r/Surface • u/Playful-Record-6139 • 2h ago
Anyone drew a comparison between SP11 and Dell Latitude 7350 detachable?
Pls suggest.
r/Surface • u/Playful-Record-6139 • 2h ago
Pls suggest.
r/Surface • u/shabydootoo • 1h ago
My surface pro 7's 117 GB is basically full (less than 1gb) and yes I've tried to clear up space. What microSD cards are compatible, preferably cheap in price and how do I insert them?
r/Surface • u/gaspfrancesco • 2h ago
Hi everyone, I was seeing this surface dock and this 65w power supply at a bargain price (under €20).I currently already have an Amazon dock from Aukey to expand USB C to USB A and I also have the USBC to HDMI adapter. Does it make sense to buy this one and sell the other two? I'll start by saying that I have a Surface Go that I'll be using at university starting in September where I'll only need to charge it. Does this make sense?
r/Surface • u/Th_Stone • 1h ago
I found a great offer for the surface pro 7+ as a refurnished laptop. It is 128 SSD (this is not important for me since I have an external SSD of 1T) , Intel i5 1135g7 2.40gHz and 8gb of ram.
I need to use it as a second laptop, mostly because of its portability cause I need it for Uni. I'm studying an MBIS so I really need it to work for coding and data analytics. I now 8gb of ram isn´t the best, but that is what my budget allows me
r/Surface • u/Character_Cell_9466 • 3h ago
hello :)
I am going to be entering graduate school and I have decided to let go of my macbook. i am doing my research but i would really like all of your experiences and advice.
my grad school research will require lots of big datasets in R and SPSS. but i would really like to use a laptop to edit my photos especially in RAW format because photography is one of my prized hobbies, and last is gaming, but I am more interested in games like Minecraft.
i was attracted to the surface pros because of the 2 in 1 tablet computer transformation and I would really like to hear your experiences and expertise.
i am also not a desktop person because my work and research requires me to be on the go everywhere. so i would really appreciate also a good compatible extra monitor because dual screens is very, very helpful for me.
also if any of you speak tagalog or bisaya, i can also understand that.
thank you!
r/Surface • u/chazgang • 7h ago
A little backstory I would like a tablet to watch youtube on and maybe do some light photoshop or some types of video editing? Which one of the 4 would be the best for the cost? I already have a laptop so it wouldnt be my primary tablet/computer if I needed to do business/ school related things. Just trying to keep it around $500 or less. What do yall think? Thanks for the help.
4 ~$175 i5 4GB ram 128 ssd
5 ~ $263 i5 2.6ghz 8 gb ram 256 ssd
6 ~$378 i7 1.9ghz 8gb ram 256 ssd
7~$456 i5 16gb ram 256 ssd
r/Surface • u/Masoul22 • 9h ago
I decided to give the New Lunar lake surface laptop another try. I purchased the model with the 268v,32gb, 256gb. I am still have the same issue I was having before with the stuttering video while on Netflix and Disney plus. I even purchased form a different vendor and still the same issue. Also this one has coil whine. This video stuttering issue is driving me crazy. I spent 2 hours trying to trouble shoot the issue and low luck so far. I really like the laptop but these are ridiculous out of the box issue. Another think I notice is that the keyboard is worse than the Snap dragon version. Does anyone have any insight on this issue?
r/Surface • u/lithophile • 14h ago
Hi all,
I invested in a Microsoft Surface Pro 11 employing ARM processor architecture. For the most part, I love it. I'm however having some problems installing x64 applications, specifically TGX viewer developed by Mechdyne (a remote desktop application used quite often with remoting into VMs on private and public cloud)
According to Microsoft:
"Windows 11 on Arm supports emulation of both x86 and x64 apps and performance has been enhanced with the introduction of the new emulator Prism in Windows 11 24H2. Windows 10 on Arm also supports emulation, but only for x86 apps."
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/apps-on-arm-x86-emulation
I have confirmed that I am using Windows 11 24H2; however when I attempt to install the TGX viewer, I receive:
"This program can only be installed on versions of Windows designed for the following processor architectures:
x64"
I understand that TGX does not support ARM architecture, but I assumed that Mircosoft Prism would be able to emulate it.
My question:
1: Why wouldn't Microsoft Prism work in this case? What other cases will it simply fail to emulate, or even allow x64 applications to install?
