if you went a device that's strictly a tablet you're much better off with the iPad. Not only is it lighter and thinner, with a much better selection of touch apps-but it's also $430 cheaper(there's no point in buying the Surface without also throwing in its keyboard cover).But if you want a device that can serve as both laptop and table-and do a pretty damn good job at both-then you might find that the surface is worth the extra cash.ipad app are having more overlap than ever with desktop apps,but i still couldn't use an ipad for my main work machine ... even with a keyboard cover
We're just scratching the surface here,but you can read more in out full reviews of the Surface Pro 3 review and iPad Air 2