Just bought this at Currys Cardiff (Culver store )
Says demo on box ,but mine was brand new from store room,one brand new one left
Sku no 113598 .Check your local store there a few about
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Interloper
29 Dec 1544#82
Some of these comments just boggle my mind.
Feels cheap compared to a Macbook Air? BS. I own a Macbook Pro and this is comparable in build quality and materials (magnesium, in case you're wondering). Plus the SP3 screen canes the TF display on an Air - I should know, I owned one and sold it because I got sick of the lousy viewing angles.
App Store a joke? Not enough apps? Every Windows desktop app ever created not enough for you?
If you are wondering what the appeal of this is, it isn't for you. This is a product line designed for productivity. The killer feature is the pen. Do you need/want to take handwritten notes? Do you want to digitally mark up PDFs? Do you want to sketch or manipulate photos in the full suite of Adobe apps?
If you do, the Surface line is incredible. It's a good (not great) tablet. It's a good (not great) laptop. But it's an INCREDIBLE hybrid device. The pen is the key; if you don't need it, buy an iPad or a laptop. It's that simple.
Without the pen, this is just a very premium Windows tablet. But with the pen, there's nothing else like it - including the iPad Pro, which is hobbled by its OS.
cutthroat_jake
29 Dec 1512#94
Take note Microsoft: When a thread on HotUKDeals gets this much heat, then that's the correct price point for your product.
DarrylJohn
28 Dec 1510#15
I can confirm . 5 in stock in Durham. 4 now.
topazz to PR1
29 Dec 154#131
Life's too short. Go on treat yourself and flog the Pro 1 for whatever you can get. One thing's for sure and that is when you are lying on your deathbed and asked whether you have any regrets in life, you will not say "I wish i hadn't bought that bloody surface Pro 3 twenty five years ago!"
Latest comments (315)
Trancetek
25 Jan 16#315
my is out of warranty
i call ms but the can't update warranty ?
bigtam1
25 Jan 16#314
No longer at this price, showing £9999.99 on the system as the fault with the power cord. No longer on sale :disappointed:
Redsenga1
24 Jan 16#313
Nice one just ordered - thanks for heads up Jimbo:p
jimbobaggins
24 Jan 16#312
Good news for all those who managed to snag a Surface Pro 3. Your luck never ends.
Actually , I just checked it again and it may just be the AC cord. Ah well.
Interloper
20 Jan 16#311
An extra £20 off this with O2 Priority app at the moment, too.
Trancetek
19 Jan 16#310
Trancetek
19 Jan 16#309
I don't know how but I manage to get it for 399.97 inc free 1month care plane :smile:
jamesperry31
19 Jan 16#308
Nope, I haven't paid any extra. I don't think I have any of the extra coverage, just 2 years warranty.
beejan
19 Jan 16#307
taken this from microsoft website
Standard limited warranty coverage
With the standard limited warranty you get:
One year of warranty for hardware defects and malfunctions.
90 days of technical support for preinstalled software from the experts at the Microsoft Answer Desk for Surface.
Microsoft Complete
With Microsoft Complete, you get:
Two years of technical support from the Answer Desk.
An additional year of limited warranty coverage.
Accidental damage protection—even from drops and spills.*
You can add Complete up to 45 days after purchase. Just bring your device to a Microsoft retail store for inspection and processing.
did you take the complete warranty and did you pay extra for this
beejan
19 Jan 16#306
Thanks will give it a try and see
jamesperry31
18 Jan 16#305
Using Microsoft support on the website, I got them to call me about a warranty issue. I explained that I'd bought the Surface from PC World the previous day and they asked me to provide a receipt. After emailing that in, I got a call back and was told that the warranty had been extended until 2018! Nothing special, just went through their procedure.
It might be worth noting that this was one of the machines that had gone through 0 battery cycles so was 'as new'.
jamesperry31
11 Jan 16#300
Another update - I bought one of these yesterday from PC World (Hull - St Andrews Quay). There is still one left which has around 300 battery cycles but is in good condition. I also managed to get the hardware warranty extended for another 2 years through Microsoft after getting in touch with their customer services (ends 10/012018). Thanks for posting.
beejan to jamesperry31
18 Jan 16#304
how did you get the warranty to be extended to 2 years ,I thought it was for a year
can you explain please
Interloper
17 Jan 16#303
2 on shelf today at Currys Durham (photo of price ticket):
Both looked in good condition and I couldn't see any yellow colouring on screen but I wasn't in for too long. At least they can be inspected before you buy, I guess. Still a good price considering the new equivalent SP4 will set you back an extra £400.
blue22
13 Jan 16#302
At least 1 in Stafford, with signs of wear near the charging port and the stand seemed a bit 'tired'. The price is excellent if the unit is in very good condition, this one just wasnt... But somebody might want it.
Gareth79
11 Jan 16#301
Guildford store earlier had none - apparently all their stock is MS owned. The Farnborough store had 3 but they had clearly been displayed and were a bit grotty.
bensonburgess
10 Jan 16#299
Tried to get one yesterday in Basildon store.
Stock check showed 2 but they couldn't find them.
So I asked him to check other stores locally.
Harlow was my nearest store and he assured me that if they showed that many they would have them.
Of I went, about 40 minute drive, and got to the store. It was very busy but eventually got someone to check. Guy in warehouse said none out there but they should be in the lockable cupboard under the display.
He found 2, one of which looked heavily used and had a faint scratch on the screen. The other appeared unopened and both had DEMO in pen on the box. One of his colleagues said to him they they couldn't sell it to me today as the demo would have to be removed but to come back tomorrow (which was today).
They were supposed to call but didn't and after spending 15 mins on hold I just went.
Got it and it looks as good as new.
Hope the photo from the Basildon store helps other locate.
Now just need a cheap Surface Pro 3 cover and a dock cheap.
Picard123
7 Jan 16#296
Why is this getting so much heat?
1. Very limited stock
2. Very few stores have them
3. If they're demo, the screen will have been prodded 1000s of times by 1000s of people....
4. £450 aint cheap especially for a lightly used machine.
mike_6480 to Picard123
9 Jan 16#298
Because in many cases they haven't been used at all as some stores have more than one display model and only out inept so others have just been in boxes and are brand new
Jayemkay
6 Jan 16#295
I went to a shop in Birmingham and I was told that they can't sell these, because they are quarantined as they were demo models. Though it was still showing same price in their system. Anybody had similar experience? Anybody bought these from a store in midland region with friendly staff?
jzedward to Jayemkay
9 Jan 16#297
yes I had the same experience in Galashiels, said they couldn't sell
wakkaday
5 Jan 16#294
Any battery tips guys for performance on these devices
tonyk100
4 Jan 16#293
the one in Milton keynes was without a pen and had a small scratch on the screen so I left it myself (@ 3/1/14 ~ 2:30), Northampton riverside had nothing, and mentioned that the other Northampton store had 1 showing (however after the 3 pristine ones at Milton Keynes turned out to be 1 demo unit) I wouldn't trust their stock system at all.
Also tried Loughborough today, and no surface pro 3s with that sku or the docking station sku at Loughborough or surrounding stores. (confused staff and unreliable stock control FTW)
hope that helps someone
sss4g
4 Jan 16#292
I picked one up already but there is one on display at PC World/Currys in Leeds Beeston
mml111
4 Jan 161#291
Just picked one up from the hemel hempstead store at £449. Perfect condition with the pen.
Box has "not for sale - demo only" sticker on it.
addyb
4 Jan 16#290
Are these actually in stock anywhere at a decent prize. Amazon have sold out and they had them for £649 new.
jihadijulz
4 Jan 16#289
Has anyone tried buying from the online car boot sale app...sphok?
PCGuy12
2 Jan 16#285
Checked stores in: Milton Keynes/Bedford/Luton/HighWycombe/Stevenage. All stores had Surface Pro 3 under SKU 113598 BUT all clearance stock marked "pristine" and " ex-display" had same issue: DEMO MODEL i.e. Even PCWorld staff who tried to utilise this deal couldn't for the simple fact the DEMO cannot be easily removed from the machine (tried all sorts of tricks re-installing Windows, reformatting disks etc.). Demo models are owned by Microsoft and are not meant to be made available for sale as clearance stock but staff on PcWorld/Currys simply do not know or don't care - some will be happy to sell you the somewhat "unusable" hardware but some are clued up enough not to go ahead with the sale.
japes to PCGuy12
3 Jan 16#288
Mine came from High Wycome store - marked as Pristine on the system but had been heavily used. The "demo" software was already removed as they had already updated to Windows 10. HDD Test showed it had been powered on 664 times since Feb 2015. Also had the yellow bar down the screen. Decided against getting it repaired (still had Microsoft Hardware warranty) as this seems to be a major flaw.
HistoricDealer
2 Jan 16#287
Yep it takes a few minutes and is completely easy to do - those that know what they are doing know this, but the hardware is in many cases junk - I've seen plenty today all the odd coloured screen :disappointed:
hjf288
2 Jan 16#286
Err the demo mode is easily removed - Goto recovery, run a factory reset and it's gone - simple as that.
I had to run it on my first unit but returned it due to the yellow screen issue, the second one was already reset and left at the Windows 8 setup screen - however just to be sure I ran the upgrade to 10 and set it to remove all files/don't keep any files.
HistoricDealer
2 Jan 16#284
Had the chance to buy a view of these today but in truth they're all knackered. Took one out of the store as it had no power but again - like the rest- yellow bar down the side. Put me off them full stop really - do they all go like this or if MS replace them, have they fixed the issue?
AnonAnonAgain
2 Jan 16#283
on my 3rd surface in a week due to faulty goods and incompetent staff. missed out on the dock again due to idiot staff giving away my reservation. I'll decide in a week how I feel about this machine but with £30 off and a complete box with full 12 months warranty I'm fairly happy so far
TechBB
2 Jan 16#282
And that's why this deal was posted: because it's cheap... well, affordable.
Just remember that your needs will differ from others so because you can't justify the cost or usage/usability of a Surface doesn't mean the same applies to others. Each person's needs and desires are different.
Contrary to what many people seem to think, this site isn't specifically a money-saving website where people primarily seek advice on how to spend their money or what to spend it on. The site is a deals website, whereby people are likely looking to share or find a lower price for something they've likely already considered purchasing.
the1beard
2 Jan 16#281
Yes if you're a student and want to take notes and want an all in one it's a good product. If you're not a student then maybe not much better than a lightweight web browsing iPad with access to thousands of apps and a longer battery life.
The surface is good for students others maybe not ..
the1beard
2 Jan 16#280
Yes except with your car comparison there are running costs with an iPad and PC that isn't a problem.
I have an iPad and desktop Pc so was looking at a surface and after much consideration I concluded I wouldn't use the surface very much as I'd use the iPad in front of the TV and the PC for everything else sitting in comfort with a 24 inch display and proper mouse.
The surface is brilliant if you don't have an iPad and PC . Ie if you're travelling 24/7 or a student who needs an all in one solution. It is also not cheap!
bigN13
1 Jan 16#279
No joy at Cardiff St Davids store:(.. will be waiting for other online or in-store price drop in near feature
Basher Walls
1 Jan 16#278
It's all down to the user,
I have many for differing reasons.
Pc use - Surface Pro 3
Video editing - Macbook
Media consumption and apps - Ipad
Portable media consumption and Kodi - Sony Tablet Z3
Each hit the spot for different reasons
If I had to lose one, it would be the Ipad though as it's not used enough and of the thousands of apps, I only use about 20
Interloper
1 Jan 16#277
An iPad is the best pure tablet experience there is. All the iSheep stuff people spew is juvenile. People buy them for a damn good reason.
The Surface is a completely different type of device that simply won't suit most people. It's equally superb for very different reasons.
HistoricDealer
1 Jan 16#276
What a load of absolute bitter rubbish.
Ps: writing this post on an iPad, while deciding whether to keep MacBook Air or get a surface.
misterleoni
1 Jan 16#275
Crikey. Any need for that outburst? Guess my mum is an iSheep then...
the1beard
31 Dec 15#259
I don't get these surface things if you want a portable then the ipad does that.
Yes they run full win 10 but at home for a couple of hundred quid you can get a pc which runs win 10 faster.
