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I have a similar issue. My SP4 has a hard time connecting back to Wifi after waking up from sleep. It requires turning off Wifi and turning it back on and it usually works. Sometimes it takes a couple of attempts.

I have had my base Core M model for a couple of week now. I find it to be very laggy overall though. Programs take a long time to open. Scrolling web pages is janky and drops frames in all 3 browsers I have tried so far (Edge, Chrome, Firefox). I checked the memory usage on a cold boot-up and it...

I have the Core M3 model with 4GB RAM, so I am a bit memory limited. I find that when I open even a single pdf file in Acrobat Reader, it sometimes uses 280-300MB of memory. I am looking for a PDF reader that is not such a resource hog. Any recommendations?

From all accounts, it seems like Edge is not ready for prime time yet, with its lack of extensions. So that leaves us with Chrome, Firefox and Opera. Which of these alternatives do you guys prefer? Is Chrome still bad when it comes to battery life? Is Firefox lighter on the battery usage?

Thanks! What kind of battery life are you seeing on your m3 SP4?

Is the battery take longer to charge on the Core M3 SP4 compared to the i5 and i7 models? Is the charger underpowered on the entry level fanless M3 model?

Any more thoughts you can share on the SP4 M3? How is the processor holding up in day to day tasks? Do you feel it struggle at certain tasks? What is the battery life like?

I am looking to buy the entry level Surface Pro 4 (Core M3, 128GB SSD, 4GB RAM) to help me with school work. I will be mostly using it for MS Office applications, web browsing and maybe streaming Netflix once in a while. I think the Core M3 be able to handle my use case. Are there areas you see...

I am looking to purchase a Surface Pro 4 (entry level M3 model) soon and I am just wondering where is the best play to buy this tablet right now? Are there any deals currently available for the SP4? Ideally if I could get a bundle with the keyboard included in the price, that would be great, but...

Here is a video review of the M3 model. Why is the reviewer saying he is disappointed with the read/write speeds of the M3 model at the 0:15 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4EmpbCQ5cY Do the M3 models come with a different SSD or something?

I read somewhere that there is a bug with the Type Cover. Sometimes boot times are long with the type cover attached and very short when it is disconnected. Maybe you can try that and see if that is the case with your machine also.

The Surface Pro 4 has received overwhelming positive reviews from most sites including Anandtech, The Verge, MobileTechReview, BoredAtWork, WindowsCentral etc. But I don't think even one reviewer brought up any issues with excessive heat, battery drain or loud fan noise. But if you read these...

Will the M3 model be able to handle HD Netflix and YouTube streaming without any issues? What about content heavy webpages such as The Verge? Will scrolling be smooth on such heavy duty webpages? In what applications or scenarios will the M3 with 4GB RAM struggle compared to the i5 with 8GB...

I haven't even received my SP4 yet, but the heating and excessive fan noise are bothering me already. I am a light user - web browsing, Netflix, YouTube streaming and office apps. The most resource intensive task I do on the machine might be some Excel work with sheets with a couple of...

I have pre-ordered the blue cover to break the silver/black monotony, but I am watching early reviews on Youtube now, and all of them seem to have the black one and it looks extremely classy and now I am having second thoughts. Which color type cover do you prefer for your SP4 and why?