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Re: Anyone else suddenly experiencing low volume? In my case, the volume has been low right from launch. We have a thread here about this: http://forums.windowscentral.com/microsoft-surface-2/246827-surface-2-speakers.html Also, there is a thread on the Microsoft Answers site: Surface 2...

The only thing that disappoints me with the Surface 2 for now is the faint speakers. The max volume is seriously low compared to the RT.

Re: No Sound Emai Notification? That's because the volume of the speakers on the Surface 2 is all around very low. That's a pain when watching videos and listening some music with the integrated speakers. And it's a pain for the notifications too.

Indeed, it seems it's gone.

That's odd. The Surface 2 is supposed to last longer than the RT...

One guy exchanged his device and the new one have exactly the same sound issues. I think that, indeed, Microsoft Support doesn't know any better than suggest an exchange...

Since one of the main causes of a BSOD is hardware failure, surely Macs have a way to report it with a BSOD equivalent.

It seams Microsoft Support is telling people that it is not a software issue and recommends an exchange. Surface 2 Speaker/Sound Problems - Microsoft Community

By default, the Surface 2 goes into connected standby mode after 2 minutes of inactivity. You can also put it in standby instantly by pressing the power button.

My Surface 2 definitively doesn't do that. The volume rocker is stiff, no rattling when shaking.

The audio quality from the speakers is far from great.

Well we are in the Surface 2 forum here. :wink:

Is it a sticker you are supposed to remove when unboxing the device? I am receiving mine today, so I can't answer that question but it looks like a protective sticker.

You are supposed to have 2 cards in the Surface 2 box. One for Skydrive and one for Skype. There will be a unique code to enter on skydrive.com/surface and another one on skype.com/surface to activate the bonuses.

I must say that I'm pretty concerned seeing all these build quality problems, speakers problems and crashing / instability problems that are popping up in these forums. I am receiving my Surface 2 by UPS today. I will see how it goes. Now, instability problems can be fixed by updates. Speakers...