You wouldn't want to hold one up single-handed for more than a few seconds - it's almost twice the weight of an iPad Air - but as long as there's somewhere to rest part of it, you'll be laughing. It's the same deal with the Microsoft Surface Pro 3's weight too - good for a laptop, not so hot for a tablet. With the keyboard attached, it's a few millimetres thicker, but still very thin for what is effectively a laptop. The thickness is about the same too - 9.1mm If anything, the size is a lot more like an A4 notepad than a tablet. Microsoft Surface Pro 3: DesignĪs it has a big 12-inch screen, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is a lot bigger than most tablets, including last year's Surface Pro 2. But it is pretty handy as a device to take around with you for a mix of work and play. Is it time to ditch the laptop, then? You need to spend around a grand to get a decent spec and the must-have keyboard accessory, so it's not a revelation. This time around, Microsoft has tried to make the Surface more of a laptop-replacer than ever before, using a 12-inch screen instead of a 10.6-inch one. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is the maker's third go at a Windows tablet that has all the power of a pretty decent Ultrabook laptop.

Microsoft surface pro 3 12 inch