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Sounds good. In the process of downloading the image.

Thanks for the reply jnjroach & leeshor. My issues right now are pretty much the same as everyone else. The recovery image just sounded like a good idea.

Is there something wrong with the OS installed with SP4? Has anyone tried to download the recovery image from MS website and install that?

Everything still feel the same. I still have random Bluetooth/WiFi disconnects.

waiting for some good new guys ...

In addition, MS is addressing battery drain issues which will probably help with battery time.

There are a lot of variables. Screen brightness play a part in battery drain, but it also depends on what you do. I average 6-7 hrs. with brightness at about 50% but all I do is browse the web, photo editing, digital scrapbooking, & school work (word/PPT/excel/onenote).

I'm on my 3rd one also. Although the 3rd one still has some issues, it's not as much as the 1st two. This is the one I'm sticking with. Now I'm just waiting for the MS updates.

I agree. I went form an i7 down to an i5. I can do everything on the i5 that I was doing on the i7. Also, I was able to save $300.

I agree with GreyFox7. I had to return my surface (for an exchange) 3 times before I got one that has NO problems. My second one had A LOT of BSOD issues. The initial release had a bunch of bugs and should not have been released.

I have the i5 version and lightroom DOES run smooth. I also use photoshop, and premiere elements on it. no problems here.

I think the times will vary depending on what people do. I check e mail, browse the web, do school work, photo editing, and lite gaming.

Any idea when the updates are suppose to arrive?

I just bought the i5 256 model on the morning of New Years eve. The only problem it had out of the box was 2 display driver crashes. Soon as I installed the updates. I had NO issues. Since Dec 31, I've gotten 7-8 hrs battery life. I love this thing. Hope all is good with yours if you decide to...

I think it's a good idea. The i5 will give you a little more headroom in case you start doing more in the future.

I get that too. hopefully the next update fixes it

Which model do you have?

There is nothing in the usb port. I don't know about the WiFi band. Everything was set up by Verizon.

I agree with Zkyevolved in stating that there are other gaming laptops that give you better bang for your buck. i5 seems to be the sweet spot if you plan on doing lite gaming, word processing, e-mails, lite video/photo editing. Also consider future-proofing if it's w/in your budget.

I bought the SP4 i5 when it first came out and it had this issue. Driver updates resolved this issue.