SP3's On A Plane

[astondg]

Thanks for sharing this, some great info.

I don't know if this is still the case with the SP3, but with my SP1 I found I often don't need the kickstand on a plane's fold out tray anyway. I had much success just resting the screen against the seat in front, which meant I could get the whole keyboard cover onto the tray. It may not have held up in serious turbulence but it seemed perfectly stable the times I used it.

 

[kristalsoldier]

I don't know if this is still the case with the SP3, but with my SP1 I found I often don't need the kickstand on a plane's fold out tray anyway. I had much success just resting the screen against the seat in front, which meant I could get the whole keyboard cover onto the tray. It may not have held up in serious turbulence but it seemed perfectly stable the times I used it.

Till the person in the seat in front of you leans back all the way! :unhappy:

In coach, for me, at that point, it becomes impossible to use either laptops or, as in recent times, first the Surface 2 (RT) and now the SP3.

 

[mozman68]

Till the person in the seat in front of you leans back all the way! :unhappy:

In coach, for me, at that point, it becomes impossible to use either laptops or, as in recent times, first the Surface 2 (RT) and now the SP3.

But with a laptop, no choice.

With the SP3 simply pull the keyboard of and flatten like I show in my pics above.

 

[sdreamer]

This is what I dont get about complaints about "lapability." yes you can use it better now with that extra hinge, but the fact that you can just negate the keyboard and go back all the way like what you did I think makes it a lot more lapable than some devices. You technically don't need to take off the cover, you could have just folded it back or just flipped it then fold down.


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[astondg]

I agree sdreamer: this is one thing I find with the Surface range generally and Windows 8 too. People try to use it exactly like they would a laptop (or Windows 7) and in that way it doesn't always work as well (although I think Microsoft have worked hard to narrow that gap as much as possible) BUT the Surface range opens up a whole new range of ways that they can be used (because of their form factor, the pen, etc.) and you can often achieve exactly the same result but just in a different way.

Obviously laptops still have place, the Surface range is a different type of compromise and won't be the best compromise for some people, but I think there's a lot of stuff the Surface can do just as well and just as simply but in a different way and people (maybe just reviewers) aren't exploring those options.

 

[sdreamer]

Yeah. I read one reviewer, couldn't remember who it was, but they were complaining about how akward it was to use the pen because you have to reach over the keyboard.... I think this was from maybe a tech blog or one of the higher viewed reviews on Youtube. Another reviewer complained for the same problem mozman had, but could not realize that they could just get rid of the keyboard. It's like they forget that you can use this just like a tablet and still get some work done as you would on a laptop, while using it as a tablet. Maybe it would help if MS just sold a smartcover without the keyboard so they could focus more on using it as tablet for laptop sorta work, then maybe they could stop complaining about how MS unbundles the keyboards (I read the SP1 was initially bundled, but customers wanted to be able to choose which keyboards they wanted, thus unbundled it).

 

[hopmedic]

I've taken to folding my keyboard under. In this picture I was setting up my desktop setup, and I'd taken the keyboard off, but since then I've decided that it's just easer to fold it under. When I'm doing my algebra homework, I move the keyboard aside, flip the keyboard section of the desk up so it is even with the desktop, and write on the tablet while reading the questions on one of the other monitors. I still need to do something with cabling, straightening things up, but you get the idea here. This picture was taken from a standing position, so it looks like a huge gap between the Surface and the monitors, but when sitting the perspective makes that gap look far less.



EDIT: Yeah, I know - this doesn't have anything to do with Surfaces on panes - sorry. The comments above about flipping the keyboard back made me think of how I use my Surface, though.

 

[jonty12]

CRJ tray, so small...

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[luke31]

CRJ tray, so small...

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Wow, exemplary application of a screen protector

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[jonty12]

Wow, exemplary application of a screen protector

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Thanks. There's a small bubble on the left hand side driving me insane.

A320 EE Row window

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[sdreamer]

Thanks. There's a small bubble on the left hand side driving me insane.

A320 EE Row window

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What protector is that if you don't mind me asking.

 

[jonty12]

What protector is that if you don't mind me asking.

This one, as recommended by Hopmedic. I'm very happy with it.

http://forums.windowscentral.com/mi...3-accessories-your-favorites.html#post2628200

 

[csjjjjjjjjjjj]

I'm flying tomorrow for the first time with the SP3, and I'm looking forward to it (vs my old laptop). The biggest advantage? I'll keep it out during the announced "no laptop" periods. I'll just remove the keyboard into the front pocket. Then when they announce that laptops and trays are okay, I'll snap it in.

Thanks for the pics all, good to see it'll fit on the tray.

 

[jonty12]

ERJ175 bulkhead. Working on office docs while watching Breaking Bad

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[Pete The Penguin]

Now I'm happier knowing I can use my SP3 in relative comfort when I fly to Canada (unless the person in front tips their seat all the way back).

 

[jonty12]

Now I'm happier knowing I can use my SP3 in relative comfort when I fly to Canada (unless the person in front tips their seat all the way back).

The pic above was flying to Canada tonight. You'll be fine.

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[Pete The Penguin]

The pic above was flying to Canada tonight. You'll be fine.

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Awesome.
Did security check the SP3?

 

[explosive0]

I fly twice every week and have been using my SP3 (currently listed on here for sale) for the past month. I'm stuck flying Delta where I have no status, so I'm always flying Economy Comfort. It's a lot better when I have a tray from the seat in front. The trays in the arm-rest suck because they're too narrow and too close to you. I usually have to have the type cover on the tray, and the kickstand resting on my legs.

I'm going back to my MacBook Pro. Probably a decision I'll regret, but o well...

 

[jonty12]

Awesome.
Did security check the SP3?

Most of the time no. Yesterday I did have an issue where they asked me to take out my "laptop" and I waved my ThinkPad in front of them saying I did take out my laptop, and what's in my bag wasn't a laptop. They then said my backpack was "closed too tightly", a comment which drew laughs from several other passengers, and they ran it through again in the bag.

 

[jonty12]

I fly twice every week and have been using my SP3 (currently listed on here for sale) for the past month. I'm stuck flying Delta where I have no status, so I'm always flying Economy Comfort. It's a lot better when I have a tray from the seat in front. The trays in the arm-rest suck because they're too narrow and too close to you. I usually have to have the type cover on the tray, and the kickstand resting on my legs.

I'm going back to my MacBook Pro. Probably a decision I'll regret, but o well...

If you fly twice a week, how come no status?

As for the fold out tray, my last pic, on the ERJ was a foldout. Was pretty comfortable. I can see going back though if you're doing some heavy typing. I haven't taken my ThinkPad out once since I got the SP3 though. I'm sure a time will come at some point.