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As a tech analyst I am typically evaluating technologies for stock investment purposes only, but after getting my hands on the new Surface I knew it would be an effective business tool that would also be great for personal use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emancipation Capital is a value focused hedge fund based in New York City that invests solely in technology businesses. We look at a wide variety of companies and use many data intensive propriety Excel models, as well as several CPU heavy financial applications. Network and data security is also a top priority for us. Desktop computers do a great job of handling our in-office needs, but traveling has always been an issue. We had secure VPN remote access into our domain already, but finding a truly portable machine that could run full desktop versions of our tools on the road was an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was surprised to see how powerful the specs were on the Surface Pro 3. It had a stronger processor than my desktop PC and just as much memory. The speed of the solid state drive was the bonus that I wasn\u2019t expecting. My Surface instantly turns on and even heavy applications load faster than on my desktop. Thomson Reuters Eikon is the most important application that I use. It provides my market data, portfolio updates and live P&amp;L. The Surface doesn\u2019t flinch at handling the workload. It runs perfectly, even with multiple Excel models streaming quotes, Outlook and OneNote up and my Redi execution terminal open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Surface-blog-pic.png\" alt=\"Image of a person working at his desk\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another surprise was how well the docking station transformed a tablet sized device into a desktop PC with a large screen monitor and mouse connected. 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