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Originally Posted by xendula
...However, because I never use the keyboard, I'd love to have an iPad type magnetic screen cover for it to protect the screen when it is lying around on the couch during the day (I had my dog jump up on it twice already, which very nearly gave me a heart attack) - and they don't yet make those for the Ativ 700  |
That's what I meant:
Most users have/want a cover anyway.
With the solution for Surface (both, Pro & RT), you can do so and you even have a keyboard with you all the time.
To me, that's the only option for transportation.
If I'd have to take a detachable keyboard (or a docking station or a USB/Bluetooth keyboard) with me, I don't see the advantage. Then I can take my MacBook Air, which is more powerful, equally compact/mobile and has great battery life.
I'm not saying, that Microsoft is offering a perfect solution.
Surface Pro is extremely bulky and I'm not sure whether I'll take it with me all the time.
But if I decide to take it, at least I don't have to worry about an additional piece of hardware. With or without keyboard/cover, for both Surfaces, makes a difference of 2mm.
For your needs, Asus VivoTab Smart would have been a viable solution.
They offer their well known Origami cover, which attaches magnetically.
I don't have that cover, but I've read about lots of problems though: Lots of covers don't seem to work with the tablet. In a huge bunch of tablets, the magnets seem to have been glued in the wrong direction/polarisation. The cover then doesn't attach, actually the magnets shove off...