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Microsoft Surface 3 Argos ebay Refurb from £279.00 for 2Gb/64Gb other combos in post

£279 eBay31 Jul 16

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tanked

31 Jul 16

The Surface 3 (RRP £419 on the Microsoft Store, £405 on Amazon) is considered the first Surface which Microsoft have got right due to much improved kickstand.

9/10 on trusted reviews - full HD touchscreen, Quad-core Intel Atom x7-Z8700 processor, it includes front and rear cameras, full Windows 10 (no Windows RT anymore), microSD camera slot and USB 3. Lots of accessories are available including a pen.

Other options include
£309 with the keyboard (RRP £100)
£329 for the 4Gb RAM, 128Gb drive option

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Top comments

adam.mt

31 Jul 16 18 #4

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade ;-)

tempt to martinjayandben

31 Jul 16 13 #3

Not true. You can still upgrade if you wear glasses.

the_bart123

31 Jul 16 5 #10

Geekbench 3 says all:

This Surface "Pro" about 3200 points

Stupid smartphone Snapdragon 820...... 5000 points :/

Agharta to the_bart123

31 Jul 16 4 #11

This is the non-Pro version.
Try running Windows on a Snapdragon, its Geekbench score = 0. :smiley:

Latest comments (40)

cruelkid

31 Jul 16 2 #22

I got this from Expertzone for a really low price but it is not worth it. I would rather buy a good laptop with the same money, it looks good but battery life is not good. Touch screen is not a practical way of using windows. I would go for a nice laptop new or a refurbished one ....

mbuckhurst to cruelkid

31 Jul 16 #40

Actually, you'd be surprised how good touch screen with windows is, granted, it's not a replacement for the keyboard and mouse, but having spent a week away from home with a Windows tablet, I get home and continually touch my laptop screen, forgetting it's not touch, mixing touch with keyboard and mouse is certianly going to reduce RSI and it becomes a natural extension of the OS.

To be fair to the tablet, I only need a proper keyboard when programming C#, otherwise I'd happily manage on touch screen alone.

mike

chrisjordan666

31 Jul 16 #13

Is there a combo with the 4gb ram/ 128gb drive with the keyboard?

MrPuddington to chrisjordan666

31 Jul 16 #39

Yes, there is, both the Surface 3 and the Surface 3 Pro. Actually, I would recommend the Pro, although it has only 64GB of storage:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-3-Tablet-PC-64GB-128GB-256GB-HDD-Warranty-Webcam-/322177342833?var=&hash=item4b03441d71:m:mIaPWpl7oXz-TaA4OBmZDdA

You can also upgrade to an i5 CPU and 128GB of storage, but I am not sure that is worth nearly another 100 pounds.

xela333

31 Jul 16 1 #36

Why are people comparing this to a phone running Windows mobile which is a totally different OS?

slayermatt to xela333

31 Jul 16 #38

Depends, isn't Windows 10 on phones full fat windows just trimmed down to function well on a small touch display? Either way. People just love comparing Apples to Lemons. Always gotta find something to complain about.

MintSauce

31 Jul 16 #35

I can't decide between this or a new 'phone. Gaaaaah.

xela333 to MintSauce

31 Jul 16 1 #37

You'd look much cooler with this up against your ear :smile:

msharif911

31 Jul 16 #34

Yes, that's the one.

alcurtis93

31 Jul 16 #29

The x7 z8700 is a very powerful chip. As good as the last gen core m

Agharta to alcurtis93

31 Jul 16 1 #33

It's not evenly remotely close as these benchmarks show:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Atom-x7-Z8700-Benchmarks.140906.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-M-5Y71-SoC.129324.0.html

alcurtis93

31 Jul 16 #30

On gearbest though you can get a latest gen core m tablet for less

Alvie to alcurtis93

31 Jul 16 #32

This one? :
http://gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_227132.html

Is it any good/is it better than the surface 3 4GB model?

