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Just to follow up. I rationalized getting a Surface Pro as a laptop replacement, which would be used to also view A4 documents. In the end I got the i7 - 16 GB ram - 256 SSD version which of course is absolute overkill as an ebook reader, but makes sense as a laptop based on my typical use.
The screen size is perfect in 3:2 aspect ratio for A4/Legal documents. The magazines I wanted to read show up great (e.g. Economist, National Geographic). Moreover, two column scientific papers also show up great on 1:1. So 12.3 is more than enough for me and no reason t go for a larger 13 inch device. The 10 inch ones I had tested, I didn't like since fonts were too small.
Bad thing is the weight, when you consider it as an ebook reader - almost double the 13 inch e-ink readers. It is feather light if you consider it as a laptop at ~1 kg.
The problem I had right away is that Adobe Acrobat was never meant to be used as a full screen touch screen controlled application - I will probably use it only for cases where I want to use the pen and make notes on the pdf. I ended up using Sumatra PDF. Of course nowhere near e.g. Moon Reader+ that I use on my mobile phone, but good enough for magazines reading. I haven't tried the emulator route that has been suggested in some websites to run android apps in windows, but I don't think it is practical enough.
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