Battle Royale (with Cheese): Apple’s iPad Pro Vs Microsoft’s Surface Pro

Not a Computer Vs. Anything but Ordinary

I’ve reviewed a few Surface products recently- the Surface Laptop 3 (more than once), Surface Laptop Go, and the Surface Go 2, to be specific.

But the one I didn’t look at was the O.G.: The Surface Pro. And honestly, I never wanted to look at it; my first Surface experience was with a used Surface Pro 3, and I had some real issues with that machine. It overheated constantly, either getting too hot to hold or running the fan very loud (or a combination of both), it was slow, heavy, and cumbersome to use (especially in my lap, which is where I do most of my computer-ing), and the design (read: bezels) looked dated.

But the keyword there, dear reader, was that it was used. When I purchased the Surface Pro 3, it was already a couple of years old- I believe the 5th generation was available at that time- and most likely it had already been run through some wringers by the previous owner. And while I’ll never knock buying used or open-box, there is definitely something to be said for spending a little extra cash and buying new (foreshadowing).

But the form factor never seemed to be one that I was keen on revisiting; despite my undying love for the built-in kickstand design, I was never…