Okay so after seeing specs and everything else about the new Surface Pro, I'd say that it looks all well and nice, but I'd prefer the Laptop since the i5 8gig model costs about the same as Surface Pro (2017) i5 8gig model + it has nicer design. I already have a 2-in-1 (not even close to Surface by build quality or performance) so that's another reason why I would go for the laptop. Neither of those devices support USB-C (there's going to be an adapter available though) and since I am not a lot into photography I don't need the SD card reader so Surface Laptop ports are fine for me.
It's a shame that Surface Laptop won't support tilting though.