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Just got mine yesterday (typing on it for this post). There are some problems on it I wasn't expecting. - Drawing apps like Fresh Paint don't work sometimes wh
by withdavidli 12y ago
Just got mine yesterday (typing on it for this post). There are some problems on it I wasn't expecting.
- Drawing apps like Fresh Paint don't work sometimes when on split screen. By doesn't work, I mean it won't recognize the pen on start up. I would have to full screen the app, use the pen, then I can use the pen on split screen.
- Apps aren't adjusted to split screens correctly. The resizing of the apps gets rid of functions like creating a new page that can only be seen when app is in full screen.
- Chrome Windows 8 mode sucks. That thing resized to a quarter of the screen, blacked out the other 3/4ths and it took me 30 minutes to figure out how to undo it because the menu button on Chrome was blacked out. Figured out that they were still there, just not visable.
- Chrome sometimes disables my trackpad click recongniztion? I can activate links and tabs via the touch screen, but not by clicking the trackpad. All was good after restarting Chrome.
- Tablet does not recognize that I took off the keyboard sometimes. This causes orientation lock. I would have to reattached and detach keyboard.
- Trackpad kinda stuttering with movements. Sometimes jumps around so not very precise. This happens more when using on my lap for some reason..
- Changing screen orientation is sorta laggy, definitely more than a 1 second change. I have the 8gb/256gb version.
- I'm pretty sure Flux crashes this tablet. Froze it twice in 30 minutes after install. Perfectly fine now after uninstall.
I'm actually getting used to Windows Metro...strange. This is the first Windows machine I bought myself after 4 years. I was a Windows user for most of my life until college.
EDIT: Pen holder could have been designed better. Everyone at the store trying it out was confused it wasn't there. It's basically a stick on piece that comes with the keyboard, but none of the floor models have them at the Microsoft store. It's also uncomfortable placing the pen in there. I know it has to be tight so it doesn't fall out, but it's a struggle every time. Probably takes a good 3 seconds to fully place it in. If you don't think that's a long time wait until you're leaving a meeting and everyone is waiting on you. Bad user experience on the pen holder.
- Too heavy to hold for tablet use. Wasn't really expecting it, but have heard reviews about it, and this is the lightest pro version too. Good thing the kick stand can rest on my knees (actually pretty good for posture with knees bent because you're neck won't be pointed down the entire time).
- fumar 12y agoI am experiencing many of these issues. I think they will continue to roll out firmware updates. But, the software needed a little bit more work. For Chrome I would disable scaling. 1. Right click Chrome shortcut icon and choose "Properties." (if you do this on an icon in you startbar, then you'll need to right click again on the third one up that says "Google Chrome.") 2. Click Compatibility tab. 3. Check box for "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings." 4. Click OK. 5. It will show small fonts, but you can change that in Chrome Settings under "Show advanced settings" --> "Web Content" --> "Font Size." The workflow between Metro and Desktop becomes easier and better over the course of a week.
- withdavidli 12y agoWill try this tonight. I do understand it just released, thankfully a lot of things can be updated. Thanks for the helpful advice, steps included! I'll give that a try tonight.
- Pxtl 12y agoIn general Chrome has terrible DPI support. I've noticed this across-the-board, not just in Win8/Surface.
- varkson 12y agoOne of the many reasons I had to switch to IE on my laptop, it just sucked way too much.
- cc_ 12y agoChrome 37 (the current dev channel) enables high-dpi support on Windows out-of-the-box (which might fix the issues you had with win8 mode -- at least, it seems to work for me).
- withdavidli 12y agoI'll have to check which version I have. I just downloaded the latest consumer version. The experience also wouldn't reflect most of the users since they would just be downloading off the main page. I probably won't give this a try since desktop mode works fine for the most part. Thanks for the advice!