I guess if you live and work on a train or plane then sure get one otherwise what's the point of a second rate win 10 experience on a small screen at a high price ?
ipad and desktop pc probably perfect for 99% of users .
GeordieB to the1beard
31 Dec 151#260
It's not exactly a second rate experience and for 90% of things is faster than my laptop and it has a 12" screen and supports external monitors.
Your right it's not for everyone especially at full price. However your solution is likely more expensive than 449? Say you got a iPad mini for 200 and a desktop PC with monitor for 250 both would underperform the surface by a significant margin.
And if you have need for the stylus for writing or art/design, then it comes into its own.
TechBB to the1beard
31 Dec 153#268
Are you really expecting to be taken seriously with this comment?
1. Can you kick back on your sofa and use your desktop as conveniently as you can with one of these while still using the applications you want to use?
2. Can you stream your Xbox to your iPad so if someone else is watching the TV, you can get the best of both worlds? Sure, you can do this on a desktop but it may not be conveniently located, especially if you want to keep an eye on the TV in between playing your game.
3. Anyone who knows about a Surface Pro 3 has heard about an iPad. The mere fact they're considering the Surface Pro 3 suggests that the iPad may not quite meet their needs or wants.
4. You've just advised potential buyers to have two devices. For some people, they don't need or want two devices: they want one device that can do both. The only major advantages a desktop will provide the vast majority of users over a Surface Pro 3 is memory, storage and expandability but that comes at the cost of size and portability. I know few people these days who need or want a desktop; most of the people who do are either power users, gamers, designers or older people who use a computer sparingly and probably had the same desktop for the last 5 years.
5. There is no device in the Apple world that can legitimately be compared to the Surface 3 and above. You would need to have a device that runs OSX in a tablet form to be able to make an accurate comparison so comparing a Surface to an iPad and desktop combo doesn't quite make any sense.
6. Even if you were to compare a Surface Pro 3 at this price point to an iPad Air 2 64GB (factoring in the space used by the Windows 10 OS), this still works out to around the same or cheaper, especially for the persons who managed to get a Surface Pen in the deal. Sure, the iPad has some simplicity advantages but each device has its advantages over the other.
The reality is, the people interested in this want a Surface Pro 3, not an iPad and desktop! You're essentially saying, "Don't buy an Audi A6 Estate; buy a Smart car and a Ford C-Max instead."
FrozenKaos to the1beard
1 Jan 16#274
I use surface pen taking notes in uni. can an ipad do that?
Ipad is the most useless junk ever, why bother with a micky mouse ipad when you can get a convertible pc to do everything from productivity to gaming much better and without the ios restrictions?
Apple is for isheep only, end of story.
damadgeruk
31 Dec 15#273
Crazy indeed, their lack of national (physical store) competition is the only reason they are still trading IMO.
HistoricDealer
31 Dec 15#272
The lack of consistency is very frustrating. Store near me has 5 in stock but refuse to sell. Crazy.
hjf288
31 Dec 15#271
I returned mine with the yellow band since it was out of Microsoft warranty however surprisingly another store who had 5 units to be tested called me and asked if i wanted the 1 good unit.
I picked it up and it had the pen too, plus 2 months of warranty...
Any advice on what you said to Microsoft to get them to add a full year?
CUFC01
31 Dec 15#270
Very unhappy like me since she wouldn't sell me one
CUFC01
31 Dec 15#266
None in Carlisle
4 in stock 1 was display she said
And the woman looked like I've just sexually assaulted her when I even suggested buying the display one....
pinnocchio to CUFC01
31 Dec 15#269
Unhappy or expectation?
Basher Walls
31 Dec 15#267
Managed to get on the Corporate business side of Microsoft and the warranty on my Gumtree purchase is July 20th 2018 as it has the business complete protection on it. I have sent a text to the guy to get the business name, just in case the warranty is ever needed.
The device is showing on my account but you cannot register Enterprise Surface Pro's on a Personal account, supposedly.
Basher Walls
31 Dec 15#265
It is that price on that sku
If it's £80 then it's a surface 3 dock, not the Pro.
Would be interesting if there was another sku. My box label does not have demo on it like the Surface tablets bought.
japes
31 Dec 15#264
Just returned mine. Yellow band on the screen. Was still under Microsoft warranty but couldn't be bothered with the hassle.
Basher Walls
30 Dec 151#247
Docking stations are £49.97 at Currys or Pc World
Kind of tempted to list it as a deal on its own as it's a great price.
asc91 to Basher Walls
31 Dec 15#263
This isn't all of them though is it? If I'm correct it's just clearance/ex-display ones?
Basher Walls
30 Dec 15#243
If anyone does get a Pro 3, remember the Docking Station turns the tablet into a full desktop pc. Only £49.97 from about £200
I just picked one up on way home from my Gumtree purchase.
asc91 to Basher Walls
31 Dec 15#262
That's a clearance price right? In the same way the Surface was? Or are all of them that price in all currys stores?
Interloper
31 Dec 152#261
Here we go again. Read comment #82. The killer feature of the Surface is the PEN. You cannot use a precise active pen with a regular iPad and the iPad Pro is crippled by iOS.
Faster? For a couple of hundred quid? That is total rubbish and you know it. And if you're talking about building a flipping PC for that money...not exactly portable, is it?
It's far from second rate, especially considering the touch screen capability, detachable keyboard and active pen input. Also, 12+ inches is hardly small, especially for a tablet - and this IS a tablet. It's sold as such, without an included keyboard.
You are absolutely right. And the Surface is perfect for the remaining 1% that doesn't just want it but NEED it. If you need the pen, you need the Surface.
The Pro 4 keyboard is much better, with improved key spacing and a much nicer (and larger) glass trackpad. The older trackpad is merely tolerable. I wouldn't consider the Pro 3 keyboard any more.
The new pen is also better. The interchangeable tips are a nice touch as is the eraser, but it's not enough of an improvement to justify £50 if you already have the Pro 3 version. Also, the magnetic attachment won't work (only sticks to the Pro 4).
Redsenga1
31 Dec 15#258
First time posting - thanks to OP
Charged Capacity 42,210 mWh
Designed Capacity 42,157 mWh
Battery Wear Level 98.01
Number of charge/discharge cycles 15
Purchased yesterday, also, got warranty extended by MS surface team (Ireland based) for 12 months and no yellow lines on screens, no pen included though but priced paid £420.00 plus stylus included (cheap); but looking to get pro 4 pen as apparenly an improved version, any suggestions on the new keyboard - is it worth the premium versus the older version 3 keyboard???
thanks - great bit of kit by the way for the price :stuck_out_tongue:
GeordieB
31 Dec 15#257
Charged Capacity 42,210 mWh
Designed Capacity 42,157 mWh
Battery Wear Level 100.1
Number of charge/discharge cycles 2
GeordieB
31 Dec 15#256
Apparently on some Reddit blog the MS team stated you can charge "(5 days a week) for over 4.5 years and still maintain 80% capacity".
That's 1170 charges and still keeping 80% capacity. Of course it's hard to say for sure you exact lifetime.
Gonzo2011
31 Dec 15#255
Has anyone got a new sealed one for sale
Gonzo2011
31 Dec 15#254
Tried the battery software it said charged 255 times is that good how long is the battery supposed to last
cunninghamster
30 Dec 15#253
113609
Basher Walls
30 Dec 15#252
Just checked my Gumtree purchase Surface Pro 3 using Battery info view software.
Description Value
Designed Capacity 42,157 mWh
Full Charged Capacity 41,853 mWh
Number of charge/discharge cycles 3
Should give you all the info on the health of your Surface Pro 3's battery.
Now you can post your battery health levels on these demo units
Basher Walls
30 Dec 15#250
All is good, clear screen no yellow issues.
Running Windows 10 update now, keyboard is totally unused sort of providing me with proof that the guy never used it (the back is still soft and not matted and the keys have no oil residue).
Going to stick my Surface 3 on ebay with its keyboard and hopefully get around the £450 mark so I could be in profit after my upgrade to the Pro.
Very good day overall.
Basher Walls
30 Dec 15#249
Yes, posted in the other thread - for the dock
Thought I would share the deal, right thing to do.
Sku - 115768
Gonzo2011
30 Dec 15#248
Basher walls do you have the sku number for the docking station
DarrylJohn
30 Dec 15#246
I'm sure it'll be fine! Worst case something goes wrong, its only 210 on top.
CrowdOfOne
30 Dec 15#245
Tried my luck at Westfield Stratford yesterday. They have 2 listed as in stock but wouldn't sell either of them. Manager said they don't sell their ex demo stock.
Mile End Road have one left now but has yellow banding one side and comes without a charger or pen.
Gonzo2011
30 Dec 15#244
Where did you get the docking station from
GeordieB
30 Dec 15#240
Just talked to MS on live chat and they said it was strange it was marked as demo, and asked for my receipt via email. They extended the device warranty instantly to 12 Months and 90days tech support and its showing on the warranty checker. YMMV.
HistoricDealer to GeordieB
30 Dec 15#242
See if this is confirmed by others (ie: you didn't just get a good rep!) I'm back in the game but right now... Would rather pay for a new one
DarrylJohn
30 Dec 15#234
after the hassle of the currys in durham, I struck lucky on gumtree getting a near pristine SP3 (bottom has marks on where its been sat on surfaces) and an officla SP3 keyboard for £480. Warranty is with microsoft now until July 27th, 2016. So I am happy! Bargains to be had people.
Basher Walls to DarrylJohn
30 Dec 153#241
Cheers for the heads up, I had been checking Gumtree but your post prompted me to check today.
Really pleased I did, just been to South Shields to buy a hardly used Corporate bought Surface Pro 3, boxed with all accessories, pen etc and the Keyboard in black unused.
Guy bought it for his business but could not get away with Windows 8 and I didn't have the heart to tell him that you can upgrade to Windows 10 pro.
As it's a Corporate bought version, I have no personal warranty, but my account works fine and it restored no issue. The guy has given me his business number if I have any issues in the future.
Oh the price I paid covers the lack of warranty - £300 all in, inc Keyboard.
Happy days.
I am still stunned I got it for that kind of money. Happy as a pig in muck.
GeordieB
30 Dec 15#239
My understanding is that if they are sold retail they have to honour it as fit for purpose. Unless they pointed out any defected and made a note of them at point of sale its like any other retail transaction I would think. The PCworld rep told me standard warranty and a month of customer support was included. - but I am chasing MS anyway.
HistoricDealer
30 Dec 15#238
Just got told there is no warranty on these and they should be sold as demo units to staff... Obviously these have been sold and surely a warranty has to exist but it's dodgy ground
GeordieB
30 Dec 15#237
Hi, HUKD'ers
I just got one from the Silverlink yesterday, the guy thought it was new at first but then got it from the storeroom and it had Demo on the box, but the box was in good condition but it had definitely been opened.
I got him to open it and it had a couple of fingerprints on the screen but I got him to wipe the screen and I inspected it pretty closely, not a mark on it, no scratches and all accessories in place. It looked brand new.
Obviously I was worried about how long it had been out for and how much damage it might have taken, so to get an estimate I looked at the Smart data for the SSD in HDTune, it was showing SSD power on time of about 6hrs. So I don't think it has had much use at all.
Also checked for warranty and it registered fine, and shows active until end of Mar 2016. Not great but enough time to see if banding develops, and I am going to speak to MS anyway and see if they will extend it to match the Currys receipt. Shy bairns get nowt as they say.
If you do your due diligence, and buy with a discount or cashback credit card and I think this is a pretty good bargain, works out at £427 with Amex 5% cashback.
cobain79
30 Dec 15#236
I think I got lucky mine was new and sealed. Just registered the warranty with microsoft with no issues. Battery life seems great, although did disable the mic as I had read that can drain the battery.
TechBB
30 Dec 15#235
I just got one from the Northolt store for £449. They're two left but with some scratches and minus the pen. I checked the Ruislip store and there were none. The Watford store manager claimed they were banned SKUs and could not be sold without clearance from head office.
japes
30 Dec 15#233
Clacton Store have 2 in stock but after telling me they only run Windows RT they then refused to sell one saying the Demo stock have no warranty. Spoke with HeadOffice who said they can sell them but then changed his mind after speaking with the Clacton store who claim it won't come with warranty and Microsoft haven't agreed to release the stock. Made the HO guy check another store and have a pristine boxed version on hold elsewhere. Not even sure I want one now!
misterleoni
30 Dec 151#232
This thread is teaching me that people are a lot more willing to go through hassle for this device than I am. In all honesty I found it way too heavy to comfortably use as a tablet for long periods anyway. Good luck to those who are attempting to get new replacements anyway, if anyone was after one of these and has the time to get it sorted (or doesn't mind the yellow banding) then it's a decent buy.
asc91
30 Dec 15#231
Just a note:
You get a 1 year guarantee on the items.
