Well bugger. I got my SP2 replaced because of the December firmware update, but because of my impatience, got it changed with the retailer instead of MSFT. If I had sent it back, I would have got the 4300 version. lol...
Surface Pro 2.5 i5 4300U 1.9 Ghz 2.5 Ghz
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Anonymous
I am not an IT guy. Did Microsoft release a Surface Pro 2.5?
I returned my Surface Pro 2 (v. 256GB) because of the poor performance after the failed12.10.13 firmware update. I recall the SP2 I returned having a i5 4200U processor.
To my surprise, when I checked the System Properties in the Control Panel on my replacement SP2, the processor was upgraded to a i5 4300U @ 1.9Ghz. - 2.5 Ghz.
Perhaps this is old news. Can anyone explain this change or know of any other improvements? Thank you.
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Anonymous
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2014-01-02T19:19:58+00:00 Have you noticed battery life to be shorter with the 4300U? Also, it would nice if you could run powercfg.exe /batteryreport on your SP2 and post here the reported battery model name and design capacity. If they replaced 4200U with a more power hungry version I can't see how you could get the same battery life with without also changing the battery. In any case, I'm not liking a single word of what I'm hearing.
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Anonymous
2014-01-02T18:16:47+00:00 wow this is actually quite a story. thanks.
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Anonymous
2014-01-02T16:53:41+00:00 I just replaced my SP2 256gb due to issues relating to the December firmware update that caused the device to turn on while it was in a protective sleeve and overheated for a few hours it appears. After discovering this, I found that the heat seems to have caused the front screen retention glue to loosen, entire top of the screen creaked when touched, and one of the fans seems to have damaged a bearing and would randomly make tons of noise. I went to the microsoft store on a whim while on a trip for Christmas there to see if I could exchange it at the store and since I purchased the complete care warranty, they allowed it and I got a new unit there.
Just noticed my replacement is the i5-4300U @ 2.5ghz, verified through CPUZ as well.
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Anonymous
2014-01-02T16:31:50+00:00 can you post a screen shot? this is of interest to me as well. Take a screenshot of the
control panel>system and security>system screen (system subsection)