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what's going on everyone John retina TechnoBuffalo here to review for you of Microsoft's latest tablet that this little guy is the surface 3 and don't let its minute of stature fool you it is a pretty capable computer the model we are checking out it's got a quad-core 1.6 gigahertz Intel Atom processor 4 gigs of RAM 128 gigs of SSD storage I did show 110 available it's going to cost about $600 there are other options available 64 gigs 2 gigs of ram and LTE options back and forth for starting price of just under 500 so there's a lot to like about this guy let me run through the specs real quickly and then we'll jump into the review it weighs 1.37 pounds the iPad air 2 for example weighs point nine six pounds so not a big difference at all between those two when it comes to weight except with this you are getting a full functioning version of Windows 8.1 not RT you are getting the full desktop the full modern UI absolutely everything Windows can do you are getting with this and of course when Windows 10 comes out it's got a ten point eight inch screen in nineteen twenty by twelve eighty resolution and a three by two aspect ratio it does have surface pen support if you like that from the surface pro 3 that does not come include you gotta buy that separate it's got ports aplenty it's got a full size USB 3.0 port a mini DisplayPort microSD card slot for external storage and one of the cool things I did at this actually charges now via micro USB so you can use the same charging cord that you use for your phone so when you travel and after brain there's a ton of cables and power bricks with you that's also going to come with a full year of office 365 the first question we had the Surface three was you know what can it do it's writing Intel Atom processor is it as capable as we think it might be is it just knocked me it'll do anything we did a full video testing everything I was capable of we tested gaming we tested photo editing video editing HD and 4k playback and multitasking I want to see that at the link down below but I will cliff note it for you it actually handled it all handle it all pretty well for your professional video editor you might not want to consider this is a primary machine but if you do casual video editing you do casual photo editing you want to use some casual minecrafting this is going to be a really capable computer and actually much more in I thought it was go wanna be a few differences here versus surface pro 3 it's got any three-point kicks dad now it does it the sweet spots but I do wish dad the same hinge mechanism where you can really stop it anywhere at the surface pro 3 had type cover is at this point a must-have accessory it's a really good typing experience and I will say having used and owning a macbook it is way better than the macbook keyboard and again I want emphasize this is running real Windows so anything Windows can do this is going to be able to do for you're not getting a neutered OS you're not getting OS it designs just for media consumption you're getting something that you can actually work on and enjoy content from the screen looked really good had a pretty good viewing angles not so great though in direct sunlight certainly the higher resolution screen and the bigger screen the surface pro 3 is superior but for the price I had no issues at all screen on this guy the big question for me about the surface 3 is is it worth the cost keep in mind the type cover is going to cost hundred twenty-nine bucks the pen if you want to use it section $50 there's a document for $200 our whole review kit came in at just under $1000 if you're wondering what the surface pro 3 is going to start at that's about $800 for ni3 so the question is is this a good value that's going to depend really on you and what model you want to get if you're a college student I could really see picking on these up taking with you where you want to go being able to type getting free office on board playing some minecraft and some light gaming is a really good choice you're a frequent traveler it's a really good choice I think the biggest competition for the surface 3 is the surface pro 3 which now even late into its lifecycle is still a really good tablet and computer I will say though I could certainly see myself picking one of these up for travel experience not picking one of these up if I want to have a docking station at work and take something with me it is surprisingly capable and worked way better than expected I've long been a fan of the surface liner since the original surface pro and this is a nice iteration of what that started my nepia is capable of surface pro 3 but if you're not doing hardcore editing or doing sort of hardcore processing it's going to do what you want it to do you think your cross your up in with something like the iPad air to keep in mind what this can do versus what the iPad air can do if you want to live inside of Apple's ecosystem you want to mostly do media consumption iPad so a great way to go if you want to create media you want a full-fledged OS it's really hard to look past the surface three if you can deal with the price and the price is not an issue for you I can absolutely recommend at the surface three we should review this as the surface bro it's like sup sup hit the bars no regrets bro