Microsoft is raising prices on all its current Surface PC offerings, with the midrange devices now starting at above $1,000, and flagships starting at $1,500.
      • thesohoriots@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        20 days ago

        Heck, my surface pro 3 makes a great Linux machine. Still tweaking it but the touchscreen works just fine with Mint, so even an old one could probably do just fine.

      • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        20 days ago

        As long as you don’t mind the webcam not working, which except for the oldest models seemed to be a constant with the Surface tablets.

        Edit: i mean in Linux, as these camera modules are near impossible to support.

      • Doug@piefed.socialEnglish
        6·
        20 days ago

        I remember when the first Surface released and Gabe from Penny Arcade was like “wtf this is better than iPad for drawing. why aren’t they advertising this aspect of it?”

        I don’t know if that’s still true, but I always tucked it in the back of my mind when I was looking for drawing tablets.

          • saltesc@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            20 days ago

            Gnome kind of makes sense for touch.

            I just threw Cachy onto an old Inspiron for a computer to have near me while recording instruments, but a Surface Pro would actually be much better.

            How’s battery and did MS fix those shit house chargersthey had back when I had a Surface Pro 2?