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@hughlle I am not totally with you on this one ! I sold my SP3 for a S3. Yep. For many reasons, the first one being the overall quality of the SP3. Microsoft hired blind people to make the quality control of the SP3 (no disrespect to blind people). At leats the S3 is much better in this area...

For those like me updating manually, there is a firmware update available today. Hope it will give us more battery life and make this little device even better. Enjoy. EDIT - list of updates: Surface System Aggregator Firmware update (v1.0.49500.0) improves the experience while using the...

You're RAM usage is normal. On my 4GB I use around 28-30%, which is consistent with your values. On my Pro 3 8GB of RAM, I was around 12-15%, which is also consistent. No worries. You can fine tune the RAM usage by disabling useless services (type ¨services.msc in the Run command prompt). For...

I actually bought the game this afternoon. It runs well but uses 100% of the CPU. We'll see how it does after 15min of game. Might drains the battery too.

Anyone playing Minecraft ?

@jds4300 shame on me :) You can boo me if you want !

Indeed, it's a silly comparison. Maybe he recently switched from Apple or Android, and he is not used to MS products.

@hughlle the OP must be speaking about the Metro version, which is limited compared to the desktop one.

You're welcome !

Type "services.msc" in the Run command prompt + enter.

For the exact same reason I always disable this service + the Windows updates one. It is not risky, but you will have to start it manually as soon as you want to update or make a disk cleanup. Give it a try for a few days, and if something goes wrong, enable it and set it to manually.

Hum, are you speaking of the Surface Pro 3 or the Surface 3. The Pro 3 is far away from being like an iPad Air, in every aspect, size and weight included. As a tablet, that can be used as a light computer if needed, the Surface 3 is the best choice. The Pro 3 is more like a computer that can...

Processor management is the real deal. Very simple games sometimes use a lot of CPU because they are poorly coded. Kind of binary: 0% of CPU or 100% of CPU. Typically chess games. In easy mode, once the computer is doing a move, it uses 100% of the CPU. When it is your turn to play, the...

check this: PC Settings -> Ease of access -> Other Options -> Show Windows background -> check it "on" Then pick the background you want. And by the way, hi and welcome on board.

Can you post a link of one video giving you trouble + the settings and I will try to see if I get the same issues ? By the way, do you have the 2Gb or the 4Gb version ?

Bringing this thread up: has anyone measured the temperature on the back of the S3 while playing PC games ?

Not sure this is a normal position. More like the kickstand has a popped out security position in case the load applied on the screen is to high.

@GreyFox7 I think it is good that there is a clear gap between S3 and SP3. There is no reason for one product to cannibalise another one. @VickiFL your daughter has a great device. Very capable, well designed, and beautiful. Much better than the competition.

We all have different expectations. I am personally very happy the way it is. Surface 3 for media consumption and light tasks, and Pro 3 for heavier tasks. Actually, I've been using my Pro 3 95% of the time as a computer while I am using my S3 95% of the time as a tablet. I am happy with the...

I had a few quality problems with my SP3 too. The first one had a mark inside the screen. Probably from the manufacturing process. Got it exchanged through the advanced program. The replacement they sent to me had a popped out screen. I was able to insert my credit card in between the screen...