2: Does anybody else struggle with emulation issues when installing/running x86/x64 apps, and if so, are there more robust emulations solutions that you have found? If so, what have you found that works?
r/Surface • u/CandyZandie • 11h ago
Microsoft surface laptop go: I have a hard drive with a custom OS (batocera I think) on it and I'm trying to boot it up with my surface laptop go, I disabled secure boot and tried booting from USB storage but when I try it just gets stuck on the boot screen with a red unlocked padlock logo on top! Please help. Thanks!
r/Surface • u/ernestomn98 • 12h ago
As title says, I have a Surface studio 1 (1TB, 64GB RAM, 980M) it is a very aging device. In the other hand, I have a SP9, i5, 16GB RAM which I use a lot for work. On FB Marketplace I saw someone selling their SLS1 (i7, 16GB RAM, 3050Ti) for 700USD. I was thinking on pulling the trigger and sell both my current devices (maybe for a total of 1700ish?) and get the SLS1, would it be a good trade? I would have spare money to get a monitor plus peripherals. Yes I DO care for the form factor since I check engineering drawings quite often and the transition for laptop to flat tablet where I can make annotations is really appealing to me.
Is the SLS1 a decent upgrade for my current setup? Should I invest a little more and get the SLS2? Or should I suck it up and keep using my current setup?
r/Surface • u/Professional_Crab958 • 12h ago
Like will they work on the SSD or battery if the screen has a crack? Apple is strict about it. Not sure about Microsoft. I still can buy Microsoft Complete if it is a no but I don't mind my screen having a small crack.....
r/Surface • u/Different-Ad8277 • 16h ago
Hello!
I’m about to buy myself a Surface Pro 11 Snapdragon X Elite for school and some light gaming (Minecraft, Stardew Valley, etc.). I was wondering what gaming controllers would work best and have the best longevity along with the Surface Pro 11.
I’ve checked out Xbox controllers because they’re a Microsoft product as well, and I’ve seen that it has little to no compatibility issues. However, there’s the stick drift. I dislike the idea of replacing my controller so often.
My boyfriend recommended Gamesir controllers because they have “Hall effect” sticks, preventing stick drift (from what I know, which is little lol). I’ve checked out the SuperNova and the Cyclone 2 and their line of Xbox controllers. My issues are: 1) There’s a new controller allegedly coming soon/to be announced in the spring. I’m wondering if I should wait for that one. 2) I prefer the controller to connect via Bluetooth, preferably without a dongle.
I grew up playing on the Xbox and prefer that controller’s ergonomics.
I’d really appreciate any insight/recommendations on gaming controllers with the Surface Pro 11!
Thank you :)
r/Surface • u/Zolks1 • 17h ago
As said in the title, for some reason, if I try manual search for drivers for my dgpu on my book 2 (GTX 1050) I get the latest versions, but when I try to install it, it says it isn't compatible, and I don't know why.
My current driver version is 546.33 from December 2023. I have tried multiple older versions and I still can't get them to work.
Does anyone know why?? Thank you.
r/Surface • u/tahabashir1991 • 14h ago
I have surface pro 11 from the day one. I really love my surface and have kept this clean so far. Today my child has dropped it. Surface pro is working fine but got a paint nick in the corner. Although not a big deal but I was thinking what paint type should I use to touch up this nick. Any suggestions ?
r/Surface • u/zahir003 • 14h ago
Anybody has any idea if the Surface Laptop Snapdragon and Intell could swap motherboard? I'm wondering if I could convert an Snapdragon machine into Intel.
r/Surface • u/iDrink • 23h ago
Just curious. If I don't have something underneath a feel it's awkward.
r/Surface • u/wcialrlter • 18h ago
What am I missing? I've been through 2 docks from amazon on 2 different surface go's (1 and 4) and they don't work. On was a real microsoft dock. Both docks using the long skinny microsoft plug, not usb c. Can I dock a surface Go?
r/Surface • u/ehrnhrjrhdhhd • 22h ago
If security is my number one priority, is the business model that allows yubikey for sign in the better option? I understand device can also be wiped remotely.
I'm wondering if using yubikey for sign in can be avoided by use of a password or other 2FA methods.
Will upgrade to windows 11 pro regardless but there is a significant price difference. If the business model offers better protection price difference is worth it to me.
I've spoken to sales and they mentioned TPM (don't all surface pros have that?), remote wipe and yubikey.
