thoughts of upgrading in the near future.

Thanks for the input. Now I wonder whether or not to wait until the SP5 is announced in a couple months (which means price bump for the SP4 or a more reliable product in the SP5 with better battery life).

I'm a Mac user, have been since ~2010. I love the reliability and the durability of this product, but my MBP's battery is dying, and I'm a big fan of text-based simulators such as OOTP and FOF. And OOTP is the only one so far that has been consistently putting out a Mac-friendly game.