08-24-2015, 02:32 AM
(08-23-2015, 12:49 AM)CKwi88 Wrote: It certainly lives up to the billing that it is a tablet that can replace your laptop, and I'd imagine it's true of both Surface and Surface Pro.
I have the keyboard with the real keys (forget what they market it as) and it works very well.
It occurred to me that not getting the keyboard cover might mean something else to get the display at the right height and angle.
I don't know. Spec-wise, it rivals top ultrabooks with the i7 and 256/512GB SSD. And the new one is rumored to be even more powerful, with the new i7's (worth the wait) and possibly even 16gigs of ram - I do need the power for work, although 8gigs of ram is usually sufficient.
I've settled on 13.3" as my preference because I find it's about the largest I can go while being small enough for airplane use. Although I would probably go 14" if possible.
I haven't had a desktop in about 10 years. The docking station is definitely a good alternative, if you're lazy - you don't really need the dock other than for the extra ports (which you can buy an adapter for what you need for like $20).
Thing is, I don't expect to use the tablet feature, at all really. Well, maybe other than taking notes with the stylus (but I hear that's kind of hit and miss in general with tablets).
The second display I'd intend to solve with another tablet, for when I don't have a monitor to connect. So if I'm getting another tablet anyway, not sure Surface has any real benefit to me. Of course, it's competitively priced so I'll consider it. Probably comes down to what comes out first with the new i7's.
