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And for those of us early adopters with the Surface Pro 3, I can upgrade my pen and use the new charging doc. Well done. Feels thoughtful, not something I can
by dade_ 11y ago
And for those of us early adopters with the Surface Pro 3, I can upgrade my pen and use the new charging doc. Well done. Feels thoughtful, not something I can say about my Asus Windows tablet experience.
- codeulike 11y agoOh wow, you can use the new pen with the SP3? Interesting.
- mtgx 11y agoWhy wouldn't you be able to do that? Seems logical that it would work. Unless Microsoft changed the pen manufacturer (again).
- mlazaroff 11y agoIt does work. Microsoft bought n-trig last year.
- ameen 11y agoAh, I'd been wondering how they had single-handedly managed to take on N-Trig and Wacom with in-house tech. Makes a lot more sense now. I'd missed the acquisition.
- codeulike 11y agoIn the presentation they went on about PixelSense and how they had re-engineered everything. Evidently the protocol between the pen and screen remains the same though.
- sixothree 11y agoCan you use the old dock with the Surface Pro 4?
- MiguelHudnandez 11y agoIt is probable. I can't find perfect specifications, but the dimensions of the Pro 3 and Pro 4 are very similar. Lining up the machines visually, as shown in the image linked below, indicates that the dock port is in the same place and is the same size. That's by no means proof but it's not ruled out. The USB and DisplayPort certainly change by comparison. I have ~20 Surface Pro 3's in production so I am very interested in this answer. Surface Pro 4: 11.5" x 7.93" x 0.33" Surface Pro 3: 11.5" x 7.93" x 0.36" http://i.imgur.com/aUCyzLi.gif http://i.imgur.com/aUCyzLi.gif Again, this is a sloppy image comparison, not a guarantee.
- vxNsr 11y agoI've heard rumors that they'll release some sorta spacer that will allow the pro 4 to work with the old docks.
- ryanburk 11y agoyes[1]. I thought I read that they promised this at the surface pro 3 launch but I can't find proof of that. [1] http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tablets/1403174/microsoft-surface-pro-4-officially-revealed-release-date-price-and-specs-confirmed http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tablets/1403174/microsoft-sur...
- IkmoIkmo 11y agoPretty sure I heard the presenter say 'surface pro dock, yes I said surface pro not surface pro 4 because the 3 works on it, too'. Should double check though.
- sixothree 11y agoI've heard this detail but I am curious about the other way around.
- partiallypro 11y agoThe simple answer is, yes.