I would say it is slightly faster then then the Surface 2. The only negative of this Asus is the screen resolution is only 1280x800 compared to the Surface 2's 1920x1080. So, if that is an issue for you then you probably wouldn't want this one. For the most part though you are going to see a step up for most things from the Surface 2. Considering the amount I paid for the Surface 2 (around $650 with the keyboard) to the $279 I paid (actually my wife paid) for the Asus and it included the keyboard as well as the pen, it really is a great deal. I guess it really boils down to how much you are willing to pay. Obviously the Surface Pro models are going to out perform this Asus but they also will cost over twice the amount. Some of the things I really like about the Asus are the finger print reader that works with Microsoft Hello, The Asus Pen, and obviously the fact that it is running Windows 10 (64 bit) Home with 4gb of RAM where I can add a few of the programs I like to use on a PC as opposed to being limited to the Windows Store for apps. I don't really play games but I did test out Angry Birds Star Wars and it ran just fine. I'm just using the Word and Excel Mobile Apps instead of installing Office. I installed Dopamine Music Player and it takes about twice the time to start up as it does on my i7 laptop.
01-01-2017 08:55 PM