Review on 💻 Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet - 12-Inch, 128 GB, Intel Core i5, Windows 10 by Kyle Ross

Model: Surface i5 4GB with Windows 10 Primary usage: Typical business functions (web, email, CRM, video conferencing, remote support, marketplace, mobile payments) Secondary usage: Web development, router interface , Photo Editing, Kindle, AudiblePerspective: I own and run an IT consulting business. I spend a lot of time away from the office, on site with customers. I started the shop in 2009 and have mainly used iOS devices so far, I have had an iPhone 4 and 5s and an iPad 2 and mini. I chose iOS because my laptop at the time weighed 6 pounds, was 1.25 inches thick, and took up to 8 minutes to boot up and connect to the network. If you do this in 5 or 6 spots, you'll only add an hour to your day. Also, battery life on laptops wasn't great in 2009, so I always made sure I had a charger with me. Impressions: This is what I wanted in a mobile device. I've thought about getting the best Surface money can buy because a comparable laptop doesn't perform as well as I want, but the Surface doesn't disappoint. An SSD paired with an Intel i5 outweighs its weight. It loads in seconds and is very responsive, typing and mouse feel great on the keyboard (I prefer to lay it flat on my desk) and I can type at my normal pace. I have a USB to Ethernet adapter that I can use to connect to the network and set up the device. I also use USB to slave client hard drives for chkdsk and other features like offline virus scans. I didn't even get close to test the battery life. I left it running all day and then used it at home with about 30% left over. It works great with the full desktop version of Sink or Swim, the mobile versions of TOS are watered down, so having so much data and power at your fingertips is very impressive. Also the Kindle app is so good. Comparison: Compared to the iPad Mini, it is much more useful. I could really only use my iPad to reply to emails and connect to devices wirelessly. It does everything a laptop and iPad can, so yes, about 200.00 more (I had the LTE version). It has more storage space and the USB port gives you endless possibilities. When we first started using iOS, we had to change quite a bit the way we did it to get it into our system. But coming back was as easy as logging in with our Microsoft accounts. Windows 10 does a great job of keeping things organized, and 100GB of space on a single drive isn't a problem. My iPad lagged me when typing to the point where I could sit and watch it type for 15-20 seconds. The interface is not like that, everything is smooth and responsive. Bottom line: I have to give Microsoft credit, there's a lot of pressure to be mobile and where other companies are taking their mobile devices and just elevating them. Microsoft took the PC and made it smaller, which is exactly what I need.