The Surface Pro 3 is a vast improvement over the Pro 1 and 2 -- and that alone is huge.
Microsoft nailed the physical design -- I knew that the first time I used a Pro 3 two weeks ago. And now that I have one (as of Friday), I can tell you why. What follows are my initial impressions. A lon
ger-term evaluation will come later.
Note that I used both the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 extensively (one was sold, the other traded in). So, for the most part, this brief review (CNET's in-depth review is here) will contrast the Pro 3 with prior generations...Read More
Display -- bigger is (much) better: A 12-inch display combined with a 3:2 aspect ratio makes -- at the risk of sounding redundant -- a big difference. The previous 10.6-inch Pros with their 16:9 aspect ratio made it hard to be productive. And I've come to believe that bigger tablets -- with roomier displays -- are definitely better than smaller ones. Need a small tablet? Then get a large phone or a phablet.
To wit, I prefer the larger iPad Air to the iPad Mini Retina, the larger Nexus 10 to the Nexus 7, and I would take Samsung's 12.2-inch Galaxy Tab Pro over the smaller Galaxy tablets