Also, if you want to save some cash on a keyboard - the original surface type cover works fine (I'm typing on it now) - it's a little smaller but fully functional and only looks wrong when it's closed up - which doesn't matter.
HistoricDealer
30 Dec 15#230
1) yawn
2) stock is plentiful
3) well done you
dealdex
30 Dec 15#229
Release the geese
hjf288
30 Dec 15#228
"Lot of hassle though isn't it? And why would you pay another £210 out? That would make it £759."
It would still be cheaper than brand new and Microsofts returns are meant to be quite good, it would be £659 although for around a £100 more you can get an entry level Surface 4.
"The thing with Currys is they won't always agree with you that a fault exists."
It's on them to prove that, considering that a yellow band across your screen exists, it's not normal operation and that both Microsoft and Apple had similar issues and replaced them (due to it being a manufacturing issue)
It's not an age thing either...
"They might refuse a repair and just offer a refund"
If you can get a partial refund and keep the item (then sort it with Microsoft), would be more viable - if not then it's probably better to get the refund.
"this is about £90 less than an A grade at Cex with a 2 year warranty
I doubt CEX would repair it either, the screens are glued in and require specialist machinery to remove - I'd guess they would either give you a replacement if they had it in stock or refund/voucher you.
"These will have taken more of a hammering than most second hand Surfaces ever will"
I can't speak for your tablet, but the hardware I got was in excellent condition bar the screen - Battery holds over 95% of design capacity and the SSD has been barely written to.
Gonzo2011
30 Dec 15#227
How do you do a factory reset back to original state
misterleoni
30 Dec 151#226
Lot of hassle though isn't it? And why would you pay another £210 out? That would make it £759. The thing with Currys is they won't always agree with you that a fault exists. They might refuse a repair and just offer a refund. Many factors are at play here that could make this a massive pain in the backside, considering that we are not talking about a MASSIVE bargain here - this is about £90 less than an A grade at Cex with a 2 year warranty and maybe £60 cheaper than the average selling price on eBay. We aren't talking about even a third off here. These will have taken more of a hammering than most second hand Surfaces ever will, and on top of that the only warranty is with Currys, who are notoriously crap
hjf288
30 Dec 15#225
"This means you might run into issues getting a repair, since they will ALL be out of warranty. "
Microsoft will replace it for £210 with a new refurb with a 90 day warranty.
Also if they didn't state it was sold as seen or declare the defect on sale - I don't think they can refuse you.
Additionally, the yellow banding issue seems common enough that you could class it as a manufacturing defect?
Will Currys do a partial refund and let you keep it? If so going the Microsoft route would be more viable
misterleoni
30 Dec 15#224
Looks like these are all early models so all will have the yellow banding as they will have been lit for long periods. Had a store call me back today who checked their three remaining and told me they all had this banding. They said that if a customer mentions the banding at POS then it is 'sold as seen' as it's just a cosmetic issue. This means you might run into issues getting a repair, since they will ALL be out of warranty. The only ones that won't are the lucky few who got sealed units, as their manufacturer warranty would activate once they went online. If you buy one of the ex demo models and you don't like the banding then you either have to suck it up and live with it (it's not THAT bad; just annoying) or try and get Currys to fix it. Not sure how much I trust them to sort it out myself, since if you send it off and it comes back with them saying 'we can't see a fault' then your 7 days are up and you're stuck with it.
Taking mine back now. Shame as it's in really rather good condition. £449 starts to look like a lot of money when you factor in the various concerns here though.
Basher Walls
30 Dec 15#223
Reading this thread and the amount of people who got sealed boxed items - about 3 people one thing is quite clear - these are all used demo units.
When this was released stores had one to four units on display and one demo unit to carry around.
After a set time, some stores cut back the display so only having maybe one on display, the rest were boxed.
Some stores kept all on display until the Surface Pro 4 arrived.
If a unit became faulty (yellow screen) then Microsoft most likely sent a replacement demo unit, so the store had an extra one.
Overall the message is quite clear.
These are Ex Display, Ex Demo units and are priced accordingly.
Do not purchase if you are wanting a new item or a warranty as you have a slim chance of getting either.
HistoricDealer
30 Dec 15#222
Prestine means nothing - think 95% are open box
roboraver
30 Dec 15#221
Does the Pristine condition on the system mean they have them in stock ? When I searched for the sku in store they had 3 pristine condition and 1 customer return (I purchased it but returned it as it had a yellow banding on the left hand side of the screen) just wondering if they fobbed me off.
In Chester I quoted the sku number and it said there was 3 pristine - after looking for around 10 minutes he came back with a surface 3 I think they realised they were very good deals and wanted it for themselves or as they told me they were ex display models
This is the one I've been using for almost a year; good protection.
Basher Walls
30 Dec 15#217
The warranty with Microsoft started when the Demo unit was first used, you buy a EX DEMO unit so you know the pitfalls, that's why they are cheap.
Not sure on the store warranty, think you should be okay there, but they could have disclaimers on ex demo stock.
Microsoft will not be bothered if the warranty is out of date, they have covered their product and it lasted for the life of its cover. You could go down consumer rights but that's with the seller, not the manufacturer.
Morale of the story, usually a reason ex demos are cheaper, so don't complain that you bought a used product and it has no warranty.
Great for the few who snagged sealed unused units though as they get their warranty and an unused product.
beejan
30 Dec 15#216
Your purchase date is yesterday , how come warranty is expired ,
Will Microsoft fix it for free , let us know what do they say
Basher Walls
29 Dec 15#215
Yep as I thought. Devices are registered as soon as they hit the internet.
So as you need to have the Surface Pro 3 connected to the internet to activate windows, all Demo units will be just about out of warranty, if not already.
You will only be lucky if you have a totally sealed unit.
misterleoni
29 Dec 15#214
My warranty expired on November 16th according to the Surface support site. Think I'm just going to take mine back. Should have gone with my instinct!
asc91
29 Dec 15#182
I got the last one in Tamworth. First chap said they aren't selling there's and the manager said he hasn't decided yet.
Spoke to a 3rd guy who said he'd sold one that morning and there was one left - he sold it me (i think the manager wanted it for himself).
However. . The demo software was still on it and password locked so waiting to get the unlock password.
Fun fun fun
AstronautSloth to asc91
29 Dec 15#213
It's trs10 for me
cunninghamster
29 Dec 15#201
Just to let you guys know, I picked one of these up today but also picked up the Surface Pro 3 Keyboard Cover for £4.97. I know it's not as good as the Surface Pro 4 keyboard but it's a lot cheaper.
I also picked up the SP3 dock for £49.97. All clearance stock.
AstronautSloth to cunninghamster
29 Dec 15#211
What was the sku for the type cover ?
hjf288
29 Dec 15#198
Close the demo mode, goto start and search for Recovery - there should be an option to reboot for advanced recovery.
You should select the Reset option then factory settings.
AstronautSloth to hjf288
29 Dec 15#210
I managed to figure it out but thanks
MRC
29 Dec 15#209
Has anyone else checked how long is on their Microsoft Warranty? I have just checked mine and it's only got until Feb 2016 which is a shame. I have insurance that covers it and I'm assuming PCWorld offer 12 months? (They didn't advise any differently in store..)
misterleoni
29 Dec 15#204
They basically couldn't be arsed to look for the keyboard cover for me. Got mine home and it has a faint yellow tint on the left side of the screen.
cunninghamster to misterleoni
29 Dec 15#208
I've got the same yellow tint! I've registered it with Microsoft for the warranty and see what they say tomorrow. Hopefully will get a replacement. If not will take it back to PC World to get repaired (I took out free insurance for a month)
persianrug
29 Dec 15#205
I've checked in a few stores in the north east and nothing. Must be store specific. Good price but only local
Basher Walls to persianrug
29 Dec 15#207
You have to ask with the Sku Code
I asked in Currys Kingston park, They had 2 - one on display and one was boxed but used so I turned it down.
PC world Kingston Park have 3 and Silverlink have 4 in stock on that sku
If they sell them to you is a different matter - so is the condition.
carlgarrod
29 Dec 15#206
No stock at all in Portsmouth / Southampton or anywhere the website suggested as alternatives :-(
Gonzo2011
29 Dec 15#202
How do you install Windows 10 it has Windows 8 on it
Fab deal thank you. I picked one up in Bolton. The stock check showed none in stock but they had one on display and priced at 499 but scanned at 449. Keyboard reduced to £74 from 105. Showed in stock in Liverpool and Blackpool.
cipt
29 Dec 15#199
Wow, Thanks OP went to Stockport and managed to snag the only one. They had 3 but the other 2 were faulty. It's in mint condition and they knocked off £44 due to the pen missing :smiley:
AstronautSloth
29 Dec 15#197
How do you remove the retail demo mode of this ?
hjf288
29 Dec 15#196
I went to Currys White City today and they had 2 listed, one was on display and the other wasn't to be found.
PC World Stretford were showing 5 as pristine but the guy there wouldn't sell them due to missing parts, software issues and potential hardware issues.
Managed to pick one up at my local Currys however the screen has the infamous Surface Pro 3 yellow band on screen issue - but the exterior is in good condition.
Are they likely to repair it or just refund? I'd prefer a partial refund (and to keep the device) so I could get Microsoft to ship a replacement for £210
This wasn't factory reset, but luckily didn't need a password to do so.
HistoricDealer
29 Dec 15#195
I've been to another branch with 5... All open box despite prestine on system. Screen was ok but marks on the back. I agree with above poster - £450 for a clearly (well) used one seems even a bit steep! Disappointed but thanks to OP for the info
Five in stock in Cheaterfield - all for sale, all ex demo. Scratches on all of them - although only light. Screens generally decent condition but for the odd micro scratch. Not convinced this is *that* great a deal though to be honest. How much hammer will these have had, and how great will the battery be?
steviep23
29 Dec 15#191
Yeah i looked them up and showing 3 pristine in PC World Lisburn , that was around 3pm yesterday.
I work in a different store though that didn't have any.
If they have a yellow sticker on display then they sell the demo model.
Even if its showing stock , they could be anywhere in the warehouse.
Maybe staff kept them but i doubt it , they are all on minimum wage and not like they have £500 plus they would simply reserve them and take them off the system.
My advice is to drop in when your passing , next time they do a stock check they will probably find them and put them on clearance
ehosin
29 Dec 15#189
according to their twitter support there's stock in stevenage and mile end (as of a couple of hrs ago)... might help someone
furbix
29 Dec 15#188
there was no succulent fake goose (I'm vegetarian) at the end of this chase. They had some on display and presumably in stock, but a deal this good was probably for employees only as I was shot down immediately on asking. Went to stores and both no.
wakkaday
29 Dec 15#187
managed to get a surface pro 4 from france Microsoft store with a clarity card + student discount
for 724.00£
in uk the price would be around £767.00
i also did quidco which kind of tracked the sale at around £29.00
so hopefully i would have got a brand new surface 4 pro for just under 700£
(i5 and 128gb)
smj
29 Dec 15#186
I went into New Malden store early this morning. Their system was showing 3 in stock, but they could not find any of them.
Or so they said... suspect the staff decided to have them, as they were very surprised at the price.
Said they would give me a call when they found them. Surprise surprise, 7hrs later and I haven't had a call.
hdgsn
29 Dec 15#185
Nipped to Meadowhall to see if I could get one purchased as I've been eyeing up the device. 1x in stock but the woman I dealt with it couldn't find it - I don't believe she wanted to sell it. Then moved onto Parkway Rotherham who had 3 in stock but the manager was unwilling to sell me one. Gutted.
kennethsross
29 Dec 15#184
Thanks for the info, Chris. So just like my original Surface Pro (i5) charger at the mains input side then (obviously different at the output though). Depending on what exchange rates do, I might stretch to the i5 256/8 Pro4
glennbuchan
29 Dec 15#183
one left in Aberdeen St Nick's and two in Aberdeen berryden. just picked up one
Basher Walls
29 Dec 151#181
Yes spotted it, £620 is a tad steep, good luck selling it.
