i'm getting a Surface Pro 3

after looking at them for a bit and comparing them to other devices in this pricerange it was a pretty easy choice.

the one i got was €290 and it came with a typecover and a docking station.

that docking station is a big thing for me. if i've been out and have a bunch of stuff open on it in tabs or whatever then i can easily dock it to my full setup instead of having to open everything on my pc to finish what i was doing comfortably.

i compared it to a few options.

- a Thinkpad of some sort

this would have worked, but the one's i saw had MUCH worse displays (the SP3 has a 1440p screen) and were heavy, also weren't as easy as the SP3 to hook up to my main setup.

- an android tablet
this was also an option, but those devices lose support after a few years whereas the Surface just runs normal Windows 10 so will continue to recieve updates. also android doesn't have the app support Windows does. if i need to do something like make a bootable windows usb to fix someone's computer when i'm over i can do that on the surface but not on an android tablet.

- an iPad

just... no. my mom has one and she loves it, but whenever i try to use it i feel held back by the OS. the interface is clunky to me and it's missing crucial features like a proper filesystem. also the support is good for a mobile device but it doesn't come close to a Windows device. and as a last thing the iPad's in my price range all use bluetooth keyboards still, which is a no-go for me. also iPad typecovers aren't backlit which is a massive deal when i'm on a train at night.

i need to wait a few days to get the money together to buy it, but i should have that in the next few days, so i'll go pick it up then.