I was looking to move away from Apple so was quite nervous. It takes a while to get used to the new features and you really do need a keyboard or pen as it is quite difficult to use without these. I love the size of the the screen and the way it conects to my Samsung.

The Surface Pro is an interesting hybrid of a tablet and laptop. Unlike its little sibling (Surface RT), which is considered more of a tablet, the Surface Pro has more affinity to the ultrabook.

* Great; solid build and design; * Powerful hardware; * Large storage; * Full-sized USB 3.0 port; * Full HD resolution

That you cannot make calls from it...

A tough question. It's neither a straightforward tablet, nor a tablet/laptop hybrid. It's more ambitious. The Surface Pro is nothing less than an attempt to create the perfect PC for the ‘Post PC' era. It's a tablet you can use at home on the sofa.

Outstanding screen; Innovative design; Windows 8 at its best; Comes with Wacom digitser pen

Heat and noise; No digitiser pen storage; Woeful battery life; Shallow app store

The Surface Pro is out and our complete review is ready. Like it or not, the Surface Pro is one of the most anticipated tablet of this first quarter of 2013 and it's easy to understand why: it is the reference tablet that is supposed to prove that a full Windows 8 Pro tablet is functional and viable...

There's no word on the pricing of the Surface Pro, but you can be sure that it will be expensive – the Windows RT powered Surface is the budget, consumer model, while the Surface Pro will be aimed at professionals and business users.

Introduction: Dear old Microsoft, were you really teasing us all this time with your Surface RT tablet When we first laid our eyes on your modernized slate, we were intrigued by how well it seemed to come together – it just had this polarizing aura around it.

Full Windows 8 Pro experience; Vibrant and sharp looking display; Distinctive and solid design; Useful pressure sensitive stylus; Peppy performance

Terrible camera; Battery life is less than other tablets; Not enough apps make use of the stylus