Surface Pro 4

[matt m]

Will this work with MasterCam? Has an I7 processor but has Iris graphics that are onboard I believe. Any one know for sure. Our Squalidworks professor uses a Surface Pro 3 for teaching  so I was wondering if the Surface pro 4 would work with Mcam? Thanks for any wisdom....... The reason I'm even asking is our Dept, was told if we want to order some we could get them cheap..... but I have to order one to try it.

[m98custom1212]

if will work for basic needs but don't expect the world out of the thing

[matt m]

Thanks, I think I will pass and get them to get me a laptop.

[JoshC]

Thanks, I think I will pass and get them to get me a laptop.

 

Definitely get a Laptop, working off that tiny touch screen and tiny keyboard would be a nightmare. when looking for a laptop look for a performance graphics card like a nvidia, the system may not need to be anything extremely expensive but a low quality gfx card is not a fun situation to be in.

http://www.mastercam.com/en-us/Support/System-Requirements

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[kunfuzed]

I would like to know this as well.  Screen size wouldn't bother me, since I would be docking it for most of the time.  I'm far from doing any intense surfacing, or multi-axis work.

[m98custom1212]

I would like to know this as well.  Screen size wouldn't bother me, since I would be docking it for most of the time.  I'm far from doing any intense surfacing, or multi-axis work.

 

 

then you should be fine but still don't expect the world 

[civiceg]

 

 

I would like to know this as well.  Screen size wouldn't bother me, since I would be docking it for most of the time.  I'm far from doing any intense surfacing, or multi-axis work.

 

 

Certain windows will not be able to be viewed fully, if the minimum resolution can not be met. I have a small laptop I use for email and simple programming, for when I don't want to lug my larger programming laptop. Docking it solves the issue, but when non docked its annoying. 

[The Cathedral]

Certain windows will not be able to be viewed fully, if the minimum resolution can not be met. I have a small laptop I use for email and simple programming, for when I don't want to lug my larger programming laptop. Docking it solves the issue, but when non docked its annoying. 

 

The Surface may have a "small" screen when compared to a laptop, but the resolution is massive. Resolution is DPI, not just size. However, things would be pretty small. I use my Surface to RDP into my work computer and everything fits just fine, although the text is small. If you have Mastercam on a capable desktop or "main" computer, using RDP on your surface is a great method because it still uses the main computer for all the chugging and basically serves as a remote screen.