I've been very interested in getting a surface pro for a while now (a few years), but have really backed off because my old Macbook has been holding up ok. It's been getting worse and worse, though, and I'm really starting to seriously look at replacements for it.
I love pretty much everything about the Surface Pro from what I've used of it, but it's always on tables, usually in a demo area. That's really not how I use my laptop. I would say 80-90% of the time, my laptop is on my lap somewhere. Either on the train, on a plane, at a conference, or just out in the park. It seems like the standard surface keyboard and kickstand solution is pretty useless for this type of use case...
Can owners of it comment on this? Is there a third party solution for this problem (say similar to those hard keyboards you find for ipads)? I feel like this is a ripe area for a third party manufacturer to come in and address, and I'm a bit surprised no one has done this yet...
Or maybe I'm over thinking it and I just don't need to use the keyboard that much? I suppose in these situations one would just use the touch screen? But then when I really think about it, I use my keyboard a lot on my Macbook (I do a lot of coding during my commute on the train). So maybe the Surface Pro isn't the product for me (which would be a shame...because everything else about it seems perfect for me).
Ideally it would be nice if there were two options: the normal surface keyboard (great for most situations) and another keyboard solution that provided sturdy lap use.
I love pretty much everything about the Surface Pro from what I've used of it, but it's always on tables, usually in a demo area. That's really not how I use my laptop. I would say 80-90% of the time, my laptop is on my lap somewhere. Either on the train, on a plane, at a conference, or just out in the park. It seems like the standard surface keyboard and kickstand solution is pretty useless for this type of use case...
Can owners of it comment on this? Is there a third party solution for this problem (say similar to those hard keyboards you find for ipads)? I feel like this is a ripe area for a third party manufacturer to come in and address, and I'm a bit surprised no one has done this yet...
Or maybe I'm over thinking it and I just don't need to use the keyboard that much? I suppose in these situations one would just use the touch screen? But then when I really think about it, I use my keyboard a lot on my Macbook (I do a lot of coding during my commute on the train). So maybe the Surface Pro isn't the product for me (which would be a shame...because everything else about it seems perfect for me).
Ideally it would be nice if there were two options: the normal surface keyboard (great for most situations) and another keyboard solution that provided sturdy lap use.