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Your complaints in the first paragraph, while valid, come from trying to use VS and/or other text input tools with touch - (correct me if I'm wrong). I'd be int
by stinos 12y ago
Your complaints in the first paragraph, while valid, come from trying to use VS and/or other text input tools with touch - (correct me if I'm wrong).
I'd be interested to also hear about your experiences with using it 'normally'. I.e. if you just put the surface+keyboard on a desk or your lap and treat it as a laptop without using touch, how usable is it for VS and the likes?
- FlyingLawnmower 12y agoI doubt my development experiences are as intense as the OPs (I'm still a student), but it works just fine for me "normally" for all of my dev needs. I spent the extra $200 and grabbed a 27" monitor to help out at home, which accelerates productivity a lot though. It's good enough to do homework and small programming assignments on the go, but I really appreciate extra screen realestate when making android/wp apps.
- bbarn 12y agoThat's what I meant to say with the part about the flimsy/flexible typecover. It's quite tough to type using it on a lap, and the touchpad isn't very easy to use either. I tried the combo of typecover and pen - that was closest to most usable, but still just fell short. The other problem is that you're trying to balance a small (in width) stand between two legs, which practically meant squeezing my thighs together to not have it fall between them. It's decent enough on a table top though, if used like a traditional laptop and you have a mouse or are patient enough with the pen.
- stinos 12y agoThanks for the info. I always had the impression the type cover was meant to be the proper 'lap' counterpart of the touchcover in that it would be sturdier etc but appears that is not the case. Thats not so nice. Still in the market for one though, I think. Let's see what the Surface Pro 4 brings :]