Meanwhile, the Surface Pro (2017) is getting adopted at a nice clip while the Surface Laptop is just starting to creak through the floorboards.
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Not a big fan of computer hardware and software anymore? Not a problem, as Newegg also sells smartphones, tablets and intelligent wearable products at pretty great prices these days. More so around the holidays, of course, with the e-tailer’s Black Friday 2016 deal extravaganza detailed on the heels of similar Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target and Staples reveals.
Interested in a $250 ZTE Axon 7 Mini, $180 Asus ZenFone 3 Laser or perhaps an age-old, never-cheaper $180 32GB Apple iPad 4, but not really looking forward to spend the day (or night) after Thanksgiving furiously refreshing Newegg’s overloaded home webpage?
No need to wait so very long, as discounts will in fact be valid from next Monday, November 21, all the way through Saturday, November 26, at 11:59 pm PT. Quantities are obviously limited, though, and “subject to availability”, so be sure you check the Huawei Watch at $200 and up, or $220 ZTE Axon Pro off your shopping list as early as possible.
Windows convertible enthusiasts can opt for a $799 Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with Core i5, 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD or $470 i5 Surface Pro 3, while cash-strapped Android phone buyers have a $150 non-Pro original Axon and $200 Asus ZenFone Zoom to compare and contrast. Last but not least, the $350 Honor 8 will apparently come bearing “exclusive gifts.”
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siMicrosoft has effectively (and quietly) discontinued the summer 2014-released Surface Pro 3 while you were expecting a fifth iteration of the moderately successful 2-in-1 detachable tablet that never came. But of course, just because the old Haswell-based 12-incher is listed as out of stock at Redmond’s e-store for quite some time now, it doesn’t mean there aren’t alternate ways of procuring it.
At pretty great prices, no less, from $500 or so as far as the entry-level configuration is concerned to around $650 on Amazon right now with a 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, and Intel Core i5 processor in tow.
Even if no new takers show interest in the classical Windows 10 powerhouse, Microsoft has an obligation to a relatively large and vocal existing user base to continue supporting their software demands and fixing firmware shortcomings.
A little while back, a very serious battery flaw was ironed out after a long wait, but it only took a few weeks for an eerily similar glitch to be reported on a different batch of Surface Pro 3 units. Thankfully, all problems should finally be behind owners of convertibles with both Simplo and LG Chem cells inside now, as a second system firmware update arrives to ensure “battery capacity is accurately reported.”
No more draining all your energy in a couple of hours or having to always use the third-gen Surface Pro plugged in. At least theoretically, once you perform your routine manual “Check for updates” in Settings – Update & security – Windows Update. Let’s hope this is truly the end of nagging firmware mishaps. For good.
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The Surface Pro 3 has been a steady product except for the several times it hasn’t been. This is another time that Microsoft’s updates have made it not a steady product.The Windows 10 Anniversary Update has been going out to the Surface Pro 3 for a few weeks and what it left for those owning ...
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It took Microsoft long enough to respond to widespread Surface Pro 3 battery life criticism and acknowledge there was indeed something wrong on the hardware manufacturer and software developer’s end, but once fixing the previously mysterious issues became a “top priority”, identifying the root cause and putting together a patch was a piece of cake.Or so we presume, based on the minimal time needed to roll out a simple firmware update. That’s right, you should be able to iron out all ...
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A product as old as the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, released more than two years ago, refreshed last October, and likely due for another marginal hardware upgrade this fall, can only be still making headlines for one of three reasons.We could be looking at massive markdowns returning the 2-in-1 tablet to its glory days of solid ...
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When it comes to typing on the Microsoft Surface Pro, you don’t really have too many choices in choosing a proper keyboard: really, it’s the Type Cover or bust.But if you want a more luxurious feeling pad for your palms to rest on while you’re typing away on your
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While Surface-series tablets have come a long way from their hesitant inception in terms of standalone productivity and power, the 2-in-1 Windows hybrids remain best used in combination with theoretically optional accessories.A $130 Type Cover is a must-buy if you can’t get yourself to relinquish physical keyboards, whereas the Surface Dock might just be the most underrated peripheral supporting the Surface Pro 4 and
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We know, we know, you’re as eager as always to try out ahead of everyone else all the new things Microsoft is experimenting with Windows 10. That’s why it’s called a Technical Preview, but perhaps you should skip one particular Fast Ring release.At least put it off a few days if you were thinking of installing it on a Surface Book, Surface ...
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In addition to providing the convenience and productivity of “the most advanced Surface typing experience yet”, one of the coolest Pro 4 accessories unveiled last fall also brought one-tap fingerprint authentication to the table.Unfortunately, Microsoft kept the Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID exclusive to the US ever since its launch, a situation that’s finally about to change. Folks in Austria, Australia, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Japan, ...
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What is it about the intersection between mobile tech and Lego blocks that works as well as it does? For years now, the tinkerers within us have been building Lego phone accessories like makeshift stands – and more recently, we’ve even seen companies like Google doing the same. There are even efforts to ...
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A couple days back we got word that there was a possible design flaw with the power adapters sold with older Surface Pro tablets, and that Microsoft was expected to announce a recall. Supposedly affecting Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, and Surface Pro 3 tablets sold prior to July 15 of last year, we heard that a wiring issue created the potential for a fire hazard. That report suggested that Microsoft would officially announce a voluntary recall on Friday, but today we see that news arrive one day early, as ...
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Today’s mobile devices can do a million and one different things, limited only by the imagination of software devs and the resources afforded by hardware manufacturers. And while we usually love learning about new tricks our gadgets can pull off, when that trick is “spontaneously catch fire,” we find ourselves a little less excited. Now Microsoft may be planning a big recall for Surface Pro accessories, as word arrives of a possible fire hazard.Reportedly, Microsoft’s come to learn that the ...
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The world’s fastest-growing smartphone market and second only to China to reach the one billion active user mark has recently been treated to a host of high-profile mobile launches. The Microsoft Lumia 950, 950 XL and 550 all rolled out in India in the past couple of months, and so did
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Microsoft has been good at chasing business with its Surface line of tablets. Airlines, police departments and other businesses have been well-equipped with the convertibles. The NFL struck a $400 million to replace all 32 of its teams’ paper playbooks with Surface Pro 3 devices and they initially didn’t go to good use, being placed under the clipboards and the old sheets of paper those tablets were supposed to ...
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