It depends what you're comparing it to. I enjoyed using the iPad as a tablet for watching videos or casual web browsing (typing in URLs or searches on an onscr

It depends what you're comparing it to. I enjoyed using the iPad as a tablet for watching videos or casual web browsing (typing in URLs or searches on an onscreen keyboard is OK), but found the keyboards available to be utter crap. The Surface works great as a tablet and the keyboard is great on flat surfaces -- I can use it on a train or plane with fold-town tables, no problem. But if I am lying on the couch and try to type on the keyboard, my belly is too jiggly and does not provide an adequate surface. I am hopeful that (once the software bugs are ironed out) the Surface Book will work in that use case, while still being tiny and tablet-like. Could I just use a laptop sometimes and a tablet sometimes? Sure, but then I'd have to have two devices I carry around instead of one.