I did a search yesterday for mSata enclosures. Was briefly excited and then realised that the only time I use my current USB3 2.5” drive is when I need to do a backup of something using Acronis. (love Acronis, especially being able to boot it from a USB and back something up with no OS running). All my stuff is on dropbox which I can get at from anywhere. I feel USB devices are now the occasional tool rather than the everyday tool of a few years ago.
Still, you can't hold the cloud in your hand. *torn* Sent from Surface From: Ken Schaefer Sent: Friday, 19 September 2014 9:01 AM To: ozDotNet FWIW, this is the mSATA enclosure I got: http://www.amazon.com/Mushkin-AT-ENCKIT-Atlas-mSATA-Enclosure/dp/B00GQV1VFA/ (ordered from RamCity in Brissie but the above link has pictures). Coupled with Samsung 840 EVO mSata SSD. I used to think a 2.5” enclosure was relatively small. Now, my 2.5” enclosures look positively old-school. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Friday, 19 September 2014 10:52 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Surface Hey Ken, Your post was bugging me. I kept thinking, what dock did he get and why is it different to mine? So I turned on my light so I could see better and looked closely at the bottom left corner of my dock. I suddenly realised that when I had my SP3 in the dock, the lip wasn't holding it right. So I put some pressure on the left and right arms and they slid out just like you described. Embarrassed to say, I've been using it wrong. Also explains why occasionally it stops charging, because it wasn't sat in there right. Thats what you get for blindly buying something, not looking at review videos, and using your equipement in a dark office with the light off. lol Teaches me I should have read the manual when I got it but my thought was its a dock. not that complicated. Actually, I'm not even sure there was a manual. RTFM Also, the other issue with the quick power up being disabled with Hypervisor on has made it so much nicer to use. Press the button and its on. It was a pain before. Now have two boot modes. So this thread has has helped me so much hehe. Thanks guys!! Making a Difference Perth, Western Australia +61 (0) 428 028 599 step...@lythixdesigns.com @lythixdesigns | @lyynx www.lythixdesigns.com www.linkedin.com/in/lyynx On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: Not sure which docking station you got – I just put the Surface down, and push the left and right “arms” in –the groove at the bottom aligns the SP3. I got the Philips – fully height adjustable (like the Asus), has the USB hub, does 60Hz, and has the screen control buttons on the front (Asus has them on the rear for some unknown reason). The Philips is also factory calibrated. However, the SP3 can only drive the monitor at 30Hz, even though the monitor’s capable of 60Hz Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Thursday, 18 September 2014 10:04 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Surface Yep I got the docking station too. Docking it is a bit weird. Slide it to the side (left to right) then push the left corner in to hold it in place. Works ok but I feel like I'm going to break something if I miss? If you want an awesome 4K monitor have a look at a ASUS PB287Q 28-inch 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 Monitor. Its 1ms refresh and 60Hz. I wish it was out when I got my Samsung. The Samsung is ok but not the specs of the Asus. It's amazing. Well on paper it is, not tried one. Kind of have 4 screens atm but perhaps one day. On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: I have one. Get the docking station, and external monitor/keyboard, if you’re going to be doing a lot of work at a desk. As far as a device goes, it’s great if you need/want tablet functionality. If you just want a laptop, then there’s probably other options. I also got a 4K monitor, but the SP3 can only drive it at 30Hz, which is a negative that’s not for everyone. But does give you a huge amount of real estate. I also got a mSATA form factor SSD to replace my old 2.5” drive – you can get a 1TB Samsung EVO model for about $480. The size is amazingly small – probably about the size of two large USB keys. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Bec Carter Sent: Thursday, 18 September 2014 9:41 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: [OT] Surface Awfully quiet on here. Have people left? Anyway anybody have a surface pro 3? Thoughts so far? Ok for dev work?
