Surface Pro 3
This weekend Microsoft introduced a new model of the Surface Pro 3. Like the existing two Core i7 models, this new version uses Intel's Core i7-4650U CPU. At $1299 in the United States, the new model is significantly cheaper than the next Core i7 model, which starts at $1549. In fact, it's the same price as the high end version of the existing Core i5 model. With this new introduction, the Surface Pro 3 lineup is now as follows. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Configuration Options (Core i3 Omitted) Configuration $999 $1299 $1299 $1549 $1949 CPU Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i7-4650U Intel Core i7-4650U Intel Core i7-4650U TDP 15W 15W 15W 15W 15W Cores/Threads 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Frequency Base/Max Turbo 1.9/2.9GHz 1.9/2.9GHz 1.7/3.3GHz 1.7/3.3GHz 1.7/3.3GHz GPU Intel HD 4400 Intel HD 4400 Intel HD 5000 Intel HD 5000 Intel HD 5000 GPU EUs 20 20 40 40 40 GPU Frequency Base/Max Turbo 200/1100MHz 200/1100MHz 200/1100MHz 200/1100MHz 200/1100MHz Storage 128GB SSD 256GB SSD 128GB SSD 256GB SSD 512GB SSD RAM 4GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB In addition to the models above, Microsoft...
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3: Core i3 vs. Core i5 Battery Life
A couple of weeks ago I offered a brief performance preview of the $799 entry level Surface Pro 3 with an Intel Core i3-4020Y. The performance hit in going...
85 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/5/2014First Look: The $799 Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with Core i3
Earlier this Summer Microsoft released Surface Pro 3, a fully equipped Haswell ULT based tablet in a chassis that was much more in line with what you'd expect from...
113 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/23/2014Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review
I can't believe it's only been sixteen months since I published our review of the original Microsoft Surface Pro. It feels like longer but that's likely because Surface RT...
275 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/23/2014Liveblogging with the Surface Pro 3
While we don’t have the full Surface Pro 3 review up yet, I’d figure that it’s worth posting some thoughts on it. For those that didn’t follow our WWDC...
35 by Joshua Ho on 6/4/2014Microsoft Surface Pro 3: Hands On, Display & Performance Preview
Earlier today Microsoft announced its 3rd generation Surface Pro device, aptly named the Surface Pro 3. This is the first Surface model to deviate from the 10.6" 16:9 form...
296 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/20/2014