PMCI October 2014 | Page 9

L SurfacePro 3 aptops and tablets play a major role in the job we do today, they are a means of communicating with home and a place to order kit. If like me you have gone through a few laptops in your time working away, you must be sick and tired by all the new models that come out on a regular basis. Out now is the new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 which combines a tablet and a Windows laptop. We have had one for a few weeks now and all I can say is its very impressive. Until now a tablet has been very limited and you have not been able to do what you to with a normal laptop. Until the MS Pro 3. It’s a 12 inch tablet which, when combined with a keyboard, turns in to a fully functioning laptop. The tablet itself does not come with a keyboard and we would recommend the Microsoft keyboard that’s made for the Surface. It’s a bit pricey but worth it and works very well. On the tablet you will find a USB 3 port and a Micro SD card slot; not the world’s gratest amount of ports but it just about does for what you will need when working away. Starting up the machine (either in tablet form or laptop) it boots really fast with the 8 GB of RAM onboard and Windows 8.1, then you are into normal Windows like before. With a built in webcam and headphone socket it makes for an all-round machine… Just what we have been waiting for! It comes with Microsoft Office already installed so there is no need to buy and that’s a plus. Prices are still a bit steep but they should come down in time, like every new laptop that comes out. We don’t think you will go wrong with this little work horse. YOU CAN: CHARGE CAMERAS IPHONES & SMARTPHONES GPS TWO-WAY RADIOS AND MORE This is power without boundaries. When your batteries fade or you find yourself way off-grid, the award winning powermonkey extreme gives your devices the power to keep on going. With Powertraveller, you can at www.powertraveller.com iPad, iPhone and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries