Surface..what is it to me? Here I am in Sydney Australia. An addicted first adopter of all that is new and exciting....surface in a sentence is "a distraction free productivity enhancement tool that is one of the sexiest, innovative and incredible first releases I have ever encountered." I need a portable, fluid and vibrant addition to my work and non work life. I don't need 200,000 + apps to distract me from my focus..which is primarily work, on full editions of word,excel, and PowerPoint that will seamlessly transfer to my pc and colleagues ..is it perfect? No, not yet. Could it be? Potentially. Should I have waited for the slightly thicker, more powerful pro version? No, I have 2 laptops that have the power I need as static units. The surface is my ideal portable piece of stunning machinery that is bo th practical and beautiful. I have owned. IPADS and the SAMSUNG. GALAXY NOTE 10.1. IOS AND Android are no longer relevent in my technical world.