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Microsoft Surface Pro – Bring me your poor, your tired, huddled PCs…

Microsoft Surface Pro – Bring me your poor, your tired, huddled PCs…

The American dream - A Microsoft surface Pro...?

I got one of these (Pro 1) about 2 years ago and the Pro 3 just 3 months ago. We are an IT provider so it is important to put on a good show and walk into a meeting flashing a snazzy new tablet around and wowing the crowd. (I suppose...) I liked my Dell laptop and was a bit resistant to this but after about 2 days - this thing rocked! It weighs less, connects to everything, runs all the full-version Windows apps, battery life is easily managed as it has a solid state drive and goes to sleep/wakes like a champ. I can dictate, type, handwrite, snap a pic, mouse, touch, swipe, gesture... The list goes on. Using this with Office 365 and OneDrive is a cinch and now that everything is synced to everywhere and Office Web Apps are free, I have access to everything, everywhere, all the time.

It's one thing to say that an XP PC has to go and that is certainly true. If you are a bit of a road warrior, a small, fast, easy on/off, full function machine is a great idea and this will replace and improve on most of the standard laptops out there. That is a bold statement but we are seeing execs everywhere go for this over some great laptops. Pricing is lowered and the Surface Pro 4 is now available, along with the Surface Book. Microsoft seems to have come into their own.

Even if you are not travelling a million miles a year but have to work from anywhere - when a client issue emerges, an important email or that Eureka moment strikes you - a stealth-mode tablet like this is very useful. Call us if you need info or just want to know the pros/cons of a tablet PC for business. The tablet has previously been good for college and twenty-something geeks but now - it's finding it's way into the executive wing and is getting a great review.

It is small, fast, has great battery life and the touch screen is amazing. Windows 10 with Cortana for voice command is like something out of a SciFi flick. I don't play Halo but Heck - now we can all be Master Chief!!

Beringer Associates, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is always here to provide expert knowledge on topics like these. Beringer is pleased to announce that we are now an authorized Microsoft Surface re-seller. Contact us today for more information.


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Rob is the CTO of Beringer Technology Group, and focuses his efforts on software development, cloud engineering, team mentoring and strategic technical direction. Rob has worked with Beringer since 2005, and has influenced every department from Development, Security, Implementation, Support and Sales. Rob graduated with his MBA from Rowan University in 2012, earned his Bachelors of Computer Science in 1997, and is current with several Microsoft technical certifications. Rob is very active, and loves to mountain bike, weight train, cook and hike with his dog pack.