Thanks for that clarification -- I guess I was looking at a review of an older version of the Atom chip.
David On 4/1/2015 10:12 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > Also, one small point — the Atom x7-Z8700 processor used in the Surface 3 > (non-pro) is actually quad-core, not single-core (though in any case it's not > going to perform as well as an i5). > > Cheers, > > - DJA > ----- > WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:33 AM, David H. Bailey <dhbaile...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> On 4/1/2015 12:21 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Has anyone been running Finale for Windows on the Surface Pro 3 tablet, and >>> if so… how's that been going for you? >>> >>> Also, any prognostication on how Fin2014 would perform on the >>> just-announced Surface 3 (non-pro)? >>> >> >> >> I haven't done a lot with it on my SurfacePro3 (i5 processor, 128GB >> storage) but I've used Fin2014 some. It works just fine. I've used >> Sibelius7.1 on it a lot more and except for the small fonts for the >> menu/ribbon items it's a terrific portable replacement for my main >> computer. Be forewarned however that there is only 1 USB port, so in >> order to take advantage of multiple input devices such as a midi >> keyboard and a USB numpad (I haven't found a decent bluetooth keyboard >> which has a numpad on it, and bluetooth numpads are very expensive) you >> need a small USB hub. And the USB port on the SurfacePro3 is >> underpowered (to save battery life) so running external hard drives >> needs a powered USB hub unless you have a hard drive which has its own >> battery power. >> >> Everything I've read leads me to think the new version *might* run >> Finale just as well as the Pro version but also it might not. The Atom >> chip is a single-core processor so Finale might get interrupted when the >> cpu handles other functions such as polling the ports or if you're >> running a browser in the background. >> >> I love the screen size and am using the program MusicReader as my >> electronic music stand, in addition to using the SurfacePro as my travel >> computer. It runs Office just fine, it runs WordPerfect just fine, it >> runs Band-in-a-Box just fine. >> >> My suggestion is to bite the bullet and buy the Pro version -- I just >> read a review of the new Surface which compared it to a netbook only >> better and suggests it might be better than the full-fledged notebooks >> in the same price range. But I would never try to run high-powered >> programs like Finale or Sibelius on a netbook nor would I buy a $400 >> laptop for it either. >> >> But that's just my opinions and experience -- others may differ. >> >> >> -- >> David H. Bailey >> dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com >> http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
