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MicroStation on Surface Pro 3

I am considering moving to a Surface Pro 3 for working computer. Does anyone have experience using MicroStation on a Surface Pro 3? I would also like to know which model you have used.

Thank you,

Paul 

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  • Maybe, other docking stations works trough Apple Lighting port

    BUt why Paul will use Sufrace ? It's not better to buy Asus Zenbook or other Ultrabooks with 3d card ? There are so many laptops cheaper and with better parameters than Microsoft and Apple....

  • Unknown said:
    BUt why Paul will use Sufrace ?

    It's crucial question and it's all about balancing between priorities.

    E.g. for me notebook cannot replace my working desktop, but for travelling I have Lenovo ThinkPad E550, which offers numerical keyboard (important when programming) and dedicated Mobility Radeon, good enough for normal 3D work when I am on-site or providing training ... and VGA output, still so important when using beamers ;-)

    With regards,

      Jan

  • Unknown said:
    But ... maybe Surface Pro 4 will change it? ;-)

    Now I have to confirm my expectations. Surface Pro 4 changes the discussion a bit (it's great enhancement), but first of all, Microsoft Surface Book changes the situation really much (or even completely?): 13,3" display, detachable keyboard and usage of NVIDIA GeForce chip (available if the keyboard is attached) removes the biggest disadvantage of current Surfaces. So it's possible to use it as notebook (full power), "fat tablet" with keyboard attached and hidden under the screen (full power) or without the keyboard (integrated graphics, which is quite good in the latest Intel processors generation).

    Because of maximum possible configuration 16 GB RAM and 1 TB PCI Express SSD disk I can imagine it can replace main PC in many situations.

    I have one question only: Why Microsoft demonstrated Surface and Surface Book using Autodesk products and not Bentley?

    With regards,

      Jan

  • Maybe because Microstation like bigger screen. :) I have previously 5 - 7 years ago 17" Toshiba and think what a big machine, i don't like it, day by day walking with it. Now i have 14". And i think it's too small for normal work. I have a car , so i don't need walking with it. I'm not working in the train or airplane. So i'm thinking about back to 17.
    I found nice Acer Aspire V17 Nitro VN7-791G. Core i7-4710HQ, 16GB, GTX 860M, IPS screen, SSD + HDD.
    But the price is nice compare to Surface. About 1200 - 1500$. If i want to spend 2 - 3000 i take some Xnote / Clevo monster.

    Of course personally i like the Surface design and Microsoft.
  • The Surface Book looks more like a laptop with detachable screen. If you want/need to do a lot of cad-work the power is probably needed. But I don't see the point in a detachable screen - and then there are lot of more powerful machines.

    But a A4-size tablet with pen and optional keyboard to occasionally open a dgn seems like a very interesting thing to me. For mail, calendar, viewing pdfs + 3d-pdfs!!, taking notes, Navigator/Navisworks, and at occasions view dgns. Mmm - that is interesting.

    I am looking at Surface Pro 4, HP Spectre and Lenovo Yoga. Or are there more out there?

    regards / Thomas Voghera