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Think about this one for a minute: In the video above, a person unlocks an extra high performance mode, and then complains when his system throttles in response to said high performance mode. There is no comparison video of the same thing happening with the STOCK power plan, so we cannot be...

You're going to see moderate gains from the i5. For $100, I wouldn't even think about trading up.

The link was in the comments of the referenced video, but: http://www.windowscentral.com/how-max-intel-hd-graphics-surface-pro-4 Apparently even when it runs it's not stable, but it *IS* a Bethesda title, so that's to be expected.

I have this problem on occasion with one of my machines with Nvidia drivers. The key is to uninstall the old drivers completely before installing new ones [make sure you download the new ones first.] FWIW: Third time was the charm for my SP4. I'm sure the latest round of updates had...

I haven't tried it MYSELF, but: http://www.windowscentral.com/how-max-intel-hd-graphics-surface-pro-4 I don't know what else he had to do besides manually set GPU to "Max Performance". IIRC from my SP3 days there SHOULD be a way to manually install intel's stock GPU driver on the SP4...

Just out of curiosity, anyone have any idea if MS modifies the intel drivers in-house or if they outsource/order the spec from intel? Given the issues thus far I'd suspect the latter, but it never hurts to ask...

I can give you information, but I cannot, nor will I ATTEMPT to, "convince" you. You know what you want or what you don't, and I'm not taking the responsibility if you regret whatever decision you make later. In my role as grass roots IT, I get yelled @ enough already ; ) That said, "so many...

Really? I've only run it on my desktop [came free with my SSD] but it didn't SEEM overly resource heavy...

After about 20 minutes +/- of Diablo 3, cores maxed at 60/61c. Compared to the SP3 which would rise into the 70s and then throttle like mad, it's a COMPLETELY different machine.

LOL, I returned my 2nd SP4 due to this, and it just happened on #3. I'll have to try the Win + P trick next time, but I disabled hibernate. . so maybe it just won't happen again. Guess time will tell ^^

I have an LG, Model SP80NB60 DVD Writer I picked up from Best Buy for a totally unrelated application that works just fine with it. Doesn't require a Y cable at all, the stock cable is a single USB connection. $30

The drivers SHOULD be functionally identical between the two. My best advice is to either use a trial of or purchase Acronis True Image, BACKUP THE ENTIRE DRIVE [so as to be able to restore it later if you have any issue] and then attempt a clean install of Win 8.1 The only potential issue you...

I've had the touch screen quit on me twice, some misc. sleep/hibernate issues where a hard shutdown/restart is necessary to recover.

FWIW on the slow WiFi issue, try disabling/re-enabling while you're right next to the router. I had an issue with mine where it was solid 866 Mbps, but when I moved to the other end of the house it'd drop. . and then when I moved back near the router it'd stay at the low point. I WILL say...

Has anyone seen any kind of an explanation for this one as yet? I had this happen to me while running Hearthstone [first time I "gamed" on it] and curious to know if it was heat or driver related. Also, screen flickers in netflix [maximized, not full screen] but not while full screen maximized.

The Core M is an ultra lower powered fanless design. Good for web surfing and other light duty tasks. As has been stated above, it's relatively less powerful than the i5, and does not get any significant battery life gains (from preliminary testing). For the price difference between the 4 gig...

Ok, TECHNICALLY it's not a "case", but this is the bag I use: Bag of Holding - Con-Survival Edition I do a lot of travelling for work [and by travelling, I mean cross country flights], and I need something that will store my travel laptop [SP4 ATM] + charger, + battery charger for phones...

I couldn't get a response out of it, so I took it back and exchanged it.

I had a similar issue with the first one I purchased. Did a restore to factory settings [long story] that ended with it stuck at that same screen. Best I could figure was corrupt hard drive.