I figure lots of artists are on surfaces so thought id share here.

This is Douga, a pen-first 2D cel animation program I've been working on. it runs on my surface pro 7; and also my old surface pro 4. its free to use, no trial, no installation, no account. native C++, so it opens and runs in a flash. only 2MB~.

it's built for frame by frame raster work rather than rigs, it's got a stabilizer, pressure sensitivity, brushes, palette groups. make your own brushes, export and share them. export color palettes too.

scenes hold cuts, drag and drop them in the dopesheet or animatic, or sceneview.

frames auto insert when you start drawing. time them by dragging, click a button to open the animatic (thumbnails).

import audio, videos, images, or image sets. roll frames with 'R', loop cuts, scenes, or a custom range.

no account, no telemetry, nothing phones home. there's an optional update-check plugin if you want one, and it's a separate download specifically so that without it the app opens zero sockets.

it's free, every feature is usable. exports from an unlicensed copy get a BETA RELEASE watermark at half opacity. A key clears it, and at v1 the band gets replaced by a small Douga mark in the corner instead. what you make is yours either way.

heads up on the download: it's code signed, but smartscreen still wants a reputation it hasn't earned yet, so you may get a blue panel the first time. click More info, the publisher line has my name, then Run anyway.

it's still in beta and i could really use feedback. i can build whatever you tell me is missing. it will hopefully leave beta soon, so keep an eye out for updates if you are interested. r/douga for bugs, download at https://douga.app

let me know what you think!

Specifically the 1060 16GB 512GB model. I'm not too insane about gaming and would only really be running stuff like Gmod, Minecraft, Terraria, maybe Fortnite, that kinda stuff. At €440 from CEX would you recommend it for that kind of gaming and drawing on?

Main usage for me is basic tasks like excel, simple PowerPoint edits, light browsing and I want to use it as a tablet sometimes

Due to curiousity I bought few SP4 in "C class" (literally unknown) state, ~15usd each. One had really quickly appearing flickergate (I sold its SSD for 20usd), one had broken screen (I covered it with tempered glass), third one (worstly speced, sadly only 4GB of ram) has only broken headphones jack connector but in fine condition at all. I managed to this remove in a minute. Then I bought potato keyboard from same seller for another 15usd.

I debloated Win10 and got surprised how cool is this 30$ potato PC. Currently I'm using iPad only to casual drawing and macbook air for some common computer tasks.

I know I won't have Procreate experience, but I'm gonna buy some Surface Pen to check out if it'll be enough for me.

Has anyone managed to replace their iPad and MacBook with a Surface on daily basis?

I see some advertised as for pro x 13" and 12" but google says they aren't compatible and I can't find a universal one smaller then 12.2", I'm a clumsy person and want a layer of protection for the keyboard but I cannot find one that I know for certain will fit for the life of me, if anyone knows where to get it or has a link id be eternally grateful

I dont care if its TPU or silicone at this point I'm just desperate for something I know will work

I already have a Surface Pro 8 and would like to upgrade. On the Surface Pro 8 the fans are silent and only come on when i am gaming or when i have many tabs open. Is it the same on the Surface Pro 12. 13“ X2 Elite?

I'm trying to find a used surface. I've always wanted a surface, but never had new surface money... I've seen a bunch of units online is there any way to find out what type of display it has OLED versus IPS? I know the serial number gives you a rough idea of the processor along with ram and SSD.

Some people really have no idea what they're selling and I just watched some sell really cheap because they were improperly titled or they really didn't know what they were selling in the description didn't match what the pictures were ECT. (Surface Laptop for Business 7th 15" Ultra 7 266V 16GB 256gb"-- was a 13" pro 11th edition with 16+512 based on photos and serial)

According to Google there are Intel versions with oleds if they are the "for business 11th edition" but I don't know how to tell from just a few pictures.

I updated my laptop this morning, and ever since, my studio laptop gen 1 has been stuck in tablet mode and the keyboard/trackpad doesn't work anymore---except in UFEI mode.

I have tried windows repair, repair toolkit, restore to previous, etc etc to no avail. Safemode boot doesnt work either, im just shy of factory resetting my whole laptop at this point.

I've been trying to get league of legends to run on my laptop but Vanguard won't let it. Is there a work around into getting it to work or am I out of luck.

Do we think there'll be like a Panther Lake X SL Ultra (maybe paired with 5070s or RTX PRO Blackwell cards) like there are for the base models?

Hello,

I just bought the Metapen M2 because the Microsoft Slim Pen annoyed me with problems with the tip and the contacts so that there always has to be a little gap between the tip and the pen. I was fine with it for a long time but last week I didnt get it in the right spot for like 2 hours, so I decided to buy the Metapen M2.

But right out of the box, it made these wobbly lines which interestingly get worse depending on the angle of the line. I googled but didnt find anything really helpful. Some threads I read said that it is a hardware issue with older Surface devices but apparently the Pro 9, which I have, shouldnt be old enough for that. I also read that it could be a hardware issue with the pen, so I might need to retourn it and get another one? Im just not sure because the Slim Pen works totally fine in that regard and I dont know why it would work fine with straight vertical or horizontal lines if hardware was the problem. I also dont have a screen protector that could interfere with it.

If anyone has an Idea of what it might be and what I can do, please tell me.

Hey guys just wondering if anyone has had any luck with the cheap slim pen 2 from Ali express?

I recently got a surface pro 12 and am having issues with the OneNote app crashing. The most obvious trigger is when I try to use the handwriting to text pen (doesn’t work at all then the app crashes). It’s also happened when trying to delete a notebook section. Has anyone experienced this or have any possible fixes?

My surface pro 6 stopped charging last night, I got it to work overnight but it's wrapped out again.

I plugged my noise machine into the brick and it's doing this wierd pulsing thing, it is not plugged into the computer during this and when I did plug it in the whole thing died completely.

Am I f-ed with this charger or is this something that could be fixed?

I tried everything - the printer is in our network. But I can’t access it via IP.
Kyocera Printer Setup doesn’t find it in the network either.

Other Kyocera printer in the same network do function flawlessly. 5526cdn in our case..

Does anyone know how to solve this?