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hey everyone this is Jimmy with Jim's review room welcome to another review now been waiting a while for this it's the brand new marker soft surface pro 3 the model I personally bought here is the i5 processor with 128 gigs of hard drive space prices are on your screen and are up to date as of this video and I'll admit it's somewhat on the pricey side compared to traditional laptops for fun experience and features unlike a laptop it might be worth it so without further adieu we'll get started when Microsoft released their surface pro 2 barely any physical changes were made from its first iteration but for the surface pro 3 finally we start seeing some real improvements the screen gets bigger growing to 12 inches and overall dimensions of course has increased as well as noted on your screen but what's more favorable is the actual thickness going from a half an inch 2.36 inches this year it's really a comfortable thickness when holding and can be really appreciated after you've owned the previous generations and it's not so thin where it gets a bit tough clamping the device in your hands and in regards to weight it's bigger but yet lighter added much more reasonable 1.8 pounds and to put this into perspective Samsung's biggest tablet the Galaxy Note 12-inch weighs in at 1 point 6 pounds and that's a tablet not a hybrid like Microsoft now going over the border of a surface pro 3 the top left has your power button then moving to the right side includes a mini DisplayPort USB 3.0 charging ports in somewhat behind the built-in stand is a micro SD card slot which is a huge benefit for expanding memory and transferring files now rotating to the left includes simply your three-and-a-half millimeter headphone port in volume rocker buttons and on the bottom is your connection ports to any accessories that you purchase such as a docking station or in my case I'm using the physically connecting keyboard the connections are still very clicky and strong attaching to the base of the surface pro and yes you can actually use your old keyboard from the previous generations but not as a screen cover due to its increased size and now regarding the kickstand mentioned earlier it's a bit more refined compared to last year's ice with a pull out with now the ability to tilt the hybrid to a friendly typing angle and stopping Midway as possible as well with enough friction and the hinges to keep the tablet angled and the last item before going into performance and it's screen is the integrated front-facing speakers and they're so discretely incorporated that they're almost missed in person and despite Microsoft losing these speakers having Dolby sound they still performs like stereo speakers they do perform good and does differentiate left and right channels from time to time but nothing more immersive is to be expected overall the physical aspect hasn't been nothing but positive when compared to the previous generations and when compared to premium tablets surprisingly the surface pro is up there this has a built-in stand and can fold like the Lenovo yoga tablet it also has the front-facing speakers which I do prefer and the build quality is top-notch it also comes with a stylus pen which is similar to that of a Samsung Note product lines so you can say it has the best of each tablets into one form factor but now moving to the screen and internals this year's model as stated before goes to a 12 inch display which I think for productivity works well the resolution comes in at 21 60 by 1440 which gives a 216 pixel density the more pixels packed in every inch though clearer and sharper text and images will be and at just 8 more negligible pixels per inch which isn't much compared to last year's model it's not much of a difference and considering the new standard these days for tablets is getting closer to the 300 pixels per inch range if not with some already there this resolution is still better though however than most laptops on the market today but numbers of one thing in real-world experiences or another now using the screen was still a very enjoyable experience despite the PPI is being slightly on the low end it's still very sharp in my opinion black levels are very good but color saturation and contrast is not as deep to make images and the display itself really pop the display still looks much better compared to the previous generations but wasn't up to par with some of the other competitors out there and one note I wanted to make using Internet Explorer is clear in the display text versus using Chrome an odd phenomenon that I couldn't figure out why even when I zoomed in on the Chrome web browser still the same results so if you're a dedicated chrome user like I am just be aware and the last note I wanted to mention the aspect ratio has changed from a 16 by 9 widescreen to a taller and not as wide 3 to 2 aspect ratio a screen is a bit more square with this configuration but again I think it's better or with more vertical room for productivity and giving more of that laptop experience you can say now moving into its performance the specifications are listed on screen indicating the latest fourth generation Intel processor is being used again I have my hands on the i5 model which is right in the middle of the road of the i3 and i7 just try to give you a gauge of what you might be looking for for the time being anything and everything an average consumer to a Productivity heavy user ran perfectly fine from web browsing to multiple applications open at the same time this thing ran without any shoes and because this has the benefit of Windows 8 built-in programs like Microsoft