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Originally Posted by jackie_w
*** Off topic *** Every now and then I flirt with the idea of buying a Surface Pro. Out of interest, is it at all practical to do keyboard-intensive tasks, like epub editing, on this type of device? I fear that if I buy one (not cheap) it's going to lie unused too often because it's never as convenient as a smartphone when portability is important, never as good as a laptop when having a mouse is important and never as good as a TV for viewing TV/films.
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The current Surface Pro is very nice. You can get a bluetooth muse to use with it. I have a BT mouse and it works very well. The keyboard does have a trackpad. It is as good as a laptop. I take Surface with me when I go on vacation. I leave the iPad at home. This way I have a true Windows 10 computer. The screen is 16:9 and is better then the iPad for watching video. When I am on vacation, I take the cabling needed to be able to plug into the TV (if it's a TV I can switch inputs to the HDMI port) and can watch TV that way. I download TV programs and/or moves or use Netflix, Prime Video, XFinity Go, or Disney+ to watch TV. I use it to run Calibre and can use the editor. The keyboard I have is not bad for keyboard intensive things. The newer keyboard is better. But you can get a BT keyboard and use that if you prefer.
Overall, I really like my Surface Pro 2. But someday, I'll get a newer one.