Forgive me if this is in another thread, but I searched for it and couldn't find any new responses.
I'm on the fence about getting a Surface Pro. I am deciding between that and a new iMac, adding VM Ware to it. It's right around the same price. I'm really nervous about buying a PC because of all the problems I've had in the past.
Has anyone been running Articulate products on the Surface Pro?
I think they are two separate machines, for everyday development i would go with an iMac, for working on a train or visiting a client I would seriously consider a surface Pro. I have not tested Storyline on one and would need to see what the DPI looks like when reduced to 96.
My son has a Surface RT 2 and it is a lovely machine makes the iPad feel like a toy.
Thanks! I already have an iPad, iMac, and a MacBook Pro, but they're all getting older and the iMac is ancient. I am primarily looking for an everyday development tool, and was shocked at the price of the Surface Pro, wondering if it was worth it. I will probably go with getting a new iMac...
If anyone has used the Surface Pro for development, I would still like to know about their experiences. My biggest fear is that it would be very slow.
As nice as a Surface Pro 2 might be I don't think I'd want to do my development on such a small screen. I'd gravitate to the iMac personally. I use Parallels on a MacBook Pro and the performance is fine. Haven't tried VM Ware.
I would caution against using the Surface pro for development. The screen is too small and the menu in storyline does not scale properlywhen the surface is hooked up to bigger monitor.
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I think they are two separate machines, for everyday development i would go with an iMac, for working on a train or visiting a client I would seriously consider a surface Pro. I have not tested Storyline on one and would need to see what the DPI looks like when reduced to 96.
My son has a Surface RT 2 and it is a lovely machine makes the iPad feel like a toy.
Thanks! I already have an iPad, iMac, and a MacBook Pro, but they're all getting older and the iMac is ancient. I am primarily looking for an everyday development tool, and was shocked at the price of the Surface Pro, wondering if it was worth it. I will probably go with getting a new iMac...
If anyone has used the Surface Pro for development, I would still like to know about their experiences. My biggest fear is that it would be very slow.
Cynthia
As nice as a Surface Pro 2 might be I don't think I'd want to do my development on such a small screen. I'd gravitate to the iMac personally. I use Parallels on a MacBook Pro and the performance is fine. Haven't tried VM Ware.
I would caution against using the Surface pro for development. The screen is too small and the menu in storyline does not scale properlywhen the surface is hooked up to bigger monitor.
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