Surface Pro 5 Discussion

[Gainiac]

Hey there,

since the SP4 is now available for quite a time, some of us may look forward to the SP5. This should be a discussion thread about possible and desired features and the possible release date.
New I will beginn. I want the SP5 to not be bigger than the SP4 and it must either have an USB C Thunderbolt port in the tablet itself or a dock providing the port for using an external graphics card.
So what are your thoughts about the SP5?

 

[GreyFox7]

Reliability. Stability. Dependability. Bug Free.

 

[coolowl]

I do not yet own a Surface, but wouldn't a larger screen make working in Excel easier? Why not two size options?

 

[Gainiac]

I do not yet own a Surface, but wouldn't a larger screen make working in Excel easier? Why not two size options?

I am mostly using my surface at university, so a bigger one would be to uncomfortable. Your idea with two options would be a good idea.

 

[jrioux]

I'd love for the SP5 to have a larger screen. Perhaps there should be two sizes of the pro - 12.3 and 14? At least two thunderbolt ports and a bigger or longer lasting battery without adding weight would be great.

 

[daveyp]

12.5" screen, same form factor, better battery life if possible. would like it to continue with backwards compatibility (dock, pen, keyboards). im generally very happy with the surfaces' features and size. USB-C would be okay, but i see the device being replaced before any real need for it.

the only "big" thing I really want, and it wont happen, is user-upgradable drives and RAM. maybe wireless charging, if implemented correctly.

 

[hughlle]

I am mostly using my surface at university, so a bigger one would be to uncomfortable. Your idea with two options would be a good idea.

Indeed. But in my opinion it should be the current size, and 10". Any bigger than what we already have and you begin to lose what makes a surface a surface. It's unweildy enough as it is. I imagine the answer is if you want bigger, but a surface book.

 

[ScottyS]

Reliability. Stability. Dependability. Bug Free.

That would be a first for Microsoft

 

[GreyFox7]

That would be a first for Microsoft

The 80/20 rule should be replaced by the 90/10 rule or maybe 95/5 rule.

Aim higher and the resulting delivery will be higher.

Note that you rarely hit all your targets dead on so if you aim at 80% and have a few design misses and a few implementation misses totaling 20% the result may only be 60%. where if you aim for 90% and demand higher then your misses may only total 10% and the result is 80%. or if you really crank it up and aim for 95% and have only 5% misses your delivery is 90%.

I've only been saying this since before MS did their Trustworthy Computing Security lockdown in 2002 to make Security a top priority. They need a new memo... Security and Quality are top priority. The two are really inseparable as poor quality leads to poor security.

I hope they are learning from these experiences and it all leads to better products otherwise they are destined to making the same mistakes over and over again.

A toast: To better quality and fewer mistakes.

 

[ScottyS]

I can see the advertisements "New and improved SP5! All the features of the SP4 only in this one everything works for everybody all the time!"

 

[PotatoHole]

Ok, possible ideas for a Pro 5 could be:-

Bigger batteries.

Maybe an inch bigger screen.

A keyboard with changeable background led lights.

I small led on the top rim that flashes different colour to alert to incoming email, messages, forum updates etc.

A slightly faster set of CPUs.

Bigger range of SSD's, upto 1.5TB.

Different type of screen, maybe even an IPS.

G-sync and FreeSync.

Fingerprint reader on the tablet rather than optional keyboard.

Better quality speakers.

2 x USB3/c

And as always a higher pixel density.

They need to make Edge better as well, I still currently mostly use Chrome.

A detachable keyboard that has it's own little battery so you can use it even when it is not physically attached to the tablet.

I tougher and more scratch resistant screen (although I've had no issues with the Surface Pro 4 screen).

I'm sure as time goes by that Windows 10 will keep getting upgrades to the point that using this tablet will become an enjoyable, smooth bug free experience. But if I find out they are with holding updates so that they can use them as a selling feature for a pro 5 I'll be pretty unhappy. I doubt they would stoop so low though.

 

[GreyFox7]

I could go for some WiGigness and a WiGig dock.
And USB-C with USB 3.1 gen 2 10Gb/Thunderbolt 3 support this would also enable the possibility of a TB3 connected dock. i.e. a standards based vs proprietary connection for the dock.