In fact, the more I think about it, the more I am reluctant to try out another machine with similar specification, for the following reasons:
- High density display dilemma: One reason why I was attracted by Surface Pro 3 was the high dpi display. The idea was that I can sketch in higher precision as the tiny movement on my stylus can turned into more refined lines or strokes on the screen. However, high dpi display also means that a lot of application will not work well, as those UI elements will become too tiny to be useful. In fact, until more applications got rewritten to accommodate high dpi screen, I will not consider buying a laptop with high dpi display again.
- Intel x32/x64 in tablet format does not work: my biggest problem with the device was because of overheating. It was overheating because I was running Sketchbook Pro 6, which was a x32/x64 appliaction. On the other hand, I didn;'t experience the same hear problem with the Windows Store app FreshPaint. Of course the feature set of FreshPaint ain't going to satisfy me. So until creative design software rewritten to require less CPU/GPU power, running x32/x64 graphic app on a tablet device will still be bad idea. Ironically, my low CPU power Asus EeeSlate has an edge of avoiding the screen head problem thanks to the slower CPU.
- If not even Microsoft can do it right ... : SP3 is supposed to be a flagship product, and they even approach artists and ask for endorsement of advice of Surface Pro series. Yet SP3 is still a big disappointment to me. That makes me wonder who else can do it right. Sad. So sad.
I am so glad that I didn't buy SP3 through mail order in order to avoid sales tax. Returning SP3 to to mail order company will be more troublesome than returning it to Best Buy. I really need to remind myself NOT to buy any laptop from mail order forever.
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