We can talk specs all we want, but let's pay attention to the way we use or can use a Surface (so far I've tried Surface Pro 1 and 2).
Both at home and at the office I use my Surface's.
At home, I use it mostly for browsing the web, playing casual games, watching netflix at bed or connected to my 32" tv for movies. Also I use it quite a lot to show photos to my family and friends. When my friends come over before going out, I use it to play music (connected via hdmi to my tv, while the tv is connected to the sound equipment. I don't own a console).
As you can see, at home I consume content waaaay more than I create it, which means I use my Surface in tablet mode, not leaving Windows 8 "metro".
At work, I use it connected to a 23" monitor, with a separate wireless trackpad. Software I use on a daily basis: Sublime Text, Firefox, Wamp, Github, Compass, Chrome, Skype, FTP clients, PhotoShop, Illustrator... That's obviously all in desktop mode. And when I get tired of sitting on a chair looking up to the monitor, I grab my Surface pen, close the kickstand, take off the keyboard and take notes or draw some sketches in OneNote (metro version). I LOVE doing that. My coworkers almost don't change position all day, they take notes only by typing or in little papers or paper notebooks. I don't worry about paper and use the power of the cloud.
It's a matter of preference, of course, but what I love most about Surface Pro is that I can do all these different tasks with a single device, taking advantage of technology, but still feeling human, meaning the device doesn't dictate the way I should use it. It's my tablet, my desktop, my laptop, my entertainment center and my notebook. So I use it on a desk at the office, standing up writing notes during a meeting, in bed watching tv series, in the couch connected to my tv for watching movies with my boyfriend, in my lap if I have to do something quickly on the go, and a long list of etceteras...
What do you do with your Surface device?
Both at home and at the office I use my Surface's.
At home, I use it mostly for browsing the web, playing casual games, watching netflix at bed or connected to my 32" tv for movies. Also I use it quite a lot to show photos to my family and friends. When my friends come over before going out, I use it to play music (connected via hdmi to my tv, while the tv is connected to the sound equipment. I don't own a console).
As you can see, at home I consume content waaaay more than I create it, which means I use my Surface in tablet mode, not leaving Windows 8 "metro".
At work, I use it connected to a 23" monitor, with a separate wireless trackpad. Software I use on a daily basis: Sublime Text, Firefox, Wamp, Github, Compass, Chrome, Skype, FTP clients, PhotoShop, Illustrator... That's obviously all in desktop mode. And when I get tired of sitting on a chair looking up to the monitor, I grab my Surface pen, close the kickstand, take off the keyboard and take notes or draw some sketches in OneNote (metro version). I LOVE doing that. My coworkers almost don't change position all day, they take notes only by typing or in little papers or paper notebooks. I don't worry about paper and use the power of the cloud.
It's a matter of preference, of course, but what I love most about Surface Pro is that I can do all these different tasks with a single device, taking advantage of technology, but still feeling human, meaning the device doesn't dictate the way I should use it. It's my tablet, my desktop, my laptop, my entertainment center and my notebook. So I use it on a desk at the office, standing up writing notes during a meeting, in bed watching tv series, in the couch connected to my tv for watching movies with my boyfriend, in my lap if I have to do something quickly on the go, and a long list of etceteras...
What do you do with your Surface device?
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