The trend is about £520 on ebay, looks like you will be stuck with that, selling it at that price.
Not really at a price for ebay sharks as after ebay fees you will just about break even at the currys buying price.
jaypee24
29 Dec 15#180
Cannot see the rest of your message mate
kingchris
29 Dec 15#179
With the Pro 4 excluding the M3 chip all just have a standard figure of 8 cable which is separate from the power supply. So very easy to swap for a UK plug.
The M3 one has a smaller integrated charger with the plug built in.
kennethsross
29 Dec 15#178
Yeah, you were obviously there before me. Remaining one I saw must have been the demo model. Bit of rash around the keyboard connector, and as I said in my earlier post, a distinct curve on the top edge. Looked like someone had bent it. Not for me. Will probably get my student daughter to buy a Surface Pro 4 in May when I'm at a conference in the USA. Shouldn't be too difficult to get a charger or adaptor.
youngcrazedpeeling
29 Dec 15#177
Great price for a solid machine, got the 256 i5 myself just over a year ago.
Qadir1980
29 Dec 15#176
DarrylJohn
29 Dec 15#175
Managed to pick up up one in mint condition. Includes Office 365 & an official microsoft keyboard. £480. Happy with that. Bargains to be had people.
Iamthemills
29 Dec 15#174
anyone checked Haverfordwest?
Rikachu
29 Dec 15#173
None in Tottenham Court Road.
;-(
nuttyjr123
29 Dec 15#172
It was the currys out at marsh mills.
jaypee24
29 Dec 15#171
Hi mate.. what was the condition like? Did you buy any?
chrisyf2011
29 Dec 15#170
My fathers birthday today unfortunately he just wants to stick to his iPad Air 2.
wilu_ohw
29 Dec 15#169
Thanks! Just managed to secure one from Derby PC world. Opened box but tablet in pristine condition, never setup before etc. Just look at the back if has gluemark from security device. If not then you good to go...
kennethsross
29 Dec 15#148
Went to my local Curry's they had had two, and had sold one.
The other had a distinct curve along the top edge, looking like it had been flexed. Decided not to risk it, as I'm kind of 'on the spectrum' when it comes to things being 'right'. If anyone fancies their chances with a slightly curved one, it's in Ayr.
chrisyf2011 to kennethsross
29 Dec 15#167
I bought the one. It was brand new.
chrisyf2011 to kennethsross
29 Dec 15#168
I bought one this morning from Ayr. Was brand new.
Schmutz
29 Dec 15#166
Thanks. Did you go to PC world (longbridge road) or the "Currys" store in Coypool Road?
Nevermind I called them they are sold out of these in both Plymouth stores now. Oh well.
codge
29 Dec 151#122
Will probably be worth £150 in a few months. They don't hold there value at all
Moondogg to codge
29 Dec 151#124
Any cursory glance at eBay for used Surface Pro 3 would show that they do hold their value very well for technology - as I mentioned above, you'll be very hard pressed to find a used i5 SP3 for £500 or less, most are way more.
SamboBambo to codge
29 Dec 15#165
I will eat my hat if that happens.
nuttyjr123
29 Dec 15#164
They were showing 2 in stock but the guy said one was a demo model and could not be sold due to it being owned by microsoft. I've just wiped down the one I bought and there's not a mark in sight on it.
nuttyjr123
29 Dec 15#150
Got one in plymouth, ex display but in good condition. The pen was missing but they knocked a further £25 off the price and included free insurance
Schmutz to nuttyjr123
29 Dec 15#163
I'm in Plymouth and I am interested in this too. Did they have any left? Was the one you took in the best condition out of their stock?
nmarufi
29 Dec 151#162
Visited a few places in West London:
- Hayes have only demo units, none for sale.
- Northolt have 5 all ex demo without pens.
- Brentford have as many as 5 all ex demo without pens.
Was offered £10 off for missing pens, CeX sell them for £20.
Happy hunting.
iby2012
29 Dec 15#153
Just rang them up he said he couldnt find any in stock
does that mean that they are all gone .....
wanted one of these for a while now i5 being cheaper is just one of the perks.
Qadir1980 to iby2012
29 Dec 15#161
The 5 in Beckton are definitely there he bought them all out
chrisyf2011
29 Dec 15#142
I managed to get a brand new one from Ayr Currys. Still sealed. It does say demo on the side. They have one left in case anyone wants one.
WhiteishNoise to chrisyf2011
29 Dec 151#160
Didn't take long for yours to become an unwanted gift and appear on eBay! :confused:
MNA
28 Dec 152#1
439 on currys website for this with intel Atom processor.
stuellis to MNA
29 Dec 15#159
That the Surface 3, not the pro. The Surface 3 is still an awesome device, nothing wrong with the latest gen Atom's. Much better tablet than an ipad
Kaiteee
29 Dec 15#158
Been humming and ha-ing over one of these for a while but couldn't bring myself to commit to the full cost. Popped up to my local store, Staples Corner, N London and eventually bagged one today. Initially there was no charger or pen, but they found the charger and then offered 10% off for no pen! So I can get a pro 4 pen instead. So £405 in the end. It looked good, in plastic wrap, shown working, but they had to get tech peeps to factory reset so I have to go back for it later. Was told the 1 year warranty still applies. But they said it's the only one they had (despite system showing 3).
Cheers OP, great find for me (fingers crossed)!
Interloper
29 Dec 1544#82
Some of these comments just boggle my mind.
Feels cheap compared to a Macbook Air? BS. I own a Macbook Pro and this is comparable in build quality and materials (magnesium, in case you're wondering). Plus the SP3 screen canes the TF display on an Air - I should know, I owned one and sold it because I got sick of the lousy viewing angles.
App Store a joke? Not enough apps? Every Windows desktop app ever created not enough for you?
If you are wondering what the appeal of this is, it isn't for you. This is a product line designed for productivity. The killer feature is the pen. Do you need/want to take handwritten notes? Do you want to digitally mark up PDFs? Do you want to sketch or manipulate photos in the full suite of Adobe apps?
If you do, the Surface line is incredible. It's a good (not great) tablet. It's a good (not great) laptop. But it's an INCREDIBLE hybrid device. The pen is the key; if you don't need it, buy an iPad or a laptop. It's that simple.
Without the pen, this is just a very premium Windows tablet. But with the pen, there's nothing else like it - including the iPad Pro, which is hobbled by its OS.
captainbeaky to Interloper
29 Dec 151#96
Thanks for that. I've looked at these in stores & never really understood why you would pay such a premium over laptops & other Windows hybrids. Nice piece of kit but never really got it - until now.
royals to Interloper
29 Dec 15#157
The nearest thing to it is the Samsung note, but that has limited functionality compared to the surface
jaypee24
29 Dec 15#156
None in Basildon. Said they had a few clearance ones that are now sold out
DarrylJohn
28 Dec 1510#15
I can confirm . 5 in stock in Durham. 4 now.
Fo3 to DarrylJohn
28 Dec 151#16
Could you check Curry's Tottenham Court Road?
mcspence to DarrylJohn
28 Dec 15#19
Any in Belfast?
Speedysputnick to DarrylJohn
29 Dec 15#155
Have you still got any of these. Can't find on Curry's website.
b3ckford
29 Dec 15#154
Went into the Curry's store in Selly Oak Bham. They only had the display model left and it was absolutely batterd. Ended up getting a Pro 4 instead. Double the price :laughing:
Qadir1980
29 Dec 15#152
Beckton pc world have 5 in stock non pristine
Basher Walls
29 Dec 15#151
Has anyone who has got one, checked how long is left on warranty?
Is it classed as a new product with Microsoft?
Could ease my worries over the battery.
Speedysputnick
29 Dec 15#149
Hi can you check SKU please? I just checked on Curry's website and product does not exist. I spoke to the help geezer who said the product didn't exist. I told him there were 5 in stock at Durham and he said that this was incorrect.
Just bought this at Currys Cardiff (Culver store )
Says demo on box ,but mine was brand new from store room,one brand new one left
Sku no 113598 .Check your local store there a few about
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Frog76
29 Dec 15#147
yup just the non-pro for that price on amazon
adam1942
29 Dec 15#146
You sir are correct. Sorry my mistake! I got over excited after getting my Girlfriend one I now want one ffs :disappointed:
kingchris
29 Dec 15#145
Unless the stock has changed and I can't see the price you had before. The one £475.99 is not the Pro 3 just the Surface 3.
Basher Walls
29 Dec 15#141
Don't forget you will need to shell out another £110 for a keyboard. I am tempted still but just cannot pull the trigger on nearly £500 on a ex demo tablet.
topazz to Basher Walls
29 Dec 15#144
It's the attached keyboar(not included in the deal) that will have taken any hammer. As long as the case, screen and expansion ports are physically ok. These devices have trickle charge circuitry to help cope with being attached to the mains all day without knackering the battery. A lot of money admittedly but an awesome pc/tablet.
adam1942
29 Dec 15#143
Phoned up to ask. Apparently the woman had quite a few calls this morning asking for this SKU and if it was in stock in the local store.. She said the SKU is no longer coming up however I'm not sure if its a local item only. I told it it was on HUK deals and she said that explains why they are so busy with calls!
remove incorrect link
Stepho16
29 Dec 15#140
sambartle_theone
29 Dec 15#139
If nothing else this awesome deal has provided plenty of people to add to the ignore list :smiley:
At this price an amazing deal..
wonkypops
29 Dec 15#138
Get one, and install Manga Studio Pro- it runs amazingly on a Surface Pro, and it's miles cheaper than Photoshop.
adyhd
29 Dec 15#137
got one from the Peterborough store, still 3 left there if it helps anyone. ex display model but in very good condition.
Rikachu
29 Dec 15#136
Anyone luck out in Central London by any chance?!?
phassall
29 Dec 15#135
Brilliant Price. I paid about £40 more for the 64GB SP3 a few months back and i though that was a great deal at the time, this is fab, i use mine a lot, will be adding the SP4 keyboard soon, excellent to stream Xbox One games to when the main TV is being used. Heat.
adyhd
29 Dec 15#134
Nabbed one from Peterborough, still had 3 in stock. all ex display models but in very good condition.
Basher Walls
29 Dec 15#133
Popped to Kingston Park currys.
They have 2 in stock
Confirmed this price is for the ex demos
Pc World Kingston Park have 3 and Silverlink have 4 as they checked on system
The label on the device says Demo so that is the sku number.
I walked away as it's a lot of money for a ex demo device which may have seen better days.
I am sticking to my surface 3 for the moment
Modmedia
28 Dec 151#41
If you are from Northern Ireland don't bother! Just wasted my time in Currys Lisburn, PC World Lisburn and Currys Newtownabbey all showing stock (Lisburn showing 4 as 'Pristine') all made some excuse as to why they couldn't be sold. One even said that price wasn't right and the staff would buy them if it was. This is despite the screen showing 4 and the price...
thebiggishman to Modmedia
28 Dec 15#80
thanks for checking man, I'm normally snooping around those locations too lol
ben1979 to Modmedia
29 Dec 151#132
Not the first time I have had this sort of experience, especially in the newtownabbey branch!
PR1
29 Dec 15#128
kind of wish I could justify the upgrade from my gen1 pro to myself, but (sort of) sadly it's still going strong
topazz to PR1
29 Dec 154#131
Life's too short. Go on treat yourself and flog the Pro 1 for whatever you can get. One thing's for sure and that is when you are lying on your deathbed and asked whether you have any regrets in life, you will not say "I wish i hadn't bought that bloody surface Pro 3 twenty five years ago!"
nicklaus
29 Dec 15#130
Milton Keynes seemed to have some in stock on the system. But said they weren't for sale
roboraver
29 Dec 151#129
wish I had a spare 450! especially after getting the very.co.uk surface 3 order for the Mrs !! (she loves it BTW has not touched the ipad 2 since)
TwoKF
29 Dec 151#127
Half tempted to get one as a defacto graphics tablet, but I know that much like all the other bits and bobs I bought for that purpose, it won't make me any better. Good find, though.
