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Surface Pro - Anyone used it with Minecraft and CC?


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#21 brucelong

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Posted 08 April 2013 - 06:29 AM

View PostCloudy, on 05 April 2013 - 06:39 AM, said:

Nice! Glad it works :)

Works, as stated above, very well! Really need to try skyrim sometime, though

#22 brucelong

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Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:34 AM

And, Skyrim works very well!!
Surface = win for me

#23 winter

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Posted 27 June 2013 - 05:31 PM

The Surface Pro can run MineCraft at around 40+ fps on fancy and balanced, and around 60 fps on fast and max fps. I don't know about ComputerCraft though. The Surface Pro is now $1000 for the 124GB one. If you decide to get one, get the 124GB one since with the 64GB you really only get to use around 24GB of it. It's worth it in my opinion, but you might want to use your own keyboard and mouse. The touch cover is good except for the trackpad. So you could use it, but use your own mouse. Btw it only has one USB port, so you would have to buy some things... Your choice! It's a good tablet and it IS good for gaming but you may have to adjust some setting to make the battery life longer. It plays lots of games REALLY well so keep that in mind. c:

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Posted 27 June 2013 - 05:37 PM

View Postoverfritz, on 23 March 2013 - 03:13 PM, said:

A few things...
1) The Surface Pro is, in no way, intended for any form of gaming outside of online or very, VERY casual games such as Fruit Ninja.
2) If you're looking for a gaming laptop, customization is key. You'll want something that you could semi-easily modify in the future.
3) If price is a key factor (under a certain price), try to opt for an AMD APU such as the A8. A friend of mine uses it in his gaming rig, it gives him great FPS with Minecraft. He can also run all sorts of games at high graphics settings.
4) If you really, REALLY don't want an AMD chip, an i5 won't cut it. Opt for an i7 or the Gaming i7.
5) You will want a great graphics card as well. AMD Radeon's are some of the most popular ones - laptop versions to my knowledge are unheard of. But try for something non-Integrated if it's non an AMD APU.
6) Touchscreens on Minecraft not fun make.
7) Consider the OS you want. Are you familiar with Windows 8? Or is Windows 7 more your style? Think carefully - it will impact the usability of your machine.
8) I did a search on Newegg for Gaming/Entertainment PC's. They are ordered, from the link, from best ratings. http://goo.gl/fhOv1
9) For a good gaming machine that can run Minecraft quickly and smoothly, as well as serve the other purposes you want, I suggest at least 2.5 GHz processor, 4gb RAM, a dedicated graphics card w/ at least 1gb of 'memory', and 320+gb HDD or SSD. Try for a 500+gb HDD if you can.

That's all I have to offer - it is up to you, however, to make the decision.

PS: If you're looking for a touchscreen tablet at a decent, reasonable price that is also portable, go for the Dell Latitude 10" w/ Keyboard Dock. Do NOT get the XPS 10", that runs Windows RT, which is a severely locked down version of Win8.

Are you kidding? The Surface Pro games, really well for a tablet!! It is DEFINITELY worth it for the experience it gives.

#25 Lyqyd

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Posted 27 June 2013 - 08:45 PM

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