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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by tunnuz on Saturday November 12, 2022 @05:20PM (#33577735)
I have been looking for a few days for a small Windows-based 2-in-1 tablet with a keyboard cover and a stylus to

  1. carry around and do some coding on,
  2. watching movies / studying and browsing,
  3. drawing / taking notes.
My search so far landed on the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Go 3. The former has significantly better performance, which I like, but it's basically the size of a proper laptop. The latter is 10" or so, which is the size I'm looking for, but apparently has terrible performance. Can anybody recommend some more options?
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by blackguardx on Saturday November 12, 2022 @05:49PM (#33577959)
I have a Surface Go 2 and it works fine for the stuff you listed. The only possible issue is that the keyboard isn't full-sized and can feel cramped.
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by returnofzyx on Saturday November 12, 2022 @06:27PM (#33578291)
Any thoughts on the relatively low PWM frequency of the Surface Go 2's display? Do you notice it?
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by blackguardx on Saturday November 12, 2022 @09:28PM (#33579342)
The display seems fine to me. I didn’t do any research before I bought it besides using it in a store. I don’t think most people notice the nitpicky details hardcore reviewers seem to catch.
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by returnofzyx on Sunday November 13, 2022 @03:04PM (#33586761)
Thanks for the feedback.
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by cowtools on Saturday November 12, 2022 @06:05PM (#33578099)
I reccomend the Lenovo Surface Gogo Plus 4, it has a great screen and battery life for doodling on the go. The YangShi Utilipad Pro is another great option if you are on a limited budget
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by tunnuz on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:28AM (#33580863)
Do you mean the Lenovo Tab P11 Plus?
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by justsomehnguy on Saturday November 12, 2022 @06:18PM (#33578209)
> but apparently has terrible performance

This is probably for eMMC version with 4GB RAM. SSD version with 8Gb should be just fine your listed tasks.

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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by tunnuz on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:29AM (#33580872)
Thanks!
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by Kipters on Saturday November 12, 2022 @07:06PM (#33578552)
If the cost and size of the Pro 8 is ok for you compared to the Go 3's, consider the Pro X or the newer Pro 9 5G, they're based on a ARM64 SoC [0]. They're more than enough for all of what you mentioned, they're fanless and the battery lasts longer

[0] Microsoft SQ2 and SQ3 respectively, which in turn are binned and rebranded Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 and 3 respectively

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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by Nullabillity on Saturday November 12, 2022 @07:25PM (#33578669)
"Do some coding" can mean a lot of things. Rustc still chews through desktop-class CPUs.
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by tunnuz on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:29AM (#33580869)
You're right, I should have been more specific. I'm thinking toy projects in Rust.
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by tunnuz on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:30AM (#33580880)
I think that the size is an important detail for me. I have a 13" laptop that I can use when I can carry it, but I'm thinking more something that I can fit in the front pocket of my Napapijri Rainforest jacket.
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by nicbou on Saturday November 12, 2022 @09:33PM (#33579364)
Try the Windows drawing software first. I found all of it nigh unusable and ended up getting an iPad Mini.

Having to go through file save dialogs to close the drawing app just killed the joy for me.

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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by tunnuz on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:26AM (#33580850)
I have picked up https://www.heavypaint.com, which I use as a pastime (I am not an illustrator). It's multi-platform, but I believe it needs to be installed outside of the Microsoft store.
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Re:Surface Pro 9 teardown reveals modular parts, Microsoft’s... by tunnuz on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:31AM (#33580881)
Having said that, HEAVYPAINT is also quite heavy in resource usage.
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