HistoricDealer
29 Dec 15#100
I have a mid2011 MacBook Air and an air1 iPad.
Might keep the iPad but get this to replace the MacBook. Any thoughts on whether it's a stupid idea?
HotBot to HistoricDealer
29 Dec 15#126
Why? The Macbook Air has a much better battery life and when you take the MS SP3 and add the keyboard it will weigh about the same so what advantage do you get? Your iPad also has great battery life and is better to use as a tablet than the SP3. So unless you are trying to replace both why bother? Also given the chances of finding one of these (in new condition) is slight don't waste your time!
DarrylJohn
29 Dec 151#125
They told me all were ex display. Like someone else pointed out, it's down to luck with regards to the SP3 being used or not from the looks of it. Not seeing many people come away with new SPs on the back of the heat of this thread.
Buying a second hand surface pro 3, that's been looked after - probably suggests it'll be fine for many a year if it's still working. Touch wood - I've never had a tech product fail on me.
It's just keeping a look out. Deals like that are few and far between - but it's not really hard to come by them in and around the currys figure. Few currently active with best offers.
Then you get the standard people, who look for a deal just to sell it on. Shame on you - I see he was fleeced into an upsell product too, ha.
Moondogg
29 Dec 15#123
These are classed as new, you'll get a one year guarantee once you log on with your MS account. Mine looks in great condition, but I suppose it may vary. You'll be very lucky to get the same spec second hand on eBay for anywhere near this price (with no guarantee) plus, if you don't like it just return it - not as easy with eBay.
A trickle charge for a year is better than hundreds of power cycles in real world usage too.
You need to ask at the desk using the stock code - the two in Chichester were not on display.
Quantic
29 Dec 15#121
To be quite honest even if it had been immaculate but used I wouldn't have wanted it. I am not interested in saving money by buying used I'd rather pay rrp and get a new one. I only went on the basis that it was new AND cheap.
Quantic
29 Dec 15#120
The one I got from Gateshead was apparently pristine but was molested to hell
MRC
29 Dec 15#119
Mine like the OPs seems to be excess demo stock that has never been used that they had. This hasn't been used before but some pcworlds only have ones on show so I think it's just luck of what they have and who you get serving you.
Basher Walls
29 Dec 151#118
Remember ex demos have been plugged in for over a year and that's not good for these batteries.
Once the battery dies a repair through Microsoft is about £400 plus.
It's not a easy part to replace and no cheap battery replacement like apple.
Kebabselector
29 Dec 151#117
Seems a good price, so voted hot - pity some of the stores appear to be not wanting to sell the products. But then again it's that dodgy retail group all over.
MRC
29 Dec 151#116
Definitely hit and miss. Sheffield Meadowhall retail shows in stock but wouldn't sell any. Meadowhall showed 1 but didn't have it in when they said. Nice lady phoned drake house Sheffield who reserved the last one for me. Just picked it up and it's a demo but brand new. Still has all original protectors and stuff on. Cheers op!!
DarrylJohn
29 Dec 15#115
I honestly wouldn't bother yourself. Check the sides where the keyboard would be placed too. The one I bought was all dented and marked. If you're shelling out £450, you want it in pristine. Remember, it's not that great a saving in the first place. (Can also buy it second hand on ebay for around this figure, which will be looked after).
Moondogg
29 Dec 15#113
There's one left in Chichester right now, if that helps anybody. They're just wiping the demo software off mine - takes hours!
Look in good nic for ex demo, boxed with all the bits.
paul9619 to Moondogg
29 Dec 15#114
Shouldn't take hours. It is simply a factory reset?
Quantic
29 Dec 15#108
Been to Durham this morning. None left. Went to gateshead team valley too. Bought one and got it to the car. Opened it to check before going back home and it was scratched and missing pen etc. Got a refund. This code is specifically for ex demo models.
DarrylJohn to Quantic
29 Dec 15#112
Well they had 3, but I'd seen 2 including mine and that was damaged. If any were pristine as described on their system - the staff would've got them.
PlayChase
28 Dec 15#81
How does this compare to iPad Pro (I can get one for around £525)?
Leonintelex to PlayChase
29 Dec 15#86
If you are impartial then this is the better buy by far. If you like your Apple crap and struggle to see that they have had your pants down by sending out powerful marketing messages for the last 10 years then I think you should steer clear.
gerardarmstrong5 to PlayChase
29 Dec 15#92
iPad Pro is useless. Simply a bigger iPad Air. I've had my Surface Pro 3 for about a month and it's one of the best purchases I've made in a long time.
dhope to PlayChase
29 Dec 151#111
It's not really a good comparison. You should be comparing the Surface Pro to either a Macbook Air or 13" Macbook Pro as they run desktop OS'.
But if comparing to an iPad then it depends if you like Windows or iOS.
Applications or Apps.
Producing vs consuming content.
Basher Walls
29 Dec 15#110
I was going to trade up from a Surface 3 128gb but not going to pay this sort of money for a fingered and groped by randoms tablet which will have so many issues in no time at all.
If these are ex demo, the battery will be already past its best and its non changeable (for most non techs) so the device will be dead sooner than it should.
Would rather risk a eBay purchase than being buy DSG's ex demo stock
Sogaaddict
29 Dec 15#109
Ah right, thanks. :smiley:
RuudBullit
29 Dec 15#107
very informative
DarrylJohn
29 Dec 15#104
I can now confirm curry's in Durham are terrible at a simple job. Had 5 as pristine, in truth.. None are. (I seen 2) - staff member said none are. They had 5 ex displays... I don't believe that. Someone can't do a simple job. Would be saved my the 30mile driving. Cheers curry's.
Trancetek to DarrylJohn
29 Dec 15#106
So is non left in Durham?
Zefan
29 Dec 15#105
Swindon Greenbridge has one, but won't let it go as it's "a demo unit and had demo software installed, so can't be sold until it's wiped". Non-pristine as well apparently, so going by what I hear on here it was most likely in terrible condition anyway. Thanks for the heads up OP, adding of the SKU was brilliant as the initial staff member just blankly said "nah mate sold out, look we've got none on display" but then the SKU helped track it down. Voting hot for the great price and inclusion of good detail in the OP.
Mickysafc
29 Dec 15#103
OOS these where display models being sold off
pinnocchio
29 Dec 15#102
The only thing I'd like to add to this whole thread is.....
Since Black Friday the price point for pretty much all SSD and USB Flash memory products has dropped quite dramatically.....this trend looks likely to continue early next year as more fabrication plants come online (also Sandisk just got bought so a market share price war looks likely to start soon). Sub £100 500GB memory units will become the norm and this is bound to have a knock on effect on tablets and phones as manufacturers continue to fight to differentiate their products......how soon before we see the first 256GB or even 500GB phone or tablet and not at a ridiculous price point.
As soon as it happens all the other manufacturers will have to follow suit within one product life cycle.....it should be an interesting year.
Sogaaddict
29 Dec 15#99
Cannot find the deal on the Curry's site.
Iamthemills to Sogaaddict
29 Dec 15#101
instore only. you have to go in and quote the SKU (as above in description), to see if they have any in their store room
roop27
29 Dec 15#98
arghhh I hate these deals! they always make me consider buying one when I know I truly don't need it!
Sogaaddict
29 Dec 15#97
Yes, I agree, annoys me when people **** something off and when I push them to see if they have ever owned said item they never reply, the presumption being that they haven't.
Badpoet
29 Dec 15#95
I don't understand the App Store comments in full Windows device threads - we aren't in the walled garden here we are in the big city looking into the garden while shopping at everybody's superstore. You can run iTunes, blue stacks, most of steam and as someone mentioned above most of the Windows applications written in the last ten year and some beyond that if you need too. The App Store only exists for a sealed in Eco system to make people feel like they have lots of choice.
Not a fan of anybody's by the way - own an iPhone(unfortunately most of the time it does just work), an SP1 (though if I could find one of these might upgrade) and the missus has an iPad. Everything has its place but you can't compare full Windows (with all its attendant issues and annoyances) with a phone os on a big screen that's locked in to the manufacturers control.
cutthroat_jake
29 Dec 1512#94
Take note Microsoft: When a thread on HotUKDeals gets this much heat, then that's the correct price point for your product.
charlie33
28 Dec 15#8
Great price. Think the .97p on a DSG price means it is being de-listed but that doesn't make it a bad deal.
JamieLewis15 to charlie33
28 Dec 15#39
What is the ~DSG price?
pnaylor39 to charlie33
28 Dec 15#42
making way for the Sp4 . a deals a deal. got one of these . fantastic bit of kit especially when hook it up to a dual monitor set up
jacobbottomley9 to charlie33
29 Dec 15#93
yeh at currys/ pc world if it ends in 97p its a discontinued
wakkaday
28 Dec 151#6
But the new pen is even better .
AndyRoyd to wakkaday
29 Dec 15#91
But the future pen is even betterer and will be supplied with the next gen model of the Suffice Poo.
leelukehope
29 Dec 152#90
Not sure what Windows forums you're on but most Apple users tend to keep to themselves, especially where Microsoft is concerned. I happen to be a fan of both Microsoft and Apple for different reasons. OS X is my main OS but at the same time I couldn't get by without Windows. My iPhone 6 is also my main phone but I'm also a big fan of how fluid Windows phone is on low power hardware, (just missing some apps that I require daily). I also use Android every now and then. I know people think Apple are overpriced but why can't people just enjoy the devices they prefer and get on with their lives without complaining or trying to justify their purchases...
carsick77
29 Dec 151#87
I have SP3 for work, waiting for my upgrade to the SP4 shortly!
This is a great device, if you get the chance, buy the SP4's keyboard over the SP3's as its much, uses spaces keys and it is more hard wearing.
carsick77 to carsick77
29 Dec 152#89
Might be worth noting, of your a fan of the Pen and you wear it out, you can contact MS and they will send you a new one free of charge.
MadonnaProject
29 Dec 15#85
Why why why did I get an iPad pro, even with the 3 year John Lewis warranty why?
hwangeruk to MadonnaProject
29 Dec 152#88
They aren't directly comparable though. The Surface is like a "superset" of an iPad. I have both. The iPad is the throw under the bed and use it to consume device with mental long battery life (and it keeps it charge for months)
But for "work" or for serious personal stuff like document writing, or coding or PIM. Break out the SP and use a mouse and keyboard. At work, there is no comparison, and iPad would be daft. SP all the way.
Just keep your iPad, and get a SP as well. Best of both worlds :/
Leonintelex
29 Dec 151#84
tldr all of the comments but can say my SF4 is the best thing I have ever bought. Okay not a huge range of apps in the "app" store but it's windows for ffs, you can practically install anything anyway! I paid £1200 for my SF4 and as I understand the only difference is a slightly better screen and a new pen (which I never use anyway). Great price and a bargain if you can get one... deffo hot!
Noclouds
29 Dec 15#83
Thanks for replying. :smiley: I think the MacBook Air is a fair comparison to have made, good points. I think I would prefer at that price, especially as it appears you have to buy an expensive keyboard for the Surface 3 separately, I would prefer something with a much better CPU and graphics solution, though I appreciate not everyone is a so-called 'power user' and needs that extra grunt, wants to edit video with a four core/eight thread next generation up i7 i7-6700HQ, or whatever the new Skylake CPU that supersedes that, or wants to play games on a gaming laptop, etc.
I can sort of see the appeal, though, and I appreciate it's a different market sector from a laptop anyway, smaller form factor. I think I will wait for a more powerful version for that ultimate convergence device! I am sure it won't be that price, though. Thanks.
steviep23
28 Dec 15#64
Can confirm this, 3 in stock in Lisburn Sprucefield at 3pm today.
Modmedia to steviep23
28 Dec 151#79
In PC World? I was told they were all unsaleable due to damage screens and missing pens. Probably lied to and the staff bought them all. Do you work there?
stuartjohnwhitehead
28 Dec 15#78
Owned one of these for less than a month then sold it to fund a Macbook Air. Theres no comparison to be honest in terms of HW quality, OS, apps and SW.
The surface seemed clumsy to me, the "app store" was a joke. The whole thing just felt cheap in comparison to the materials of an iOSX device.
Im no Apple fanboy either.
