At that price, there are plenty of other options, from premium touch-screen ultrabooks to hybrid devices with rigid, removable keyboards, to convertibles with screens that twist or rotate. With all these emerging form factors, consumers have much to consider.

Gorgeous 1080p screen; Premium design; Runs most Windows apps; Comes with a stylus

So-so battery life; Windows OS and restore partition eat up much of the onboard storage; Single USB port

Microsoft launched the Surface Pro a long time ago. However, there hasn't been any OCN review of the product. Given that I have been using the Surface Pro for quite some time, I hope to provide some insight into the longevity of the system and describe how well it operates as a daily use computer.

Powerful System; Easily Portable; Highly Flexible Software Environment

Limited to Wifi; Problems with Pen Sensitivity; Requires Special Digital Pen

Deal update: Sale season might be over but Amazon are still treating us to a handful of excellent laptop deals. Right now you can pick up Microsoft's latest Surface Pro hybrid with 128GB of storage and a free Type Cover for just £619.

The best hybrid yet; Unbeatable performance; Beautiful touchscreen display

Keyboard not included; Expensive

The new Surface Pro is the best example of what can be made out of a full-fledged Windows 10 tablet-laptop hybrid. It has all the power most will need, a great screen, good kickstand, decent speakers and an excellent set of accessories, including an attachable keyboard and trackpad that's better...

great screen; brilliant keyboard (optional); microSD card reader; excellent kickstand; Windows Hello; fast but quiet; solid build

battery life only just acceptable; no USB-C; expensive

Like the original Surface, the Surface Pro still has something of an identity crisis. A tablet with a detachable keyboard, it doubles up as a netbook, while its weight is more like a traditional laptop. The first impression upon picking up the Surface Pro is just how heavy it is.

Incredible power; second-to-none for working on-the-go; Touch Cover keyboard is still excellent

Seriously heavy; battery life is below-par; limited apps

It's been almost a week since the Microsoft Surface Pro landed in the Lint's UK offices, during which time it's seen non-stop use. We've been eager to see if Microsoft - the very creator of the Windows 8 Pro operating system - can set the bar to new heights in the hybrid space.

Excellent screen; Full Windows 8 Pro; Excellent build quality; MicroSD expansion slot; USB 3.0 for fast transfer; Smaller and lighter than Ultrabook competitors

No keyboard included; Expensive; So-so battery life; Chunkier and heavier than many tablet competitors; Stated storage isn't realised (128GB is approx 85GB; Kickstand angle isn't adjustable; Poor camera quality

Surface Pro is a decent dual-use device, with plenty of power which we'd be happy to choose over a mid-range Ultrabook. We loved being able to dock it with a screen and full desktop set up at home, then take it on the move.

Full HD screen; Ability to play games; Nice industrial design

Not great on uneven surfaces; Heavy

A portable powerhouse – but the Surface Pro's keyboard, grunt and battery life don't quite measure up to its Ultrabook rivals

Back then, we were told the Intel Core i5-powered, Windows 8 Pro-toting tablet would be released around three months after Windows 8 itself . In mid-January, Microsoft announced the release date of the Surface Pro, but only for North America .

Brilliant design; Great touchscreen display; Excellent add-on keyboard connector

Significant; inescapable compromise inherent in form factor; Mediocre battery life for a notebook; terrible for a tablet; Frustrating power connector

It is very good with it's size and it's display, it is fast responding and it is good for running medium sized programs. It's storage is not very good and it's mouse is sometimes not responding and gets the input wrong. But overall, it is good computer.