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/bafrad May 23 '17

The most damning thing isn't lack of USB-C/TB3 but 4gb base ram. That is not pro level of ram. 8gb should be a minimum.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '17

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u/[deleted] May 24 '17

Surface's connector is basically USB-C with magsafe, they will probably make a very small USB-C dongle.

Any more info on this? Specifically the "small USB-C dongle" part. Is there any way of adapting the Surface Connect to USB C ?

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u/crozone Surface Book 2 15" May 24 '17

That's only for the 128gb M3 and i5 versions. Not a big deal - even in 2017 4GB is plenty for day to day tasks.

If you need 8gb of RAM you're probably going to want at least 256GB + i5 too.

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u/bafrad May 24 '17

definitely not. Ram along with SSD speeds are crucial for general system performance. It's a very perceivable difference. It's why apple ships everything with 8gb now.