Microsoft Surface is not app base. It don’t have appstore or google play store. So if you want use Youtube, you got to open web browser and surf the internet on youtube. That said, probably you will shut down when finish use the Microsoft Surface, and you will on it when you want to use the computer.

Do you consider the warranty repair conveniency? I am not sure Microsoft have a service center in Malaysia or they will bear the cost for shipping it back to USA to do the repair. Usually the shipping quite costly, i heard this from ex-Surface Pro user.

If you choosing a laptop, probably you will see the weight and size of the computer. If it is bulky, i think using your current decent desktop and pay a little money to get iPad keyboard will be quite a good option.

Come to the end, it is still up to your choice. You should follow your heart.

p/s: i think surface book 3 is using U series Intel processor. So cannot expect the same performance with other Intel 10-Gen processor.

This post has been edited by kevinpss: May 9 2020, 02:25 AM

That’s right! But the Office 365 for Mac keep improving and i think they let Mac to use more function now.

Nevertheless, very seldom to need the advance function unless there is advance analysis required. By that, maybe TS will consider to use his desktop instead. Because bigger screen and more powerful CPU.

For my practise, i use company laptop only for office/working purpose. For personal use, example: investment study, entertainment, bank transfer, notes, etc, i will use my own Macbook/iPad Pro/iPhone.



This post has been edited by kevinpss: May 13 2020, 04:01 AM

My iPad Pro 2015 still work so well. Especially when there is a needs to work on PDF, words, and telecon! Really hassle free and worry-free. All the apps are working smooth.

Last time when i use windows laptop, i always choose LibreOffice instead of Microsoft Office, for personal use. Haha.

Yes, I'm on iPadOS. It won't work exactly the same like a laptop. But very useful when I work on single task and listen to Spotify. Sometimes I use it as my second screen (no sidecar because my MacBook Air 2017). Example: I use my iPad and Macbook at the same time for video conference, iPad for video conference, MacBook for data process/excel/etc. Or vice versa.

But I subscribe Microsoft 365 (come with 1TB OneDrive), and iCloud lah. Copy in iPad can directly paste in my MacBook, vice versa. Also the same for website browsing. Also, all my files in OneDrive/iCloud so I can open in both device at the same time. When need to transfer file between this two device, it is very easy when use airdrop.

This post has been edited by kevinpss: May 12 2020, 02:22 PM