Microsoft - Surface Pro 6 - 12.3" Touch-Screen - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive - Platinum

This device is not a laptop computer nor is it a tablet, but it replaces both in a very satisfying way! With sixteen GB of RAM, it does photo processing with ease, which is one of my principal uses for it. I am older and my only complaint is the small screen: My older eyes would appreciate a larger viewing area. I must say however that the screen clarity and resolution pretty much makes up for the small size. The pen is very good doing photo manipulation and is handy for quick note taking using anything one has on the screen and your own annotations. I can do anything on this machine which I previously did on my full-size laptop computer, and more but do not feel compromised doing so. The keyboard is great, which surprised me. It is small enough to use comfortably as a tablet and I do so in the evenings. It is quiet and does not get too warm. The battery life is remarkable, though not as good (13.5 hours) as Microsoft touts. I get an honest 9 to 10 hours depending on what I am doing. Learning to use Windows was a took a bit of time as I am a long time Linux user. I still badly miss some Linux features and could put Linux on the machine, but then I would miss some nice Microsoft features. Fortunately, I can still use all of my old Open Source favorites: Digikam, GIMP, Libre office suite and others. My one gripe is that the unit only has one USB 3.0 port. I would like to see a couple of USB-C ports added. Overall I would say this device is great and I have never been a fan of anything "Microsoft." Good job with this one.

Coming from an ancient Sony Vaio which was small and awesome for it's time, this was a very fun upgrade. I love the tablet/pc feel as it is very easy to use either mode. Touchpad great for me. Not mac great but very usable. The pen great when wanted but not required to do normal touch with fingers. Thus you can leave pen packed up if you plan to do normal web surfing and typing. On screen keyboard doesn't cover whole screen so using it and scrolling page with finger natural when you just want tablet and are not in situation to set up the laptop on some table/stand. Love the arc mouse but again not required since touchpad great. I got the top of the line i7 with 16gb ram and bigger hard drive since I like to convert music, reencoding it and video. Battery serves my normal daily amount, hours of heavy use. Black is totally gorgeous. I'm heeding warnings that it can scuff, so I got nice case for situations I will be packing it up and moving it with other items stacked in some backpack. I hope it holds up over time but will update review if it doesn't.

I can't believe how fast this Surface is and I'm glad I picked it out! Love using it!!

I bought the Surface Pro 6 as a way to work on the go. I was wary of buying one at first because my work is very graphically taxing, using apps such as Zbrush, Substance Painter, Photoshop and Blender along with a few others, and all of the reviews had mentioned that the Surface Pro line last year (2018) all used the Intel UHD 620 graphics chips. This seemed like the surface line was not really geared toward my line of work, and granted, it really isn't. That didn't stop me from trying and testing out a few of the models on the floor though, and when I finally bought one to fully test its limits, I have to say I was completely blown away by the power of this little 2-in-1 device. Everything I threw at it worked like a charm, and I am now able to work anywhere, which is amazing and would have been unheard of 5 or 6 years ago in my line of work. Do take note however, that this (SP6, i7, 16GB) is NOT a gaming 2-in-1 PC. The graphics card does not do well in most modern games, though if you're willing to tweak settings and play at lower resolutions, you can get somewhere between 25 - 30 FPS in some older games. Games like Stardew Valley and CIV, and others that are more CPU heavy run spectacularly though. I also bought all three accessories to go with my surface purchase, but after a few days I found myself plugging in a full size keyboard and 30 button mouse to get my work done. It looks a little awkward at first, but once you realize that this 2-in-1 has not only the ability, but the power to run everything you plug in, and most desktop programs with ease, I found myself not even caring how awkward it looks. I can get my work done outside of the house! It's a truly refreshing feeling. And so, here is the pro and con breakdown. Pros: * Quiet, quiet, quiet. Even the one with the fan! There is a bit of noise when the CPU gets a workout, but nothing that has ever made me have to turn up the volume to hear a video, game or a TV. * Lightweight. I had the very first Surface Pro, and that thing was as light as a brick. The SP6 feels more along the lines of a clipboard. * Battery life. I run very taxing programs, but I've been able to tweak power saving and performance to get about 5 to 6 hours out of the SP6 while using CPU and GPU heavy programs, and about 8 to 10 hours with internet browsing and movie watching. * The screen. The screen is beautiful, the resolution is lovely to use with Photoshop and it's the perfect size for texturing, sculpting, and vertex modeling. * Full USB-A 3.0 port. I love that there's a full USB port on the surface, and every hub I've thrown at it works flawlessly. * Build quality. This thing is beautiful, and every component of it feels solid and sturdy. Cons: * The price. The cheapest SP6 is $899, and the most expensive is $2,599! I knew I needed the most horsepower I could get, so I opted for the Surface with the i7, 16GB of RAM with the 512GB SSD for $1899, not a small amount by any means. * The GPU. At the price point these are set to, you'd think you would be getting a 2-in-1 that can do it all, especially when there are other laptops out there that DO offer everything at an equal or lower cost than the SP line. * No USB-C? This isn't a con by me, because I don't use anything that has USB-C, but others generally find it odd that it isn't there for future proofing such an expensive device. Would I recommend the Surface Pro 6 to artists, game developers and 3D modelers who want an otg option? Yes! (But use a PC with a better gpu for rendering and gameplay) Would I recommend this to people who want a device to watch videos, read books and browse the web? Yes, but there are much cheaper options out there as well. Would I recommend this to those who want to play games on the go? Not so much.

I love the compact size, light weight and versatility. And let's not forget the battery run time. This is replacing an 8-9 year old MacBook Air. This is my only computer, so having the SD slot was important to me. And it has more speed and memory then I will probably ever use. Who needs a desktop computer anymore? I'm old enough to remember what it was like to have a dial up modem and play Oregon Trail; so every time I upgrade I am always impressed with how much memory and computing capabilities the engineers have squeezed into such a compact and light weight space.