Pete
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- Nov 12, 2012
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Factors against lapability:
* the kickstand digs into the legs - causing pain over time
* the device requires more work to setup compared to a clamshell
* the device is unbalanced compared to a clamshell laptop(top heavy), 800g for the device and 290g for the Touch Cover. Compare that with a near 50/50 split on a Macbook Air.
none of these things are untrue.
I've been using the Surface on my lap as my primary device at home ever since the first Surface was released.
I can confidently say that none of your points are true. The kickstand does not "dig in" (it rests upon), it's not hard to open the kickstand, and it's not unbalanced for work on a lap (two stage kickstand on the Surface 2 made it even better, and the multi-position of the Surface Pro 3 entirely blows that argument out of the water).
Sorry, but no.