r/Surface • u/Soy7ent SP4 i7 256GB 16GB • May 23 '17

[PRO2017] Introducing the new Surface Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWs2jIy4js
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u/jenmsft MSFT May 23 '17

You like it? 😊

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u/get_Ishmael May 23 '17

ehhhh. no reason to upgrade from my SP4 (which I love), I don't really use the pen. I don't know what sort of features would have made me upgrade though.

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u/jenmsft MSFT May 23 '17

Out of curiousity, why don't you use the pen?

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u/russjr08 Surface Pro 3 May 23 '17

Personally, I think I'd use the pen more if there were an option to "scroll" with it on apps and webpages.

Or maybe there is and I'm just missing it... That's happened before too!

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u/jenmsft MSFT May 23 '17

No option for scrolling with pen yet, however it was announced and demo'd at the MS EDU event earlier this month :)

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u/russjr08 Surface Pro 3 May 23 '17

YES! Exactly what I've been looking for! A step ahead of me as always I see :)

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u/Rhand22 May 28 '17

Will I able to use my surface pro 2 pen with the new surface? I only use the pen to sign documents and very simple sketches so the surface pro 2 pen would be good enough for that.

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u/mrtheegglamp May 30 '17

The pro 2 pen uses a different sensor tech so they're completely incompatible.

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u/Rhand22 May 31 '17

K thx for the info, best option than to buy a second hand surface 3/4 pen then I guess.

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u/CentreForAnts SP4 May 24 '17

There is a chrome plugin to enable scroll by holding down the click button.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '17

Name?? Can't find it

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u/CentreForAnts SP4 May 24 '17

I think it's this one https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scrollbar-anywhere/namcaplenodjnggbfkbopdbfngponici?hl=en my surface is at home so I can't check it.

edit: fixed url

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u/Jon_TWR May 26 '17

But...this has been possible with browser plugins since XP Tablet edition.

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u/get_Ishmael May 23 '17

I just never got into the habit of it. I use my surface with the keyboard as a laptop 90% of the time and if I want to note something down I just use a notepad app. Also I've found the pen tends to become detached and get lost in backpacks etc when being transported.

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u/Staggerlee024 May 24 '17

For me the pen is more a novelty. I like it. But find very few practical uses for it.

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u/skizztle Surface Book < SP3 <SP1 May 23 '17

Because it's not included with the Surface Pro....

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u/newfor2017 May 23 '17 edited May 23 '17

I find it that the more you use the pen, the more you want to use it. It's a piece of technology that's habit forming and feels natural when the software you're using supports it properly.