It's £258.16 from EU warehouse

£215.25 from BangGood (CN)

damcnaught

31 Jul 16 #31

Not bad at all, though for a tiny bit more money, this Dell venue 11 pro refurb may be better for those wanting double the RAM, storage, & a far more powerful processor: http://mcscom.co.uk/product/venue-11-pro-7140-m-5y10-up-to-2-0ghz-4gb-128gb-10-8-fhd-1yr-wty-mll536/

Agharta

31 Jul 16 #28

No, they run Windows Phone which is quite different.

tanked

31 Jul 16 #27

Anyone looking for the i5 128Gb Surface 3 Pro, there's one left (Grade A) on CEX at £400:
https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=STABMICS3I5128G2A#.V54WWPkrKhc

The Surface isn't going to be for everyone but I got the non-Pro 128Gb/4Gb Ram one for my son as he's allowed to bring a device into school and is allowed to take photographs of whats on the board (front and rear cameras). With the pen, it'll be great for taking notes, its not too heavy, not too noisy and not too big. Plus there will be a ton of accessories like decent cases as its so mainstream.

If you want to do serious stuff, I'd say save up and get the Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book

Mattevansc3

31 Jul 16 #26

Lumias run Windows.

Alvie

31 Jul 16 2 #25

pen £22 at cex https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SACCMSSUR3STYA#.V54SxbgrKUk

getknk

31 Jul 16 2 #24

please note, this is "surface 3" and NOT pro 3. the processor is ATOM based. waiting for matebook or xiaomi's macbook air clone version (review)

Alvie

31 Jul 16 #23

4GB/128GB version: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microsoft-Surface-3-10-8-Inch-128GB-WiFi-Tablet-Black-/331906069039

iDealYou

31 Jul 16 #21

You're right. I was thinking of the RT.

Agharta

31 Jul 16 #20

This runs regular Windows so you must be thinking of the older versions of Surface (non Pro) which ran Windows RT.

the_bart123

31 Jul 16 #19

Please find out about all those tablets with ARM processors running with latest Windows 10 full version

iDealYou

31 Jul 16 #18

I could be wrong but don't they run Windows?

nekoangel

31 Jul 16 #17

Anyone have any experience with this in photoshop for drawing?

Agharta

31 Jul 16 #16

What's that got to do with a Windows Tablet?

OpineDevine

31 Jul 16 2 #15

I think the article you have read is this one,

http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2016/07/31/you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free-if-you-use-assistive-technologies

iDealYou

31 Jul 16 1 #14

Most Lumnia phones run on Snapdragon. :smiley: See http://www.gsmarena.com/microsoft-phones-64.php

msharif911

31 Jul 16 #12

I'm not sure but I guess so. I dont think they monitor it. But the article did think this wouldnt be around forever.

Another thing might be to find someone who downloaded it onto a USB stick. I have loads of PCs at home so I did it that way and upgraded all of mine without downloading it all again every time. I've wiped mine now otherwise I could have uploaded it onto my cloud space and given you the link.

the_bart123

31 Jul 16 5 #10

Geekbench 3 says all:

This Surface "Pro" about 3200 points

Stupid smartphone Snapdragon 820...... 5000 points :/

Agharta to the_bart123

31 Jul 16 4 #11

This is the non-Pro version.
Try running Windows on a Snapdragon, its Geekbench score = 0. :smiley:

ttttd

31 Jul 16 #9

... can you turn it off once you upgrade and not have the popo come knocking?

polarbaba

31 Jul 16 1 #8

thanks.

I was looking to get an upgrade to my linx 10 and found the surface range very interesting and ended down the endless hole of the famous auction site many hours later...

that was the result of my browsing i wanted to share.

I like my linx 10 but found the cpu ( atom based) lacking and 2gb of ram barely ok if needed for anything other than casual browsing.

polarbaba

31 Jul 16 1 #6

amazing price... i found loads on sale and found the reviews to be meh on these models..
however the reviews on the i5 and i7 models were really brilliant.. and you couldn't find any of them for sale.. seems like the i5 and i7 ones are the keepers!
and the atom and i3 processor ones with weak cpus and low ram were generally sold off in the first few days...
something to bear in mind....
cheers

Interloper to polarbaba

31 Jul 16 1 #7

The 'i5 and i7 models' are the Surface Pro line.

This is the Surface. Non-Pro. Smaller screen, three-point kickstand. Less powerful with a smaller 10" screen but with MicroUSB charging.

martinjayandben

31 Jul 16 1 #2

Only Windows 8.1. No free upgrade to Windows 10 available anymore.

tempt to martinjayandben

31 Jul 16 13 #3

Not true. You can still upgrade if you wear glasses.

msharif911 to martinjayandben

31 Jul 16 2 #5

You can if you switch on the mode that increases the size of the text. Cant remember what its called. I just read an article this morning about it.

adam.mt

31 Jul 16 18 #4

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade ;-)