Worth it for the AA batteries alone.

Hot, but personally I wouldn't get the base model with the Core M processor. Would spend the extra £100 to get the i5.

Don't not buy? So do buy then.

Care to explain? Many people on here including myself are on Win10 with no "major problem". Running it on a Surface Pro 3 and not had any issues.

Is this deal this on?

A big thank you for posting this - I used O2 Priority in combination with a work's Gift Card promo to get £100 off the sticker price.

This SP4 is perfectly adequate for general computing, even with 4GB, and only when I start really abusing it (including running DUOS to make it into an Android tablet) does the performance drop off. The pay-back is that it's my first truly silent PC, and that is well worth coveting for home use.

Run 3 other monitors (with Displaylink) from an iPad? Good luck with that!

You can use the surface (3) pro dock with the 4 you are eligible for a free adaptor from MS to allow it to fit as it is a little thinner than the 3. the old dock is on offer at currys at just under £100 with the new smaller non supportive dock £165
source
https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/hardware-and-drivers/using-docking-station-adaptor?os=windows-10#dockingWin10

The core m in the SP4 *is* a skylake CPU - a big jump up from broadwell core m and perfectly usable as a daily driver laptop. If you're happy sticking with 4GB ram and 128GB SSD then it'll be roughly on par with the i5 for general browsing/office stuff. And it's fanless so no noise at all

Code doesn't work!

Still got my Surface Pro 1 and it's working great. The i5 processor is still speedy but oh boy is the battery life terrible. It can manage around 4 hours with normal use. Might upgrade one day to the new Surface but I'm not a fan of the move from a 16:9 screen just to copy Apple.

Also Windows 10 is terrible on touch only devices, 8.1 was far superior and was a joy to use on Surface. It was almost like the OS for made specifically for it. There are still many things Microsoft will have to address before it's as intuitive as it was before. Metro IE was fantasic.

Clearly for power users and gamers, this device hits the spot. If you're looking for a windows PC/tablet and don't need anything fancy, consider a Teclast X98 Air. I've had mine for about a month now and it continues to impress me. Full Windows 10, 2048x1536 and dual boots in to Android 5. The price? Around £100. Add another £20 and you'll get one with a built in SIM card slot.

Not apple. Hot :smiley:

Listening to somebody who works for currys was his first mistake

Worth it for the AA batteries alone.

I agree .. Got mine in the post yesterday.. Took a while to update but after that no issues at all.. Actually enjoy using it..

I am really interested in the Surface. I'd like this as my major work machine (I work in a school). What do owners think? Could you justify ditching the desktop and using this as your work base?

There is no issue, its simply that the device requires an immediate software update as soon as it has turned on. Reason being a Win10 update was released just as the pro4 was released. Simple answer is to update the software upon purchase and it will run smoothly
P.s i work for microsoft

Don't buy the M processor version. pay extra and get the skylake latest generation processor. it's definitely worth it.

But you said don't not buy now which means buy now. :smile:

clubuk: And it seems like your brother was told to wait since they didn't have any stock, rather than because a known problem was being fixed.

You still haven't said what the actual problem is that should stop people from buying it now :confused:

But for people using this as a new Macbook alternative, then of course the core M is just fine for those people :smiley:

don't not buy for now ,currently there is a major problem with Win10 ,

​no wait couple weeks that's what the salesperson told my brother.but it's upto you I am only telling what happened yesterday with my brother .

hey, would you know how i could get a cheap sp1 now and where? is it worth it to get sp1 now. ​

So you mean do buy now.

​it's a great product, like you I told my brother to buy which he did , but when he had the problem, he took it back to the store in South Ruslip, they could replace the 256gb model out of stock,but the guy said wait for couple weeks in,I suggest you tell your friend to wait for a couple weeks

[/quote]don't not buy for now[quote]
So your double-negative means that we should buy it? It seems fine to me.

Why would you lie? They are not stocking the pro4s in dixons travel yet, Im travelling in 3 weeks through T5 and spoke to them yesterday. No plans to stock before xmas

What major problems? I know there have been a couple of driver issues, but nothing major to stop people from buying it. What problems did your brother have? I'm curious as a friend of mine wants one so not sure if I should tell him to wait now.

​look pro4 256gb has a major problem with Win10 it's a fact there are non in stock at currys my brother bought his at T5 4 days ago and returned it back yesterday the sales person said they have had many returns he said wait for couple of weeks time

if you know a student, you can save £75 quid at Microsofts store.

I really liked my SP1 but got fed up with battery life, especially if I wanted to do a bit of gaming or playing films on high brightness, battery would lose 50% in an hour.

Doh quoted wrong post. CBA to change it.

This is the M3-6Y30 processor though. If you're spending £700 on an PC I wouldn't settle for less than an i5. I'm not saying everyone needs the power, but if you don't, you probably shouldn't be spending so much on a PC - unless of course money isn't really an object. I think money would be better spent on the Surface Pro 3 with an i5.

My 1st gen Surface pro is still going strong!

Hot, but personally I wouldn't get the base model with the Core M processor. Would spend the extra £100 to get the i5.

Yeah good point. Don't know how to edit my listing though. But yes you just need anything to push the base price over £750 so you can use the voucher from O2 priority.

Tink you may need to explain that the batteries are to put the initial cost, before discount, over £750. So you can use the £50 off £750 with O2?