Word can be installed in games as well but playing SimCity Lauren the graphics settings pretty low only then yielded a smooth experience however less computer demanding games like those found in the Windows Store will run perfectly fine and although my channel isn't focused too much on the technicals but more for the average consumer the benchmarks are now shown on your screen now when the system is under load it does still get warm on the rear and then a fan does kick on which isn't too loud in my opinion the heat is now more concentrated on the upper right side if you're looking at the hybrid screen now this does run cooler but again it does get warm back there now other notable features the surface pro has is wireless AC which is the latest and newest standard for Wi-Fi connections slowly being adopted it also has bluetooth 4.0 and free online cloud storage through Microsoft onedrive and just this week marks off has bumped up the free storage from 7 gigs to now a competitive 15 gigs of cloud storage for your photos documents and PC settings in regards to better life Microsoft claims up to nine hours of web browser news and from my test leaving brightness on at 50% so we can get a standard base to work off of here performing all those benchmark tasks played a graphically intense game SimCity in this case for about 20 minutes or so watched a movie on Netflix played several 7 minute long YouTube videos and the rest was surfing the internet total time I personally achieved is 6 hours and 32 minutes into the unit powered down itself from a full charge now I wanted to touch base on this applied stylus pen as an extension to the user experience with one click on top of the pen automatically bringing up the amp OneNote where you can hand write notes clip images you find on the internet and save these notes to the cloud where it's then accessible on the PC at home at work on your smartphone and over the Internet of course the button on the pen offers you to erase your handwritten notes by holding down button 1 and then swiping over the previously written words and holding down button 2 offers right-clicking like you would from a normal Mouse and using this to handwrite notes it doesn't feel as natural as a Samsung tablets are view previously but performing my test the hand recognition and my actual handwriting on a sheet of paper is pretty similar which means Microsoft did very well I think it's just the screen material or a very minut delay when writing and seeing my words show on screen that throws me slightly off and I know I don't have the best handwriting in the world but the Penton can being used to navigate through your desktop and web pages which is a plus but the only issue that I found the pen does require batteries which are supplied but when they do run out that you have to run to the store and get them and lastly there's no place to stow the pen along with the surface which means you have to keep it in your pocket or hold it in your hands if you don't have a bag something just to be aware about though but regarding the keyboard which is sold separately for another hundred and twenty nine dollars it is a worthy purchase to really achieve that full laptop experience to me it is expensive but the quality is well-built and serves as a cover or lid as well the top in the rear doesn't appear to be lined with a silicon texture anymore but it feels more like a subtle and sophisticated felt and not only a full-size keyboard but a trackpad is also built-in and works perfectly fine the magnet that connects this is as strong as the models beforehand and one of the biggest benefits that may justify its price is the backlit keyboard your keys are not lit up white so it does make it easier to see in low-light situations and since the type lid is slightly bigger and a stain on the back of the surface is now adjustable typing this on your lap isn't much of a nuisance as it once was it's actually quite doable and for those who never owned or use a surface pro before it's very snappy and fast in use the interface is Windows 8.1 which is practically identical if you have a computer or laptop running the ESET operating system now several shortcuts you have are swiping from the right provides some quick fire options and scrolling from the left in allows you to switch apps on the fly and toggling between live tiles and the traditional Windows desktop can be done on either the windows key on the keyboard or by typing the same icon found on the screen and while in live tiles you can scroll up and this will reveal every app that you have which can be dragged into your main area for easy viewing and again the allure of the surface pro models from past to the present model here they're able to run window and you can install programs just like you normally would with any laptop or desktop so with that being said from my review and testing I truly believe we finally hit a surface pro that's founded the group you can say it does a great job learn the lines of a high-end tablet and a laptop and if you have the money shell outs you want this form factor for productivity and portability and I think it's excellent for those office workers and students and you truly need Windows and not Android or iOS this is the two and one bit you may be looking for this particular model came in a little over 1,200 dollars after taxes with the tight cover again pretty steep in my opinion but that's for you to decide I hope this review helped you in some way please take your time to like and share this video if you enjoyed it find me on Facebook and Google+ and I'll see you on the next one this is Jimmy with Jim's review room take care everyone bye you