SP3 vs SP4
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I played with the SP4 at my local MS store for a few minutes, and might be only one that thought that the device itself was not significantly different. Note that my testing does not involve battery life or processing speed.
The biggest thing is that I didn't notice a huge difference in appearance or screen quality. 0.3 inches did not make a difference to me. I thought they could have easily packed more screen into the frame. It was a little thiner and lighter but again nothing notable.
The biggest improvement to be was the keyboard and touchpad. It made a huge difference, but I can buy that for my SP3.
I think if someone was buying a SP for the first time, they would be very impressed with the SP4 but for someone that has a SP3 I don't think the device itself (not keyboard) is a huge improvement.
The biggest thing is that I didn't notice a huge difference in appearance or screen quality. 0.3 inches did not make a difference to me. I thought they could have easily packed more screen into the frame. It was a little thiner and lighter but again nothing notable.
The biggest improvement to be was the keyboard and touchpad. It made a huge difference, but I can buy that for my SP3.
I think if someone was buying a SP for the first time, they would be very impressed with the SP4 but for someone that has a SP3 I don't think the device itself (not keyboard) is a huge improvement.
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I couldn't test that in the 3min I played with it obviously. While my SP3 does have heating issues at times, it's not terrible IMO.
Here is link about the liquid cooling of the sp4. Still has a fan, but I think it will not have the heating problem of the sp3.
http://www.windowscentral.com/heres...ll-keep-cool-its-hybrid-liquid-cooling-system
http://www.windowscentral.com/heres...ll-keep-cool-its-hybrid-liquid-cooling-system
I thought the SP4, aside from the entry version M, has a fan. Does it not?
What I meant to imply with my comment was I am interested in how the new generation of CPU performs under load within virtually the same footprint as the SP3.
Saw this after typing my comments in my prior post. Reading it now.
For the SP4, there is a new hybrid cooling system that offers more "effective" heat management seen here:
The secret sauce behind the Surface Pro 4 "hybrid liquid cooling"
The secret sauce behind the Surface Pro 4 "hybrid liquid cooling"
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