What device to you recommend using to back up the Surface Pro 2?
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Whatever fits your personal need. I would do cloud storage since I'm on the go. But here are some of your options 1) External HDD 2) Cloud storage 3) USB sticks
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I used a 1T that I already had; it was more than enough. The external HD depends on how much data you stored in it. 250 should be enough, in my opinion.
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I don't have this case (still considering it), but I do have 2 MS docking stations that I use daily. Based on what I see in the images, I'd state with 99.9% certainty that there's no way you could dock your Surface Pro/2 with the case on.
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Yes I took it out of my surface pro put it in the galaxy s4 formated it and it worked like a charm...I took some pictures and video and checked and they were on there. It recognizes it in storage setting just fine 58 gb. Hope that helps I would recommend to anyone not just for the size but the speed
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Works fine. That is what I too have. I use the Windows 7 Back up program for backing up my computer to the Toshiba Canvio.
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The Surface Pro 2 is supplied with an AC adapter that must be used. To the best of my knowledge, there is no battery in the Surface Pro 2. Hope that helps.
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Im not sure about either we havent really needed it yet and not sure about the surface 2. If it is the size of a ipad or smaller it should work fine
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Surface pro 2 is a fully functional windows 8.1 laptop / ultrabook in a tablet! It is just slightly heavier than the previous iPad (not the air, which is 300g lighter), but it is no comparison regarding features and capability. So it depends what you want. I have obviously opted for the surface. As I travel a lot for work , now I do not need to carry with me both a tablet and a laptop. I only need now surface pro 2!
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Not necessary, just plug in the tablet. But doesn´t work for External Hard Drive, just flash drive.
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I have a "very old" External Hard drive...not this make/model...I turn it on once/quarter to backup recent files...it's probably over 3 years old. Recently, I bought one of these WD Elite 500GB models...my plan is to backup on two externals...in case one fails. I know this seems lame, but it is the only way to ensure everything sticks around. Seems like its worth the extra $100.
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Just plug it in - I backed up my entire hard drive. If you have issues - contact their 800 tech desk.
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depends on how you are going to use, when you disconnect from keyboard you do not have whats on the 500GB drive available. I quickly used the up the 64GB and added 64GB SD card so in tablet mode I have what I need, use 500GB drive to store data only
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that is storage on the tablet. u can also add up to 64gig micro sd to the tablet itself, which is what i have done. The nice part about the keyboard, is a 3.0 usb port for a fast flash drive.. Very nice for quick backup
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Back up devices / programs do not back up software if you are referring to programs like Word or Photoshop, etc. or any other .exe files. They back up your Word files for example but you will need the Word program to open the files. If, for example, you have all your financial information saved in Quicken, backup software and devices will copy it but you will need Quicken to read them. I hope this helps. The Clickfree drives are terrific and you don't have to learn new software to use them...just plug it in, tell it what you want it to back up, and go for coffee.
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Yes, I replaced my desktop and laptop computer with the MS Surface Pro. I run MS Office, MS Project Professional and many other desktop applications, as well as the enterprise systems at my office via the Surface Pro. I'm also excited about the Surface 2 Pro -- more memory, larger SSD and better battery life management. PLUS, they have a true docking station coming in early 2014.
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What type of backup? You should be able to run it as an emergency repair disc, as long as you make sure the USB 3.0 drivers are installed correctly when making the backup image. There are a lot of websites that can take you step by step through the process. Or, if you're talking about Win 8.1's ability to create a "Windows to go" bootable backup (only for Windows 8/8.1 professional/enterprise? You should be able to do that also. Only problem is that 16GB is going to be very tight. You're not going to able to install much else, in terms of applications and your pagefile is going to be nonexistent. Considering how much space you will have left over and how flash memory is limited in the number of writes it can take, it'll probably fail pretty quickly. I'd get at least a 64GB USB drive.
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I'm not sure what you want. The Surface Pro has a MicroSD slot and I keep a 32GB card in it for storage. If you are looking for a separate card reader, it doesn't come with one.