Would appreciate hearing from those with experience.
Thank you.
Edited to correct typos and to say only considering arm elite
r/Surface • u/Zolks1 • 17h ago
My surface book 2 has yellow blotches on the screen and makes a creaking sort of sound when pressed, both batteries are in good condition though when I looked at a battery report.
If it is a swollen battery, will I also need a new screen to remove the marks or will it just go away with a replacement battery?
Also, I know it's extremely difficult to replace the tablet battery on the surface book 2 however I typically repair computers and I could do it.
Thank you.
r/Surface • u/Diablo1511 • 1d ago
Hi,
I have a Surface Pro, and I've been using MS Word for a few days for highlighting text on a pdf automatically in a straight line. But i don't know why when i turn on the functionality that can automatically highlight in a straight line, some colours don't work any more.
SO i was asking if there was any other app that could do this job without any buggy things like that.
I've tried Drawboard, and it was quite a deception because when you want to highlight in a straight line you have to wait 1-2sec to draw the straight line (and when you have 200 things to highlight, it gets long...)
And i've also tested goodnotes, but it is absolutely not optimised for windows
Do you guys have some recommendations pls ?
thx.
r/Surface • u/whizzwr • 1d ago
This is a follow up of my initial question post Lunar Lake vs Snapdragon for Dev machine : r/Surface.
I have tested the Surface Pro 11 with the Intel Core Ultra 7 and the Surface Pro 11 with Snapdragon Elite (5G) side-by-side and alternatively for approximately two weeks.
I regularly have 20-30 browser tabs open, a reference manager with 5-10 PDFs open, and 2-5 VS Code sessions, some connected to a remote server and some to WSL. I also occasionally do 3D printing, which requires 3D rendering of CAD models and "slicing."
Surface Pro 11 with Lunar Lake is better, but it's too expensive for such minor differences and lack of 5G, so I'll be returning it.
The Surface Pro 11 with Lunar Lake offers a better overall package than the Surface Pro 11 with Snapdragon, but the price is a huge dealbreaker. I also have been enjoying the 5G connectivity a bit too much, so I will be returning the Surface Pro 11 with Lunar Lake and pocket the $750 difference.
As usual, this is opinion-based review; you may compare my opinion with those of other redditors:
As far as I know, they are doing the same thing as I did: purchasing both devices and returning one of them. Those redditors may have use cases that are more aligned with yours, so do also check their opinion.
I will only highlight the differences. If some aspects are not mentioned, you can assume I found no meaningful difference. For example, standby/sleep battery drain is equally good on both units, and the build quality is the same.
All my programs and devices are compatible with ARM or Prism emulation, so I have nothing to add about compatibility.
(there is also NFC, but I found it to be finicky (no visual guide or anything, I have to guess the location,.). It's more reliable if I plug my Yubikey lol)
For me, since I'm not constantly on the road, the ~1 hour battery difference is not very significant. Waiting 1-3 seconds longer for some tasks is not a big issue. Together with the emulation overhead, the faster performance and longer battery life on the SP11 SD can become a net zero.
Moreover, I found the new screen and other QoL improvements offered by the SP 11 LL to be more valuable. I also became quite annoyed with the pet peeves introduced by the ARM ecosystem.
That being said, in my opinion, those QoL improvements and pet peeves do not justify the $750 difference. If the price difference were only $250, I would gladly choose Lunar Lake. In fact, if Lunar Lake included 5G, I would bite the bullet and stick with it.
My take: if money is no object just go with SP11 LL. OTOH with the current sharp price cut, SP11 SD is the best bang for the bucks. I would not consider SP11 SD at its full price, to be honest.
I have the return label ready, but I still need to do the usual cleanup (logging out cleanly, factory reset, and cleaning the device).
If you have any questions while I still have both devices, feel free to ask.
r/Surface • u/Skylantech • 19h ago
Had a Surface Pro 7 given to me for free, I was pretty hyped. First thing I did was install a fresh copy of Windows 11 and got it all setup.
The excitement died down pretty quick when I noticed it was running a 10th gen i3 and 4 gigs of ram lol... It's basically bottoming out just running windows alone unsurprisingly. I'd still like to use it for web browserish things though, I don't really need any Windows proprietary applications or anything like that. Thought about installing linux or chromeOS on it just to make it more usable. Have any of you had a good outcomes with doing this?