Is the description of the CPU accurate? I thought the Original surface pro came with the i5-3317u and not the i5-470UM.
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Yup, original Pro has a 3317U, just checked my tablet and that's the version on board. They're practically identical performance wise so it's irrelevant though.
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If it's anything like other Haswell-ULT laptops (which I'm sure it is), it should be able to run pretty much anything, as long as you turn the settings down far enough. On a Surface Pro 2 (which runs the exact same CPU/GPU, the i5-4200U), for example, I've run Battlefield 4 at lowest/720p at a good 40 FPS, which was definitely playable. Less-demanding games like StarCraft II, DotA 2, Civilization V, etc, should be able to get 60+ FPS at lower settings.
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Windows 8.1 is installed on my Surface Pro 2. Takes some getting used to, but overall I love everything about my Surface Pro 2. For me, this was the right choice!
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Hello JustWTH: please note I bought the Cooler Master Cube rather than the Wave Stand. Both product features and tech details for both note they support up to 12" tablets. The original Microsoft Surface RT and 2 are 10.81" wide while the the Pro 3 is 11.5" so the Wave will work for the Surface. I believe the Cube with its 4.5" wide upper back support would better support a Surface versus the single "pole" back support of the Wave especially when touching/using the upper sides of the Surface's screen. The lower cradle of either product will support easily the .035"/.036" widths of the Surface. I recommend the Cube for the Surface. Hello JustWTH: please note I bought the Cooler Master Cube rather than the Wave Stand. Both product features and tech details for both note they support up to 12" tablets. The original Microsoft Surface RT and 2 are 10.81" wide while the the Pro 3 is 11.5" so the Wave will work for the Surface. I believe the Cube with its 4.5" wide upper back support would better support a Surface versus the single "pole" back support of the Wave especially when touching/using the upper sides of the Surface's screen. The lower cradle of either product will support easily the... » Read More Hello JustWTH: please note I bought the Cooler Master Cube rather than the Wave Stand. Both product features and tech details for both note they support up to 12" tablets. The original Microsoft Surface RT and 2 are 10.81" wide while the the Pro 3 is 11.5" so the Wave will work for the Surface. I believe the Cube with its 4.5" wide upper back support would better support a Surface versus the single "pole" back support of the Wave especially when touching/using the upper sides of the Surface's screen. The lower cradle of either product will support easily the .035"/.036" widths of the Surface. I recommend the Cube for the Surface. « Show Less
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Yes, it works perfect! I installed it on my pro 2. Pretty sure the surface 1, and 2 are identical in terms of size. Hope that helps.
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I don't know for sure since I don't own one, but I do know the Surface Pro 3 runs on a full Microsoft Windows 8.1 OS using the I3, I5, and I7 Intel chips. So for the Surface 3 I would have to guess yes. Older versions of the Surface ran Windows RT which is not compatible with traditional desktop applications. So I would guess it doesn't work with older versions of Surface. Maybe someone else has hands on experience. If you have the Surface Pro 3 I would say give it a try. Good luck! :)
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Google i7 vs i5 for differences. Mac makes them with I7, Amazon just doesn't carry them
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It is a second generation I7 but the actual performance is very poor - less than the second generation I5 of my other laptop. Keep in mind it is paired with slow RAM and a very slow hard drive. I never thought I would see perpetual spinning hour glasses and balls in an I7. This was the case with both the first machine and the replacement. I must stress I really cannot recommend this machine to anyone.
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I cannot answer your question because I have pro not pro 2. It works fine with surface pro.
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Mark probably knows better than me but I would have sworn the I7-3770 (if that's the one you're looking at) is a 3rd gen processor. But, I've been wrong before.
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It is I7 CPU. Supper fast, but very sensitive to touch when I try to navigate.
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I'm not sure about the Surface Pro, but it runs on everything else, Mac, Windows 7 & 8, Linux. Put it like this, if it can read a optical drive, this thing should be good to go....I've thrown alot at it, and its still going strong.... even burns program ISO's perfectly....For the money, you can't go wrong! Next time I order, I'm gonna get several....
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The 2 cores listed on the specs is most likely a typo. It is in fact a quad core i5.
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I believe it is a Quad core... From what i saw 8) http://dealnews.com/Toshiba-Haswell-Core-i7-Quad-17-1080-p-Touch-Laptop-for-750-free-shipping/1066287.html then again i could be wrong but it has s75t-A150 so possibly.
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So which is it? My understanding is that the Surface 3 has actually been released. I don't want to buy a keyboard that 'almost' fits. (Frankly I can't believe this thing comes without a keyboard.)
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It shipped with Win 8.1 32 bit. I would have preferred the 64 bit Pro, since the Atom processor supports 4GB RAM with the 64. It did come with MS Office Student license (the pro doesn't). Not a big deal for me since I prefer OpenOffice (all open source when I can) and installed it along with MS Office.A side note: The 128GB model may come with Pro.
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Its the Intel i3-3227U dual core processor. So far, except for having to deal with Windows 8, its working fine. The unit has been very reliable and fast for our needs running Office, surfing, Hulu, etc. no complaints.