Surface pro 3 review from me
10 years ago
Ok first off it was super awesome that I received it in the mail earlier than I had expected! ^^
My first personal task was to finish a single piece of art from start to finish. It can be viewed here http://wolicoproductions.com/pictur.....99/category/31
So what did I think about it? Well. It was (and still is) very hard to get use to. I had expected that and its only something I can work out over time. However I do not think that this is the right tablet for me. It's a great piece of equipment that is meant to do a lot of things and it has drawing capabilities but it wasn't specifically made to draw on a professional level. Not saying that is what I got it for but I did get it to specifically draw on it lol. My favorite thing about it is the portability! I love that I can just carry it around and use it whenever and wherever I want (also the battery life is great!) The pen however feels extremely useless to me. With my previous tablet I was able to set my pen buttons to whatever I wanted (personally I like having them set to undo and redo) but the pen buttons on the SP3 are already permanently set so I didn't use them at all. It's really nice but I'm only using like 40% of what it actually does and I just don't think it is worth all of the money I spent on it. It could be better so I plan to return it and get my money back and put all of the money towards a Cintiqu companion. I have almost enough to get it and having the SP3 is just going to hinder me from what I really want. But for now I plan to hold onto it for another week just to draw up some stuff I need for my website.
Would I recommend the surface pro 3 to other artists? Yes if you are looking for a cheaper option it really is a great tablet just keep in mind that when you receive it you may run into some small issues when trying to get your art program to notice your pen pressure. These issues can be resolved by downloading a driver for the pen.
My first personal task was to finish a single piece of art from start to finish. It can be viewed here http://wolicoproductions.com/pictur.....99/category/31
So what did I think about it? Well. It was (and still is) very hard to get use to. I had expected that and its only something I can work out over time. However I do not think that this is the right tablet for me. It's a great piece of equipment that is meant to do a lot of things and it has drawing capabilities but it wasn't specifically made to draw on a professional level. Not saying that is what I got it for but I did get it to specifically draw on it lol. My favorite thing about it is the portability! I love that I can just carry it around and use it whenever and wherever I want (also the battery life is great!) The pen however feels extremely useless to me. With my previous tablet I was able to set my pen buttons to whatever I wanted (personally I like having them set to undo and redo) but the pen buttons on the SP3 are already permanently set so I didn't use them at all. It's really nice but I'm only using like 40% of what it actually does and I just don't think it is worth all of the money I spent on it. It could be better so I plan to return it and get my money back and put all of the money towards a Cintiqu companion. I have almost enough to get it and having the SP3 is just going to hinder me from what I really want. But for now I plan to hold onto it for another week just to draw up some stuff I need for my website.
Would I recommend the surface pro 3 to other artists? Yes if you are looking for a cheaper option it really is a great tablet just keep in mind that when you receive it you may run into some small issues when trying to get your art program to notice your pen pressure. These issues can be resolved by downloading a driver for the pen.
FA+

and it seems odd that you wouldn't be able to set the buttons. maybe under a mouse settings thing?