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    Advantages of upgrading to Surface 2 (from first gen Surface RT)

    Bought an RT just four months ago. Was so happy with it that I purchased a Surface 2 the other day based on the excellent reviews on improvements over the RT. I'm still keeping the RT as a backup and as a media player over my WiFi network. I love the upgrade in screen resolution and the...
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    New Surface 2 owner questions

    Don't get me started on how long the updates take. I just got a new Surface 2 the other day. After fully charging the thing, I started the updates. Believe it or not after ten hours, the download progress bar seemed to stop or freeze at near full. I decided to reboot. Only then did it prompt to...
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    Battery Cycle >120 on New Surface 2

    Strange. Is that >12 or >120? Did you buy it brand new or refurbished?
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    Solved Surface 2 not charging

    I initially suspected a faulty charger as well so what I did was to use my rt charger since I still have my rt. Issue was still there, so I was sure my surface 2 charger wasn't the issue. You are correct that Microsoft should be including the five minute pressing of vol+ and power button as a...
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    Battery Life...hmmmmm!

    I have a surface rt and a 2. I always shut down when I expect not needing to access it for more than an hour. Boot time is half a minute anyway, so not much of a hassle. I do this to ensure battery charge is preserved when I am not using it. Shutting down maintains battery charge with almost no...
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    Solved Surface 2 not charging

    Same problem with mine - "plugged in, not charging." Spent the whole night last night and this morning doing measures recommended online. What worked finally for me was to unplug the charger, press and hold volume + and power button for five minutes. After I plugged back, voilà, it said "plugged...
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    Printer question

    I got an RT last May and it detected my canon printer and Logitech Bluetooth mouse without any hitch. Auto detect worked without issues. Just got a Surface 2 yesterday and I'm just doing the updates. My 2 wouldn't charge, but after resorting to recommended measures online, was able to fix it.
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