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I'm at my desk 80% of the time, plugged into my 27" monitor, with an external keyboard and mouse, the Surface 2 Pro would be just fine, basically no difference compared to using my Lenovo 12.5" or MB Air 11" (though the Lenovo was significantly cheaper at $700).

On the go would be the biggest difference, and though I like the idea of the Surface 2 Pro, Microsoft has yet to convince me that it would be a better device than either of my current machines.

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Not picking on the parent at all, but there's something that really puzzles me.

Why do folks care about a $500 cost difference in the main computing tool that makes their daily bread?

Seems like it's a matter of a few hours' worth of work for most of us. (Don't mean to sound arrogant, either.)

I don't know about that, for me it's like half a month of work :) Not everybody here comes from the first world

I'm not sure which $500 cost difference you're referring to? The difference between my Lenovo and my MB Air or the Lenovo and a potential Surface 2 Pro, or other?

If you're comparing my Lenovo to my MB Air, the price difference is significant because I prefer my Lenovo, and therefore, the cost of my MB Air isn't the $500, but the full $1100, as the only reason I have it is to package an iOS app occasionally.

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