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Surface Pro 3 here, with keyboard. Got it at first release, however long ago that was, with keyboard. Love it. Reboot once in a while, usually when the touchpad is a bit wonky, but otherwise no problems. Great machine, and ultra-portable.
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I also have the Surface Pro 3, at work where I have a docking station with keyboard and two 24" monitors. I will often take it home where I have a monitor to attach, but use the little flat keyboard there. I have had no problems with it after getting used to Windows 10.
I support 2 Surfaces at my office, a 3 and a 4. They are very nice but the 4 is a constant support issue. Always having trouble with that thing and it's been replaced once already because the battery just decided to stop charging. It was 3 months old.
Now I am working on the Surface 3 as I type this. The keyboard cover just stopped working.
Not to mention they are very expensive.
I would honestly get a Win 10 tablet from Lenovo or Asus.
Cheaper and every bit as good (if not better).
Seriously. I have an Asus tablet I paid $350 for and it has been more reliable then the Surface 4 Pro has been. To be fair the 3 has been pretty reliable but the guy using it isn't a POWER USER.
Be careful of underpowered W10 tablets, the ones with Atom style processors, if you plan to do anything other than email and word processing. Also watch storage.
I was asking these questions because I recently purchased a new Surface Windows 10. I'm having frequent issues with the removable keyboard. I hope nothing else happens like someone else was talking about.
I de- and re- attached it a dozen times. Detach, reboot, reattach. Tried that a few times. Uninstalled the type cover and reinstalled. Finally I checked the MS website. Should have done that first, of course. DOH!
I was skeptical...but it worked. Reminds me of the old Blackberry. Pulling the battery out fixed just about everything on those.
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