DarrylJohn
28 Dec 15#77
I don't work at currys. I just took a picture of the screen when he went to check on stock to prove its existence.
DeceDeals
28 Dec 15#76
Scortchio
Bogditzy
28 Dec 15#75
Chester/Oxford any stock?
Noclouds
28 Dec 15#73
I was struggling a bit to see the appeal of this over a laptop, the lack of connectivity, etc, and then I noticed that the CPU/GPU in the Surface three is now two generations old, though comparing it to a Skylake-based laptop probably isn’t fair and I am not going to vote cold because there is no reason to; I can’t find it cheaper and don’t know of a better priced alternative. What’s the appeal of a Surface 3, though, as against whatever alternatives? Thanks! :smiley:
kingchris to Noclouds
28 Dec 15#74
Alternatives would really be ultrabooks, which are thin and weigh little with similar limits on connectivity. Microsoft always tried to pitch it against the Macbook Air.
They all share the same class of low voltage CPUs.
Possible reasons to pick a Surface over another ultrabook:
Weight. Its light compared to other ultrabooks.
Quality of display. Better then most on the market. Macbook Air is junk compared to the Surface Pro.
Quality of construction.
Touch screen with pen support.
You have to be prepared to pay extra to get something thin and light. You can always get a cheap laptop that is more powerful, but it won't have a nice screen or be tiny.
cobain79
28 Dec 151#72
Big thanks to OP
Picked up one from the Culver Currys in Cardiff earlier. Tried first next door in PCWorld who had 3 in stock but the manager refused to sell them and said no other shop should either as Currys don't own Demo stock Microsoft do and they had a special version of Windows on them just for Demos.
Mine is like new, the seal looked like it had been opened but everything inside still in original packaging with no marks/finger prints, battery stats show its a new unused battery which is great. Had a few issues as first but eventually got it upgraded to Windows 10 and working great now. Also got the SP4 keyboard as had read it was better than the SP3 version.
sgrech
28 Dec 15#71
Yep bought from a reputable seller on ebay.
siksik6
28 Dec 15#68
Still debating whether to make the trip for this tomorrow. Can get a Surface 3 with 4gb of RAM and a keyboard for less money. Yes I know this is faster, higher res etc, but I'm probably only going to end up using it as a sofa web browsing machine anyway, with the occasional use of office 365, and maybe video watching when travelling. I also like the smaller form factor devices, so think the Surface 3 might be the way to go.
kingchris to siksik6
28 Dec 151#70
For your usage get the Surface 3. It is an excellent device for what you require.
The battery life and lack of fan are major pluses for the Surface 3.
zubeko
28 Dec 15#69
mini display port so easy to break one
worst port ever due to its weakness.
sgrech
28 Dec 15#65
Great deal for a great piece of equipment. I am typing these message on a surface pro 3 which I bought a few weeks ago (almost new) for £500 - includes keyboard though. It is a joy to use and and provides a lot more flexibility than an ordinary laptop. Perhaps the screen is a little small but that adds to its portability and also the screens resolution is very very good.
wakkaday to sgrech
28 Dec 151#67
500£ good price was this a private sale
ayeup1
28 Dec 15#63
Being honest this is a fabulous deal, the best touchscreen windows tablet there is?
jno2992
28 Dec 151#20
Might go down to local in Truro tomorrow to check for one. Is there major differences between the 3 and 4?
Sogaaddict to jno2992
28 Dec 15#62
Truro? May see you there. :smiley:
kingchris
28 Dec 15#61
It has a mini displayport, better then a HDMI port.
A very cheap adapter or cable will convert to HDMI.
benzas
28 Dec 15#57
For using it as a tablet (facebook and browser) it is to expansive . There are about 25 different apps in Microsoft app store if you lucky. Why not to choose android or ios alternatives.
For using it as a laptop it is not powerful enough, has tiny screen , keyboard and mouse bit of a joke. only one usb, no hdmi. I am sure you will be using it with keyboard so why not to buy a normal laptop.
Also in the future you can not replace its ssd or add extra ram 4gb.
REALLY ??????????
Sogaaddict to benzas
28 Dec 15#60
So how long did you own yours for, and what are these 25 apps?
Sogaaddict
28 Dec 151#59
Works the other way around, on a Microsoft phone forum the Apple heads are on there dumbing down anything Microsoft despite what I see on here from Apple owners how their iPhones get corrupted by different versions of IOS.
benzas
28 Dec 15#58
Tell me , what are you gonna use surface pro for ?
benzas
28 Dec 15#52
128gb ssd and 4gb ram 4th gen i5 in 2016? sorry but my phone has better specs.
Moondogg to benzas
28 Dec 15#53
No it doesn't. There's 95% chance it runs an ARM core, which even if it were the latest/greatest iPhone 6S would still lag a two year old x86 Haswell i5. Just check the geekbench scores.
reckoning to benzas
28 Dec 15#55
Same here mate!
Zefan to benzas
28 Dec 152#56
The most modern phone processors are equivalent to 5/6 year old desktop CPUs. The i5 in a Surface will spank the pants off any phone processor for the next few years.
shuo23
28 Dec 15#48
how could we can find out stock situation?
sundog to shuo23
28 Dec 15#54
Do you believe in Santa?
androidblah
28 Dec 15#50
Does this come with the keyboard/pen? (not bothered about the pen, but bothered about the keyboard!)
DarrylJohn to androidblah
28 Dec 15#51
Pen but no keyboard. (That's £100).
DarrylJohn
28 Dec 15#49
It should've been new.. That's the annoying thing. They themselves, packaged it all back up and sold it as new. That should be illegal.
I've also noticed the screen, yellow line right down the left of the screen. Shocking.
Mentos
28 Dec 151#47
OP was so excited he rolled out the red carpet for his new Surface Pro
ZapGod
28 Dec 153#46
Amazingly, I have become a Microsoft fan boy lately!
I love MS hardware and Windows 10 is da dope!
Whyte901
28 Dec 15#45
Definitely try my local for one of these!
Interloper
28 Dec 153#44
This price isn't just hot, it's absolutely scorching...
Under £450 for an i5 Surface Pro 3 is an incredible deal. That's cheaper than some of the Atom-based Surface 3 models! The equivalent i5/128gb Surface Pro 4 will cost you an extra £400 - no way can that be justified for a 0.3-inch bigger screen and marginally faster real-world performance.
Don't forget, the new and much improved Pro 4 Type Cover also works perfectly with the Pro 3, narrowing the comparison even further.
Ziggy2013
28 Dec 15#43
How would you compare the 11.6" Lenovo YOGA 700 Skylake m3 CPU / 128GB M.2 SSD / 8GB 2-in-1 Laptop £464.99 Delivered @ Lenovo (Using Code LENVC7) to the surface pro 3.....
Johnmcl7
28 Dec 15#40
It's one of the minor differences, the non-Pro Surface is effectively a budget version of the Pro versions so it has a weaker processor (Atom vs an i series), lower resolution screen and more basic kickstand.
John
chill
28 Dec 15#38
Thanks will pop up in the morn
DarrylJohn
28 Dec 15#29
Having opened mine(apparently brand new sealed), it has all accessories. Product SKU sticker on the back of the sealed unopened box, a cup mark directly on the screen and marks/dents where they keyboard went. And to top it off, a slight deep scratch at the bottom. Returning it tomorrow in hope for a replacement. Worst case, I'll get a refund and be done with curry's.
welshbloke to DarrylJohn
28 Dec 15#37
I must have got lucky mine was brand new sealed
chill
28 Dec 15#33
I was in culver currys store this morning looking specifically at laptops and tablets and didn't see this deal. Shame looks like a great price and would'be gone for one
welshbloke to chill
28 Dec 15#36
You need to quote the SKU No 113598
They are kept in the store room
leelukehope
28 Dec 152#35
Someone always has to involve Apple. What a sad obsession you have.
Dead1nside
28 Dec 15#34
This is a very good deal, but it's such a shame that the it's 4GB RAM. The jump up in price to get access to a Surface Pro model with 8GB RAM is almost 2x. Can't argue with the price for the unit though!
djames108
28 Dec 15#30
excellent piece of kit, although mine has overheated a couple of times. pen is awesome as well, don't see how the new one could be much better....
striker33 to djames108
28 Dec 15#32
Brings more accuracy and pressure sensitivity I think, basically brings it closer to the S-Pen in the galaxy note series, but not quite the 2048 point sensitivity of the newer pens... not that most people will notice if its for casual use.
wakkaday
28 Dec 15#31
Yon don't need the pen but it what makes this stand out from other tablet devices as the screen is layered . Will be good for making one notes which will digisitise your writing , drawing , illustrating webpages options are open . Defo worth having
Fo3
28 Dec 153#28
I think it's the main difference between the Pro and the normal Surface 3. You can buy replacement ones on Ebay, but either way you're essentially buying a used tablet.
Fo3
28 Dec 15#25
Just been to the one in Tottenham Court Road, they have four units in stock and all are missing the pen.
ehosin to Fo3
28 Dec 15#27
Is the pen important? I'm clueless about these things.
wakkaday
28 Dec 151#26
if you can get this device for under 450 its worth it without the keyboard (because its naff) the new one is way better and the new pen is way better
buy the NEW surface pro type cover 4 - for around £100
buy the NEW surface pro pen for around £50
if you know a student you prob get above prices direct from ms store + quidco
the new pro is 30 percent faster (but thats pretty much expected with each intel chip update) but the surface pro 3 is no slouch, it will still get stuff done
the surface pro 4 has better screen, more screen estate, lighter, slimmer...
but similar battery life, ive read the pro 3 has better battery life
the great thing about surface pro 3 is the new accessories fit perfectly.....
youtube - MICROSOFT CONFERENCE SURFACE PRO 4 reveal... some insight there
CLEPAU676
28 Dec 151#23
what time are the stores open tonight?
siksik6 to CLEPAU676
28 Dec 15#24
6PM at my local store (Taunton)
siksik6
28 Dec 15#22
Unfortunately the unit in my local was ex-demo and fairly battered. There are apparently 4 in a store about 45 mins drive away from me just need to see if I can be bothered to do the drive there and back tomorrow!
ehosin
28 Dec 15#21
Any in London?
siksik6
28 Dec 15#18
OP, thanks for posting this deal and even better including the SKU. Very helpful.
Great price for this Pro model, and hopefully Currys not too far from me has one.
wakkaday
28 Dec 15#17
I wouldn't buy with cover if you can find it without its better and buy the new type cover which is compatible
Macktv
28 Dec 15#14
PC World in Highgate, Birmingham are also selling an ex-display Pro 3 i5 for £560 including the demo Type cover, with full warranty.
japes
28 Dec 153#13
anyone else seen this deal elsewhere or is this a one off that's already been purchased? Sorry to sound bitchy but this is probably worse than a Tesco in-store only deal
DonkeyKonk
28 Dec 152#12
Just in a similar vein, (not worth posting as a deal as a one off) Watford John Lewis has a 'returned' (ie opened) Z4 Tablet LTE (android), with official keyboard for £379.99 (normally £579 new) if it helps anyone.
Was tempted myself, but I put it back an hour ago.
(Sorry for all the brackets).
DARKSABER
28 Dec 15#11
i upgraded my surface pro 2 to windows 10 pro as soon as the update was available months ago.We are not talking about lowly Apple products here that are stuck with limits to there OS.Evan my intel atom 2GB 8" windows tablet upgraded to windows 10 too although that's only a 32bit OS compared to my surface pro 2.
Those Itel atom based surface powered tablets are bloody overpriced for what they are.
DARKSABER
28 Dec 153#9
I owned one of I5 suface pro 3 for 3 weeks and happily returned it to amazon dew to the horrible screen aspect ratio ,i ended up buying a much more powerful surface pro 2 I5 8GB RAM 256gb including the keyboard for less money and it has served me faithfully ever since.
DarrylJohn to DARKSABER
28 Dec 152#10
Ill be after the surface pro 3, i'll install windows 10 on it. Be fine. Windows 8 is terrible.
SpitfireXXI
28 Dec 152#3
I've already got one of these, so why am I tempted to go for this deal?
