I'm very happy with my surface pro 3... if there are significant benefits... what do you guys think? should I upgrade? why?
I struggled with upgrading from Surface Pro 3 to Surface Pro 4. I had both devices for over a week, played with them side-by-side, and went back and forth several times on which to keep. I just sold the Surface Pro 3. I didn't notice a difference in daily performance but what sold me on Surface Pro 4 was the screen, which is visibly better particularly for magazines and comics. I recently started using the pen every day at work, so having a better writing experience was important. Which ever you choose I highly recommend the new type cover.
I am a tad disappointed you didn't notice any difference in overall speed between the two?
Thanks for the post, it is informative. Ryland.
PS did you notice any difference in battery life? Thanks.
In terms of speed, I didn't do any challenging tasks. I was interested in comparing was how fast apps opened, photos and videos loaded... things I do regularly. There may be difference when really pushed but for common tasks I saw no difference.
As far as battery life, when I got the Surface Pro 4 at release the battery life was inconsistent and considerably worse than SP3. There were all kinds of bugs going on though: screen flickers, display driver constantly restarting, fan running all the time, etc. After the latest updates most of the bugs have resolved and the battery life has improved. At this point I would say the battery life of SP4 is about on par with SP3.