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I use mine directly plugged into the SP3 so that I don't have to buy a dock, or to use for giving presentations.

I can now confirm the Startech VGA adapter works well as well. http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Mini-DisplayPort-Video-Adapter/dp/B0031SEMBQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1409939570&sr=1-1&keywords=startech+vga+mini+displayport

I had to update from within desktop onenote for double click to work. file - account - update options - update now That gave me the option under advanced settings to make the desktop version my default onenote as well, which i wanted. I also wish there was an option to have double click...

Cable Matters MDP to HDMI/DVI/VGA - had a loose connection so would work if Surface was lying down but not when standing with kickstand. Could have simply been a faulty cable. This would have been a great option since it is HDMI and VGA...

Thanks Bandito. I have ordered two other brands to try. After I try them I will report back on what worked for me. If all have a problem I will considering using a razor blade to shave one down.

If you buy office now you get 1tb on onedrive. for students, that's $80 for 4 years. a great deal.

You can still get $150 as a student in the USA till September 3. Even though I just finished my PhD the store people didn't need to know I was techinically not a student anymore... All you need is a .edu address. Got an i5 128 gb for $850 :)

Other than it costs 4x more than adapters with 4.5 star reviews and hundreds of confirmed purchases on Amazon? A lot of the people here seem just made of money. In fact, the adapter I need isn't even in stock (the one linked above is for TVs I guess - I don't have one) and even the Microsoft...

Know what? Even though I was so sure it wasn't the cable since I could jiggle it all around when the SP3 was laying down with no problem, I just confirmed that when standing up if I just push in the cable farther it would output the connection, but if I let go lose it gain. Perhaps I just found...

Like I said - I can jiggle the cable and pull it when the tablet is lying down with no problem. as soon as i lift the tablet .5 centimeter though the display reverts to the built-in display. i can't output to the external at all if the tablet is standing with its kickstand. seems like the SP3 to...

I restarted and it worked standing up for a minute but then when I tested by moving the Surface around and the cables it reverted back to the behavior where it must be lying down. I turned off auto screen rotation as a test - no effect.

I just got a Cable Matters mini displayport to hdmi/vga/dvi adapter from Amazon. I am using it right now on my Asus monitor. However, it will not work unless the SP3 is lying flat! I have checked the connection, and when flat I can yank the cable all around with no loss of connection, like even...

Do you guys realize the power adapter is $80 alone? Is there a good alternative brand that won't catch on fire? Does nobody have an answer to the actual question regarding the longevity when the screen is off?

Fair enough, but I'm still curious to know the difference between its persistence with the screen off and on. I'm fairly sure the screen is something like half the energy draw?

I think my title succinctly asks my question. I primarily intend to use my Surface Pro 3 as a tablet as a scientific lab notebook, taking notes on experiments, entering data, taking pictures of setups, and also in meetings for notes, and for reading journal article PDFs and taking notes. But...