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    Why Did You Buy Your Surface Pro and How Do You Use It?

    That's a great choice, use the same at home mainly to stay out of my office. I am a disabled USMC Retired and being able to handle anything my huge desktop can do, even run a mac on 27" too. Most of use in my home run ipads, its just me that runs both, sp3 and ipad air 2.
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    post your surface internet speeds!

    I would like to post mine but not at home right now. But I am running just about a dozen or so devices on my home network. So on grandson Network, I get anywhere between 65 to 80 Meg's down and around 12 to 14 up. It's enough bandwidth to do anything I need to do
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    Questions about Surface Pro 2

    Well I have been working on the same idea ever since landing at a hospital for a few weeks. I have several Asus router's band they have there own usb port that your whole Network at home can use, just like having a cloud storage of your own, even my smart tv's can access it. Using a Seagate 2...
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    Surface Outlook vs. iPad iCal...

    Well guys I do have my calendars all syncing with gmail and my outlook 2013 on my surface pro 2. The only way I could get my ipad to match my surface pro was to export gmail calendar to and ics file and it showed up on my sp2. I don't have it perfect yet, got a lot of dups, but I can fix it...
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    post your surface internet speeds!

    Well got the surface pro 2 now and the speed has been a lot better this time. Took the sp1 back, refunded and had to pre order sp2 with 256 on board, plus a 64 gig micro. So that should work out fine. The only problem I got is that when you take your tablet out some where, it really does not...
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    Microsoft will NOT be offering trade-up value for existng type/touch keyboards :-(

    I have to agree. I got the 256 gigs this time. The 1700 bucks for 512, just could not see paying that much. I will say I am very please with sp2. Type cove and all. It really helps me out personally , stay in home office all day sometimes.now do it in bed, now to wait for the 6 inch Nokia...
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    Questions about Surface Pro 2

    Well pie in my face. It was still wrapped in the booklet still in box. Just did not really need to read it again, guess I was wrong, thanks guys. Now that gives me around 540 gigs or so, that's including my 250 gigs trueimge 2014 cloud storage. Its so easy to make an image of my tablet drives...
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    Questions about Surface Pro 2

    Thanks, I will have another look, but don't remember seeing one, only the small booklet. Thanks though, will have another look.
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    Questions about Surface Pro 2

    how come the only users that purchase tablets thru Microsoft get 200 gigs of SkyDrive free, what about the users that onky have bestbuy to purchase tablets? I spent just as much for my tablets as others paid. does not sound far to the other users, or am I just being an idiot.
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    First Impressions of SP2

    well it got here and just getting my basic tools installed, my code app, roboform, office and a few others. I have plenty to text, but first impressions are great. I must say that the WiFi now is pegging the meter now, mostly runs around 58 megs DS, 5 megs US. that's on just 2 bars, need to...
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    Microsoft will NOT be offering trade-up value for existng type/touch keyboards :-(

    hey guys, just wait till next year when Intel releases a new chip that improves battery life by 70%, its going in the tablet. I am big time techie and always go for the gold.
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    Surface Pro Failed to Update to 8.1 - Help needed

    not sure if this pertains to you or not, but if you have not updated all your win8 updates, installing windows 8.1 will fail.
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    Surface Pro Failed to Update to 8.1 - Help needed

    I have a few friends pretty much trying to do the same thing, and yes it took hours. I can not understand why either because I have do most of them. always worked for me. I am now on SP2 / win8.1. always make a USB backup, you never know.
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    Surface 2 vs Nokia Lumia 2520

    Thanks for the model number, something brother forgot to tell, well I am just about happy, that is if both devices marry well, you get the picture. Thank so very much for the return!
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    Surface 2 vs Nokia Lumia 2520

    Thank you very much for your input! My brother says he waiting for the new 6 inch Nokia, don't remember the model but from what I have been hearing, a windows cell and the tablets plus my huge desktop is going to be a sweet match. Thank you for your input, really helps me out with this much...
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    Surface 2 vs Nokia Lumia 2520

    I have been wondering how IPad 5 is doing. I normally have both. Waiting to pickup my SP 2 256 g soon. Now I need a new cell, so it's down to os, win8.1 or android. As long as they meet the specs I want and need, I will keep waiting. Been on month 2 month for 2/12 years now with verizon. I am...
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    First Impressions of SP2

    I have pre ordered and got my email, just have not gone to pickup, been a bit sick over the weekend. I am looking forward to get the SP 2 256 g. My one question is, has anyone seen the new mouse with a curve or the power type cover. I hear that keyboard really helps the batt life out, even...
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    I plan on getting the 256 or the 512

    I agree, the 256 will do me just fine as well, bestbuy is taking mine back and allowing me to get my pre order. As for the power keyboard, I talked with my brother in Dallas, he is the hardware guy of the family and me, well mostly software. He said it might be November, but also Microsoft has...
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    I plan on getting the 256 or the 512

    i have to agree, taking my sp1 back to bestbuy and return it and keyboard so i can go ahead and pre order sp pro 2. since i am an elite plus member, i get 45 days to return instead of 15 days. i called them just to ask if i could trade it in for 350.00, but when she looked up my account she said...
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    I plan on getting the 256 or the 512

    Sorry guys, hit the wrong button, should have been reply to thread. I do apologize!:omg:
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