capt_aubery
New Member
Hello,
I am in the market for a tablet. I have been looking at a few different Android and Windows 8.1 tablets. I am really digging on the Surface Pro 3. I am going to guess that the lowest model of the Surface Pro 3 line, the i3/4GB/64GB, will do the job just fine for me. All I will be doing is web browsing, downloading, watching shows and movies via streaming services and downloads (legal). I will also like to use game streaming services like Limelight and Steam In-Home streaming, using both wifi and Ethernet, to stream to TVs on my home network and locally on the device.
I know that some of the Android tablets can do all of that, but the Surface really grabs my attention, especially since I can use a USB Ethernet adapter and a mini display port adapter for HDMI. I also like the fact that the Surface has 4GB of RAM. Most other devices go rom 1GB to 3GB, which isn't bad, but I rather have more for "future-proofing", for lack of a better term. I like the idea of having a full blown Windows 8.1 machine available, literally, at my fingertips.
I guess what I am trying to get at is: Will the i3 Surface Pro 3 do what I need it to do? Or, better yet, is it overkill for what I need it to do? Should I wait until May for the Atom version? And, how much more powerful is the i3 over the Atom? Sorry about all of the questions, I am trying to be informed as much as I can before making the purchase.
If you made it this far in my post, I thank you for reading all of the way through it with out falling asleep lol. I would like to thank all responders in advance for any and all help, suggestions and advice.
Thank you!
I am in the market for a tablet. I have been looking at a few different Android and Windows 8.1 tablets. I am really digging on the Surface Pro 3. I am going to guess that the lowest model of the Surface Pro 3 line, the i3/4GB/64GB, will do the job just fine for me. All I will be doing is web browsing, downloading, watching shows and movies via streaming services and downloads (legal). I will also like to use game streaming services like Limelight and Steam In-Home streaming, using both wifi and Ethernet, to stream to TVs on my home network and locally on the device.
I know that some of the Android tablets can do all of that, but the Surface really grabs my attention, especially since I can use a USB Ethernet adapter and a mini display port adapter for HDMI. I also like the fact that the Surface has 4GB of RAM. Most other devices go rom 1GB to 3GB, which isn't bad, but I rather have more for "future-proofing", for lack of a better term. I like the idea of having a full blown Windows 8.1 machine available, literally, at my fingertips.
I guess what I am trying to get at is: Will the i3 Surface Pro 3 do what I need it to do? Or, better yet, is it overkill for what I need it to do? Should I wait until May for the Atom version? And, how much more powerful is the i3 over the Atom? Sorry about all of the questions, I am trying to be informed as much as I can before making the purchase.
If you made it this far in my post, I thank you for reading all of the way through it with out falling asleep lol. I would like to thank all responders in advance for any and all help, suggestions and advice.
Thank you!
