3rd Gen Intel Core i5 Processor with Intel HD Graphics 4000

[RAXX]

I have an Asus laptop with an i5 and intel HD 3000 and I was doing about 25 fps in 1.0 so it will prolly run ARR a lot better than 1.0. So you can expect with HD 4000 graphics, it will perform reasonably.

[Jennika]

I have an Asus laptop with an i5 and intel HD 3000 and I was doing about 25 fps in 1.0 so it will prolly run ARR a lot better than 1.0. So you can expect with HD 4000 graphics, it will perform reasonably.

I also have an Asus with I5 and HD3000, I was able to play 1.0 on "lowerish" settings.

[Ricky]

my god, that thing is $800-1000, you could get a gaming pc that will blow that away for half the price, if you spent 800-1000 on a gaming pc you could play any game at max specs for now and years to come

[Altena]

my god, that thing is $800-1000, you could get a gaming pc that will blow that away for half the price, if you spent 800-1000 on a gaming pc you could play any game at max specs for now and years to come

I believe it was established that he already has a gaming PC but wanted to know what people thought about it as a mobile gaming device while he was travelling for work etc.

[nasomi]

At work, in hotel rooms while I'm on hte go, in business centers when I'm waiting for customers, etc. With the restraint of traveling on a plane, I seldom check a bag, my laptop case fits in my lap and my suitcase fits in an overhead compartment. Lugging an extra laptop and it's weight, and it's power supply, isn't something I want to do. Most of hte time I go with my surface alone because it can do everything I need on the road. The surface pro, being a comparable size, would be just as good.

Also it'd be killer if someone made an ultra portable rf controller with dual analogs, that say folds up. Maybe I'll canibalize one of my wired controllers and see if I can make osmething.

[Cedri]

It will have 60~ FPS with most of the features turned off.

[Meatdawg]

One other thing to consider about the Surface Pro

64GB*, 128GB
*System software uses significant storage space. Available storage is subject to change based on system software updates and apps usage.
1 GB = 1 billion bytes. See Surface.com/storage for more details.

A lot of people are complaining that you are only getting 20-30 gigs free on the 64 GB version. (Os and other apps take up to 30 gigs) Just a heads up if you plan on getting that one.

[nasomi]

I read about the hdd size, but that's understandable. It has a 64gb ssd, the os always takes up something. Windows 8 takes up nearly 30gb on it, which isn't really the fault of hte tablet. It has an sd card slot so you could stick a card in there and leave it. A 10x 32gb card should run xiv just fine, and htat's cheaper than the extra $100 for the 128gb ssd.

[Valmonte]

ive heard nothing but good things about AMD's A10 APU's, the link contains all the laptop vendors using the latest A10's "Link"

all A10 proccessors have a built in 7660M Graphics chip and should be able to put out medium setting @ 30FPS for FFXiV:ARR.

[nasomi]

Those are slick, but they're big, much bigger than the surface, lack touch screens, and weigh more than twice the surface. I use the surface for work and it's important for that, if I upgrade to the surface pro it'll still be for work, but I'd like to be able to play xiv on it as well.