...because it's a great price for a very nice piece of kit. Have some heat!
thegamingkinginfo to SpitfireXXI
28 Dec 151#7
Because its cheaper and better than the iPad Pro? (If it's the Surface Pro)
wakkaday
28 Dec 151#4
His picture shows a pro this with the new keyboard and pen could be good value
welshbloke to wakkaday
28 Dec 15#5
This comes with a pen
welshbloke
28 Dec 153#2
That is the normal surface ,not the Pro
This was £849 when released
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Says demo on box ,but mine was brand new from store room,one brand new one left
Sku no 113598 .Check your local store there a few about
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Feels cheap compared to a Macbook Air? BS. I own a Macbook Pro and this is comparable in build quality and materials (magnesium, in case you're wondering). Plus the SP3 screen canes the TF display on an Air - I should know, I owned one and sold it because I got sick of the lousy viewing angles.
App Store a joke? Not enough apps? Every Windows desktop app ever created not enough for you?
If you are wondering what the appeal of this is, it isn't for you. This is a product line designed for productivity. The killer feature is the pen. Do you need/want to take handwritten notes? Do you want to digitally mark up PDFs? Do you want to sketch or manipulate photos in the full suite of Adobe apps?
If you do, the Surface line is incredible. It's a good (not great) tablet. It's a good (not great) laptop. But it's an INCREDIBLE hybrid device. The pen is the key; if you don't need it, buy an iPad or a laptop. It's that simple.
Without the pen, this is just a very premium Windows tablet. But with the pen, there's nothing else like it - including the iPad Pro, which is hobbled by its OS.
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i call ms but the can't update warranty ?
Click here https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/warranty-service-and-recovery/powercord give them your device code (on the back under the flap) and they will send you a brand new £64.99 power adapter. Or in my case, I had to exchange mine for another, so I am getting two...
Actually , I just checked it again and it may just be the AC cord. Ah well.
Standard limited warranty coverage
With the standard limited warranty you get:
One year of warranty for hardware defects and malfunctions.
90 days of technical support for preinstalled software from the experts at the Microsoft Answer Desk for Surface.
Microsoft Complete
With Microsoft Complete, you get:
Two years of technical support from the Answer Desk.
An additional year of limited warranty coverage.
Accidental damage protection—even from drops and spills.*
You can add Complete up to 45 days after purchase. Just bring your device to a Microsoft retail store for inspection and processing.
did you take the complete warranty and did you pay extra for this
It might be worth noting that this was one of the machines that had gone through 0 battery cycles so was 'as new'.
can you explain please
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_2_Lf510nyfRXkwWW1pbS1MZEE/view
Both looked in good condition and I couldn't see any yellow colouring on screen but I wasn't in for too long. At least they can be inspected before you buy, I guess. Still a good price considering the new equivalent SP4 will set you back an extra £400.
Stock check showed 2 but they couldn't find them.
So I asked him to check other stores locally.
Harlow was my nearest store and he assured me that if they showed that many they would have them.
Of I went, about 40 minute drive, and got to the store. It was very busy but eventually got someone to check. Guy in warehouse said none out there but they should be in the lockable cupboard under the display.
He found 2, one of which looked heavily used and had a faint scratch on the screen. The other appeared unopened and both had DEMO in pen on the box. One of his colleagues said to him they they couldn't sell it to me today as the demo would have to be removed but to come back tomorrow (which was today).
They were supposed to call but didn't and after spending 15 mins on hold I just went.
Got it and it looks as good as new.
Hope the photo from the Basildon store helps other locate.
Now just need a cheap Surface Pro 3 cover and a dock cheap.
1. Very limited stock
2. Very few stores have them
3. If they're demo, the screen will have been prodded 1000s of times by 1000s of people....
4. £450 aint cheap especially for a lightly used machine.
Also tried Loughborough today, and no surface pro 3s with that sku or the docking station sku at Loughborough or surrounding stores. (confused staff and unreliable stock control FTW)
hope that helps someone
Box has "not for sale - demo only" sticker on it.
I had to run it on my first unit but returned it due to the yellow screen issue, the second one was already reset and left at the Windows 8 setup screen - however just to be sure I ran the upgrade to 10 and set it to remove all files/don't keep any files.
Just remember that your needs will differ from others so because you can't justify the cost or usage/usability of a Surface doesn't mean the same applies to others. Each person's needs and desires are different.
Contrary to what many people seem to think, this site isn't specifically a money-saving website where people primarily seek advice on how to spend their money or what to spend it on. The site is a deals website, whereby people are likely looking to share or find a lower price for something they've likely already considered purchasing.
The surface is good for students others maybe not ..
I have an iPad and desktop Pc so was looking at a surface and after much consideration I concluded I wouldn't use the surface very much as I'd use the iPad in front of the TV and the PC for everything else sitting in comfort with a 24 inch display and proper mouse.
The surface is brilliant if you don't have an iPad and PC . Ie if you're travelling 24/7 or a student who needs an all in one solution. It is also not cheap!
I have many for differing reasons.
Pc use - Surface Pro 3
Video editing - Macbook
Media consumption and apps - Ipad
Portable media consumption and Kodi - Sony Tablet Z3
Each hit the spot for different reasons
If I had to lose one, it would be the Ipad though as it's not used enough and of the thousands of apps, I only use about 20
The Surface is a completely different type of device that simply won't suit most people. It's equally superb for very different reasons.
Ps: writing this post on an iPad, while deciding whether to keep MacBook Air or get a surface.
Yes they run full win 10 but at home for a couple of hundred quid you can get a pc which runs win 10 faster.
I guess if you live and work on a train or plane then sure get one otherwise what's the point of a second rate win 10 experience on a small screen at a high price ?
ipad and desktop pc probably perfect for 99% of users .
Your right it's not for everyone especially at full price. However your solution is likely more expensive than 449? Say you got a iPad mini for 200 and a desktop PC with monitor for 250 both would underperform the surface by a significant margin.
And if you have need for the stylus for writing or art/design, then it comes into its own.
1. Can you kick back on your sofa and use your desktop as conveniently as you can with one of these while still using the applications you want to use?
2. Can you stream your Xbox to your iPad so if someone else is watching the TV, you can get the best of both worlds? Sure, you can do this on a desktop but it may not be conveniently located, especially if you want to keep an eye on the TV in between playing your game.
3. Anyone who knows about a Surface Pro 3 has heard about an iPad. The mere fact they're considering the Surface Pro 3 suggests that the iPad may not quite meet their needs or wants.
4. You've just advised potential buyers to have two devices. For some people, they don't need or want two devices: they want one device that can do both. The only major advantages a desktop will provide the vast majority of users over a Surface Pro 3 is memory, storage and expandability but that comes at the cost of size and portability. I know few people these days who need or want a desktop; most of the people who do are either power users, gamers, designers or older people who use a computer sparingly and probably had the same desktop for the last 5 years.
5. There is no device in the Apple world that can legitimately be compared to the Surface 3 and above. You would need to have a device that runs OSX in a tablet form to be able to make an accurate comparison so comparing a Surface to an iPad and desktop combo doesn't quite make any sense.
6. Even if you were to compare a Surface Pro 3 at this price point to an iPad Air 2 64GB (factoring in the space used by the Windows 10 OS), this still works out to around the same or cheaper, especially for the persons who managed to get a Surface Pen in the deal. Sure, the iPad has some simplicity advantages but each device has its advantages over the other.
The reality is, the people interested in this want a Surface Pro 3, not an iPad and desktop! You're essentially saying, "Don't buy an Audi A6 Estate; buy a Smart car and a Ford C-Max instead."
Ipad is the most useless junk ever, why bother with a micky mouse ipad when you can get a convertible pc to do everything from productivity to gaming much better and without the ios restrictions?
Apple is for isheep only, end of story.
I picked it up and it had the pen too, plus 2 months of warranty...
Any advice on what you said to Microsoft to get them to add a full year?
4 in stock 1 was display she said
And the woman looked like I've just sexually assaulted her when I even suggested buying the display one....
The device is showing on my account but you cannot register Enterprise Surface Pro's on a Personal account, supposedly.
If it's £80 then it's a surface 3 dock, not the Pro.
Would be interesting if there was another sku. My box label does not have demo on it like the Surface tablets bought.
Kind of tempted to list it as a deal on its own as it's a great price.
I just picked one up on way home from my Gumtree purchase.
Faster? For a couple of hundred quid? That is total rubbish and you know it. And if you're talking about building a flipping PC for that money...not exactly portable, is it?
It's far from second rate, especially considering the touch screen capability, detachable keyboard and active pen input. Also, 12+ inches is hardly small, especially for a tablet - and this IS a tablet. It's sold as such, without an included keyboard.
You are absolutely right. And the Surface is perfect for the remaining 1% that doesn't just want it but NEED it. If you need the pen, you need the Surface.
The Pro 4 keyboard is much better, with improved key spacing and a much nicer (and larger) glass trackpad. The older trackpad is merely tolerable. I wouldn't consider the Pro 3 keyboard any more.
The new pen is also better. The interchangeable tips are a nice touch as is the eraser, but it's not enough of an improvement to justify £50 if you already have the Pro 3 version. Also, the magnetic attachment won't work (only sticks to the Pro 4).
Charged Capacity 42,210 mWh
Designed Capacity 42,157 mWh
Battery Wear Level 98.01
Number of charge/discharge cycles 15
Purchased yesterday, also, got warranty extended by MS surface team (Ireland based) for 12 months and no yellow lines on screens, no pen included though but priced paid £420.00 plus stylus included (cheap); but looking to get pro 4 pen as apparenly an improved version, any suggestions on the new keyboard - is it worth the premium versus the older version 3 keyboard???
thanks - great bit of kit by the way for the price :stuck_out_tongue:
Designed Capacity 42,157 mWh
Battery Wear Level 100.1
Number of charge/discharge cycles 2
That's 1170 charges and still keeping 80% capacity. Of course it's hard to say for sure you exact lifetime.
Description Value
Designed Capacity 42,157 mWh
Full Charged Capacity 41,853 mWh
Number of charge/discharge cycles 3
I will live with that. Battery is good
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Now check your Battery status with Batteryinfoview
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/battery_information_view.html
Should give you all the info on the health of your Surface Pro 3's battery.
Now you can post your battery health levels on these demo units
Running Windows 10 update now, keyboard is totally unused sort of providing me with proof that the guy never used it (the back is still soft and not matted and the keys have no oil residue).
Going to stick my Surface 3 on ebay with its keyboard and hopefully get around the £450 mark so I could be in profit after my upgrade to the Pro.
Very good day overall.
Thought I would share the deal, right thing to do.
Sku - 115768
Mile End Road have one left now but has yellow banding one side and comes without a charger or pen.
Really pleased I did, just been to South Shields to buy a hardly used Corporate bought Surface Pro 3, boxed with all accessories, pen etc and the Keyboard in black unused.
Guy bought it for his business but could not get away with Windows 8 and I didn't have the heart to tell him that you can upgrade to Windows 10 pro.
As it's a Corporate bought version, I have no personal warranty, but my account works fine and it restored no issue. The guy has given me his business number if I have any issues in the future.
Oh the price I paid covers the lack of warranty - £300 all in, inc Keyboard.
Happy days.
I am still stunned I got it for that kind of money. Happy as a pig in muck.
I just got one from the Silverlink yesterday, the guy thought it was new at first but then got it from the storeroom and it had Demo on the box, but the box was in good condition but it had definitely been opened.
I got him to open it and it had a couple of fingerprints on the screen but I got him to wipe the screen and I inspected it pretty closely, not a mark on it, no scratches and all accessories in place. It looked brand new.
Obviously I was worried about how long it had been out for and how much damage it might have taken, so to get an estimate I looked at the Smart data for the SSD in HDTune, it was showing SSD power on time of about 6hrs. So I don't think it has had much use at all.
Also checked for warranty and it registered fine, and shows active until end of Mar 2016. Not great but enough time to see if banding develops, and I am going to speak to MS anyway and see if they will extend it to match the Currys receipt. Shy bairns get nowt as they say.
If you do your due diligence, and buy with a discount or cashback credit card and I think this is a pretty good bargain, works out at £427 with Amex 5% cashback.
You get a 1 year guarantee on the items.
Also, if you want to save some cash on a keyboard - the original surface type cover works fine (I'm typing on it now) - it's a little smaller but fully functional and only looks wrong when it's closed up - which doesn't matter.
