That WAS the machine I was waiting for, but not sure if I want to wait, plus it'll cost more (though, arguably, it MIGHT be worth it).
Sadly, Lenovo recently announced it will be delayed until March or April, no longer the "sometime in late February" they had stated before.
I was prepared to strongly fight my urges to buy the Surface Pro, but... I don't know if I'll be able to resist.
There have been a few like the Helix already, but they are either missing the pen digitizer, or have other issues. I was hoping more with all the bells and whistles would already be out.. it seems most manufacturers are waiting to truly push this concept later in the year instead of doing so now.
I'm just slightly worried about having to adapt from my current 14" laptop working just about anywhere I want/need to use it, to using the 10.5" Surface Pro with limited positioning.
But when it comes to using it for a whole heck of a lot, it'd be more about ability than regular use - my current laptop is hardly used, for instance. But a beast of an x86 tablet, with moderate laptop-like functionality, does seem like enough, considering I do have a full proper "work" laptop.
It suffers in battery life compared to other tablets, but is right at home with ultrabooks and would be fine enough for me. My little Nexus 7 could satisfy desires for additional entertainment if I'm away from outlets.
Question: Surface Pro - can you open it up and replace the SSD?
Wouldn't be a bad idea to grab the 64GB model, save $100 at that point and instead of that $100 getting 64GB additional storage, rather spending $200 or so and getting a 180 or 256GB drive. Much more cost effective, but as the RAM is apparently soldered into the motherboard (no upgrades?
), I'm worried the thing isn't even capable of being opened without voiding your warranty. And the SSD could be soldered or otherwise permanently installed anyhow.
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