Surface Pro 3 review: Everything you need to know - IT PRO

Surface 3 Like the look of the Surface Pro 3, but balk at the £1000-plus pricetag. Microsoft has now launched the Surface 3, a stripped-back version of it's flagship hybrid with a similarly stripped-back cost. The Surface 3 starts at £419. 99 for the basic configuration, which comes with a 10. 8in Full HD screen, 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage capacity. Rather than the desktop-grade Intel Core processors used in the Surface Pro, this model has also opted for a much less expensive quad-core Intel Atom CPU, clocked at about 2. 4GHz. Though considerably stripped back from its more full-featured cousin, Microsoft is hoping that the Surface 3 can tempt more people away from the iPad and into the Windows ecosystem. Microsoft boldly claims the Surface Pro 3 can save you money as you don't have to separately invest in a laptop and a tablet. For example, the Pro 3 offers laptop-like performance with a choice of Core i5/i7 processors and up to 8GB of RAM. The Surface Pro 3 exhibits the same scalling issues that have plague other high-res Windows 8. 1 devices and icons and text can be minuscule in desktop mode. Source: www.itpro.co.uk