All, Good to see the interest, and Collen, Thanks for your spot on
observations!  After posting my original message, I emailed Cherree to
ask about Surface 3 price, and she said,
Quoted text,
"The price of the Surface Pro 3 varies according to the size of the
hard drive and accessories, such as which kind of Office is installed,
etc.  It also varies based on whether there are discounts offered,
whether you have computers to trade in, etc.
Mostly, the Surface Pro 3 seems to be just slightly less than the
MacBook Airs, etc."
Danny.

On 7/1/14, Eric Oyen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> sounds interesting.
>
> -eric
>
> On Jul 1, 2014, at 12:05 PM, Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny wrote:
>
>> Our local WallyWorld doesn't yet have this, so not sure of price and=20=
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>> availability, but found this interesting, and I'm sure ham programs =
> etc will=20
>> run on this, If any of you have occasion to play/work with this, =
> Please let=20
>> us know.  Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
>> Quoted text follows.
>> "Cheree Heppe here:
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>> Yesterday, I stopped by the Microsoft Store because they have one of =
> those=20
>> 3D printers.  One of my colleagues asked me to see about getting an =
> elephant=20
>> printed for him.  I forgot about the elephant once I saw one of the =
> new=20
>> tablets.
>> Usually, Windows stuff doesn't wow me.  However, this newly released =
> Surface=20
>> 3 really seems to be a jump forward by Microsoft.  It acts and looks =
> like a=20
>> cross between a PC notebook and an IOS device.
>> One of the supervisors, Nikki, demonstrated the device.  The Surface =
> Pro 3=20
>> has a fold out kickstand for angled or vertical viewing and a mag =
> strip=20
>> along the bottom edge holds a keyboard.  The keyboard is slim and =
> types=20
>> okay, despite being so shallow.  It has a felt type backing that =
> extends=20
>> past the hard edges of the board.  I found this the only design =
> oddity.  The=20
>> Surface itself is slim and squarish and weighs more than an IPad Air.
>> But, to make the tablet talk, Nikki downloaded NVDA and the tablet =
> started=20
>> voicing flawlessly.  Not only could the keyboard voice correctly, but =
> if I=20
>> touched the Surface screen, there was no mistake or hesitation about =
> what I=20
>> touched.  The gestures worked correctly as well, at least, those I was =
> able=20
>> to test in my visit.
>> Being skeptical, I asked to try Word.  In the Home Screen, I think =
> that's=20
>> what they're calling it, I could type the word "Word" and the app =
> would be=20
>> right there to open with a press of the enter key.  Yes, Word worked =
> on the=20
>> tablet.  My problem involved accidentally engaging the touchpad while =
> typing=20
>> or spacing.
>> There is a free app from Microsoft that allows the touchpad to be shut =
> off=20
>> and on.
>> This tablet seems to combine the best of both the IOS model and the
>> PC=20=
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>> model, where one can spell check and edit effectively and connect a =
> USB=20
>> port.
>> I think I might try for one of these tablets.
>> If you get the chance, it would be a good idea to check the Surface 3 =
> out.
>>=20
>> Regards,
>> Cheree Heppe
>