2) stock is plentiful
3) well done you
It would still be cheaper than brand new and Microsofts returns are meant to be quite good, it would be £659 although for around a £100 more you can get an entry level Surface 4.
"The thing with Currys is they won't always agree with you that a fault exists."
It's on them to prove that, considering that a yellow band across your screen exists, it's not normal operation and that both Microsoft and Apple had similar issues and replaced them (due to it being a manufacturing issue)
It's not an age thing either...
"They might refuse a repair and just offer a refund"
If you can get a partial refund and keep the item (then sort it with Microsoft), would be more viable - if not then it's probably better to get the refund.
"this is about £90 less than an A grade at Cex with a 2 year warranty
I doubt CEX would repair it either, the screens are glued in and require specialist machinery to remove - I'd guess they would either give you a replacement if they had it in stock or refund/voucher you.
"These will have taken more of a hammering than most second hand Surfaces ever will"
I can't speak for your tablet, but the hardware I got was in excellent condition bar the screen - Battery holds over 95% of design capacity and the SSD has been barely written to.
Microsoft will replace it for £210 with a new refurb with a 90 day warranty.
Also if they didn't state it was sold as seen or declare the defect on sale - I don't think they can refuse you.
Additionally, the yellow banding issue seems common enough that you could class it as a manufacturing defect?
Will Currys do a partial refund and let you keep it? If so going the Microsoft route would be more viable
Taking mine back now. Shame as it's in really rather good condition. £449 starts to look like a lot of money when you factor in the various concerns here though.
When this was released stores had one to four units on display and one demo unit to carry around.
After a set time, some stores cut back the display so only having maybe one on display, the rest were boxed.
Some stores kept all on display until the Surface Pro 4 arrived.
If a unit became faulty (yellow screen) then Microsoft most likely sent a replacement demo unit, so the store had an extra one.
Overall the message is quite clear.
These are Ex Display, Ex Demo units and are priced accordingly.
Do not purchase if you are wanting a new item or a warranty as you have a slim chance of getting either.
This is the one I've been using for almost a year; good protection.
Not sure on the store warranty, think you should be okay there, but they could have disclaimers on ex demo stock.
Microsoft will not be bothered if the warranty is out of date, they have covered their product and it lasted for the life of its cover. You could go down consumer rights but that's with the seller, not the manufacturer.
Morale of the story, usually a reason ex demos are cheaper, so don't complain that you bought a used product and it has no warranty.
Great for the few who snagged sealed unused units though as they get their warranty and an unused product.
Will Microsoft fix it for free , let us know what do they say
So as you need to have the Surface Pro 3 connected to the internet to activate windows, all Demo units will be just about out of warranty, if not already.
You will only be lucky if you have a totally sealed unit.
Spoke to a 3rd guy who said he'd sold one that morning and there was one left - he sold it me (i think the manager wanted it for himself).
However. . The demo software was still on it and password locked so waiting to get the unlock password.
Fun fun fun
I also picked up the SP3 dock for £49.97. All clearance stock.
You should select the Reset option then factory settings.
I asked in Currys Kingston park, They had 2 - one on display and one was boxed but used so I turned it down.
PC world Kingston Park have 3 and Silverlink have 4 in stock on that sku
If they sell them to you is a different matter - so is the condition.
Or you can force an upgrade quicker here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10
PC World Stretford were showing 5 as pristine but the guy there wouldn't sell them due to missing parts, software issues and potential hardware issues.
Managed to pick one up at my local Currys however the screen has the infamous Surface Pro 3 yellow band on screen issue - but the exterior is in good condition.
Are they likely to repair it or just refund? I'd prefer a partial refund (and to keep the device) so I could get Microsoft to ship a replacement for £210
This wasn't factory reset, but luckily didn't need a password to do so.
I work in a different store though that didn't have any.
If they have a yellow sticker on display then they sell the demo model.
Even if its showing stock , they could be anywhere in the warehouse.
Maybe staff kept them but i doubt it , they are all on minimum wage and not like they have £500 plus they would simply reserve them and take them off the system.
My advice is to drop in when your passing , next time they do a stock check they will probably find them and put them on clearance
for 724.00£
in uk the price would be around £767.00
i also did quidco which kind of tracked the sale at around £29.00
so hopefully i would have got a brand new surface 4 pro for just under 700£
(i5 and 128gb)
Or so they said... suspect the staff decided to have them, as they were very surprised at the price.
Said they would give me a call when they found them. Surprise surprise, 7hrs later and I haven't had a call.
The trend is about £520 on ebay, looks like you will be stuck with that, selling it at that price.
Not really at a price for ebay sharks as after ebay fees you will just about break even at the currys buying price.
The M3 one has a smaller integrated charger with the plug built in.
;-(
The other had a distinct curve along the top edge, looking like it had been flexed. Decided not to risk it, as I'm kind of 'on the spectrum' when it comes to things being 'right'. If anyone fancies their chances with a slightly curved one, it's in Ayr.
Nevermind I called them they are sold out of these in both Plymouth stores now. Oh well.
- Hayes have only demo units, none for sale.
- Northolt have 5 all ex demo without pens.
- Brentford have as many as 5 all ex demo without pens.
Was offered £10 off for missing pens, CeX sell them for £20.
Happy hunting.
does that mean that they are all gone .....
wanted one of these for a while now i5 being cheaper is just one of the perks.
Cheers OP, great find for me (fingers crossed)!
Feels cheap compared to a Macbook Air? BS. I own a Macbook Pro and this is comparable in build quality and materials (magnesium, in case you're wondering). Plus the SP3 screen canes the TF display on an Air - I should know, I owned one and sold it because I got sick of the lousy viewing angles.
App Store a joke? Not enough apps? Every Windows desktop app ever created not enough for you?
If you are wondering what the appeal of this is, it isn't for you. This is a product line designed for productivity. The killer feature is the pen. Do you need/want to take handwritten notes? Do you want to digitally mark up PDFs? Do you want to sketch or manipulate photos in the full suite of Adobe apps?
If you do, the Surface line is incredible. It's a good (not great) tablet. It's a good (not great) laptop. But it's an INCREDIBLE hybrid device. The pen is the key; if you don't need it, buy an iPad or a laptop. It's that simple.
Without the pen, this is just a very premium Windows tablet. But with the pen, there's nothing else like it - including the iPad Pro, which is hobbled by its OS.
Is it classed as a new product with Microsoft?
Could ease my worries over the battery.
Just bought this at Currys Cardiff (Culver store )
Says demo on box ,but mine was brand new from store room,one brand new one left
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At this price an amazing deal..
They have 2 in stock
Confirmed this price is for the ex demos
Pc World Kingston Park have 3 and Silverlink have 4 as they checked on system
The label on the device says Demo so that is the sku number.
I walked away as it's a lot of money for a ex demo device which may have seen better days.
I am sticking to my surface 3 for the moment
Might keep the iPad but get this to replace the MacBook. Any thoughts on whether it's a stupid idea?
Buying a second hand surface pro 3, that's been looked after - probably suggests it'll be fine for many a year if it's still working. Touch wood - I've never had a tech product fail on me.
Here's an example
It's just keeping a look out. Deals like that are few and far between - but it's not really hard to come by them in and around the currys figure. Few currently active with best offers.
Then you get the standard people, who look for a deal just to sell it on. Shame on you - I see he was fleeced into an upsell product too, ha.
A trickle charge for a year is better than hundreds of power cycles in real world usage too.
You need to ask at the desk using the stock code - the two in Chichester were not on display.
Once the battery dies a repair through Microsoft is about £400 plus.
It's not a easy part to replace and no cheap battery replacement like apple.
Look in good nic for ex demo, boxed with all the bits.
But if comparing to an iPad then it depends if you like Windows or iOS.
Applications or Apps.
Producing vs consuming content.
If these are ex demo, the battery will be already past its best and its non changeable (for most non techs) so the device will be dead sooner than it should.
Would rather risk a eBay purchase than being buy DSG's ex demo stock
Since Black Friday the price point for pretty much all SSD and USB Flash memory products has dropped quite dramatically.....this trend looks likely to continue early next year as more fabrication plants come online (also Sandisk just got bought so a market share price war looks likely to start soon). Sub £100 500GB memory units will become the norm and this is bound to have a knock on effect on tablets and phones as manufacturers continue to fight to differentiate their products......how soon before we see the first 256GB or even 500GB phone or tablet and not at a ridiculous price point.
As soon as it happens all the other manufacturers will have to follow suit within one product life cycle.....it should be an interesting year.
Not a fan of anybody's by the way - own an iPhone(unfortunately most of the time it does just work), an SP1 (though if I could find one of these might upgrade) and the missus has an iPad. Everything has its place but you can't compare full Windows (with all its attendant issues and annoyances) with a phone os on a big screen that's locked in to the manufacturers control.
This is a great device, if you get the chance, buy the SP4's keyboard over the SP3's as its much, uses spaces keys and it is more hard wearing.
But for "work" or for serious personal stuff like document writing, or coding or PIM. Break out the SP and use a mouse and keyboard. At work, there is no comparison, and iPad would be daft. SP all the way.
Just keep your iPad, and get a SP as well. Best of both worlds :/
I can sort of see the appeal, though, and I appreciate it's a different market sector from a laptop anyway, smaller form factor. I think I will wait for a more powerful version for that ultimate convergence device! I am sure it won't be that price, though. Thanks.
The surface seemed clumsy to me, the "app store" was a joke. The whole thing just felt cheap in comparison to the materials of an iOSX device.
Im no Apple fanboy either.
They all share the same class of low voltage CPUs.
Possible reasons to pick a Surface over another ultrabook:
Weight. Its light compared to other ultrabooks.
Quality of display. Better then most on the market. Macbook Air is junk compared to the Surface Pro.
Quality of construction.
Touch screen with pen support.
You have to be prepared to pay extra to get something thin and light. You can always get a cheap laptop that is more powerful, but it won't have a nice screen or be tiny.
Picked up one from the Culver Currys in Cardiff earlier. Tried first next door in PCWorld who had 3 in stock but the manager refused to sell them and said no other shop should either as Currys don't own Demo stock Microsoft do and they had a special version of Windows on them just for Demos.
Mine is like new, the seal looked like it had been opened but everything inside still in original packaging with no marks/finger prints, battery stats show its a new unused battery which is great. Had a few issues as first but eventually got it upgraded to Windows 10 and working great now. Also got the SP4 keyboard as had read it was better than the SP3 version.
The battery life and lack of fan are major pluses for the Surface 3.
worst port ever due to its weakness.
A very cheap adapter or cable will convert to HDMI.
For using it as a laptop it is not powerful enough, has tiny screen , keyboard and mouse bit of a joke. only one usb, no hdmi. I am sure you will be using it with keyboard so why not to buy a normal laptop.
Also in the future you can not replace its ssd or add extra ram 4gb.
REALLY ??????????
I've also noticed the screen, yellow line right down the left of the screen. Shocking.
I love MS hardware and Windows 10 is da dope!
Under £450 for an i5 Surface Pro 3 is an incredible deal. That's cheaper than some of the Atom-based Surface 3 models! The equivalent i5/128gb Surface Pro 4 will cost you an extra £400 - no way can that be justified for a 0.3-inch bigger screen and marginally faster real-world performance.
Don't forget, the new and much improved Pro 4 Type Cover also works perfectly with the Pro 3, narrowing the comparison even further.
John
They are kept in the store room
buy the NEW surface pro type cover 4 - for around £100
buy the NEW surface pro pen for around £50
if you know a student you prob get above prices direct from ms store + quidco
the new pro is 30 percent faster (but thats pretty much expected with each intel chip update) but the surface pro 3 is no slouch, it will still get stuff done
the surface pro 4 has better screen, more screen estate, lighter, slimmer...
but similar battery life, ive read the pro 3 has better battery life
the great thing about surface pro 3 is the new accessories fit perfectly.....
youtube - MICROSOFT CONFERENCE SURFACE PRO 4 reveal... some insight there
Great price for this Pro model, and hopefully Currys not too far from me has one.
Was tempted myself, but I put it back an hour ago.
(Sorry for all the brackets).
Those Itel atom based surface powered tablets are bloody overpriced for what they are.
...because it's a great price for a very nice piece of kit. Have some heat!
This was £849 when released