Which would be better, iPad Pro or Microsoft Surface?

Jlawson118

I'm a major fan of Apple and I've got an iPad Air 1, iPhone 7 Plus and a MacBook Pro already so having them connect up to each other with iCloud and things has always come in handy over the years.

For the past year though, I've been contemplating getting an iPad Mini. I've just seen them around and they seem a much more reasonable size than the larger iPads now, and it would seem much more convenient to carry around for little games, and note taking in university.

But now I'm curious about the iPad Pro models, I like the look of the drawing capabilities and everything, so I'm kind of hoping they'll even release a 'Mini Pro' at their announcement tomorrow. But if not, I see the surface can do the same things, yet it has USB ports, and I'd be able to run Adobe software like Photoshop and Premiere Pro on the go. And that's the major thing for me really. You don't really get full software like that with Apple, it's more Adobe's smaller versions like you can only colour correct in Photoshop, or put clips onto a timeline on their version of Premiere. Although I do use these on my MacBook.

Yet would the Surface be capable of running such software? The TV advert seems to think so.

Opinions?

Gloomendoom

I bought a cheap Linx windows tablet with keyboard about six weeks ago. I haven't touched my iPad since.

I run Photoshop Elements on it without any problems. Given the spec of the Surface, I can't see why it couldn't run full blown Photoshop. My 2007 Dell desktop manages to do so without any problems.

RumRat

The Surface will do the job.....The new Pro book even better...Upgraded surface book....
Start saving....:D

I_have_spoken

>Opinions?<

There's a lot to be said for staying 100% within a Apple environment (or 100% Microsoft). Apple don't make any real effort to make life simple for people using Windows, which is why iTunes for Windows is grim.

wongataa

Jlawson118 wrote: »

Yet would the Surface be capable of running such software? The TV advert seems to think so.

You can run all Windows software on a Surface as it runs full Windows 10, not a MS Windows version of iOS. I have used Photoshop and LR on my SP4. It isn't as quick as my desktop computer but is certainly good enough when on the move.

The main issue is whether you are happy using Windows as all your other stuff is from Apple.

fleshandbone

I use the Adobe suite and I would stick with a windows product so I could run the full versions rather than IOS.

jaydeeuk1

You get a free xbox one s with the surface pro 4 as well.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/buy-a-surface-pro-4-i5-256-gb-8gb-ram-get-a-free-xbox-one-s-with-fifa-17-bundle-2534647

The surface is a serious work horse, many magnitudes more powerful than the ipad pro. With 8gb ram and a decent 256gb ssd photoshop and premiere will be fine, heck it'll even play GTA V!

Could sell the xbox and fifa for £200 and get an ipad mini for best of both worlds.