Pro- Surface Pro 4 Thread - Yay!

[HOTDAWG]

Hate to rain on all the downer threads, and I hope everyone resolves their issues, but I made the switch yesterday from SP2 to SP4 and I just wanted to share: "YES!" Insert baby fist bump meme here.

I was pretty nervous about giving up old reliable. For anyone else who may be, don't be. Mainly, I thought the SP3 was on the big side for me, I liked the smaller size for carrying around, but the weight reduction makes up for it. I just have to buy new bags now, lol.
I use it mainly for drawing / photoshop / lightroom and consumption, light productivity. SP2 i5 8G 256, to same in SP4.

 

[TheAsbo]

That's great that it's working well for you. I would really like to purchase one in December, but I won't if there are still a lot of issues with it. I would be upgrading from a Surface 2 (the painfully unstable Windows RT :unhappysweat.

 

[HOTDAWG]

I have had a few issues, most annoyingly boot up is painfully slow, but they seem to be all software related, so I can tough it out for a bit.

 

[Hardcore1973]

I have had a few issues, most annoyingly boot up is painfully slow, but they seem to be all software related, so I can tough it out for a bit.

My SP4 i5/128 takes about 6-8 seconds to boot up. Not sure how long yours takes but it should be fastest there is.

 

[RicKaysen]

Another thread identified the slow boot problem as happening when the type cover is folded under the tablet. I experienced it when I tried to boot that way. With the keyboard deployed normally, it boots in seconds.

 

[HOTDAWG]

Hmm, ill play with that. Seems to be waking as well, doesn't want to wake up after cover has been closed. I have to hold the power button for 30 seconds, then boot, and it takes a while. I'll try leaving it in laptop mode.
ETA that does make a difference. Hope it can be fixed!

 

[Devhux]

I had one freeze soon after I got it, but otherwise my i5/256GB model has been rock solid for me. Haven't even had the display driver crashes in Edge , but then I also use AdGuard.

Battery life has also been good for me

 

[RichBrown68]

Mine is by far the best "laptop" (if you want to call it that) that I've ever owned. I love using it daily.