Need assistance in deciding on a work related PC

[Jizz_Beard_thePirate]

vivster said:

Captain_Yuri said:

I wouldn't say battery life is meaningless depending on the work he will be doing... Sometimes having great battery life could be a life saver.

The i5s according to the reviews are pretty old but granted can do most if not all office tasks but the Surface also comes with an SSD. And its not like USB accessories don't exist for his needs. If he doesn't want to carry around accessories, I said he shouldn't get it but if he is willing to... That performance will be pretty useful for things like VMs and etc.

The laptop performance is just fine. I doubt he'll be handling many VMs in his job and one running VM should be fine. A laptop is just overall the best and robust package. I don't see a real reason against it while there are plenty for the hybrid.

Also in which IT job do you have to use a laptop consistently for more than 3h without an outlet?

Depends on the situation. If say you have to repair something or you are traveling and the outlet is out of reach and its taking longer than expected, with a Surface, you wouldn't be so tied to the outlet.

We also don't know what he will be running either. Specially considering if he is going to be running an anti-virus, VMs and other things that SSD would help a lot. And its not like Surface doesn't have its own useful stuff that laptops don't have such as the Surface pen which is great for taking quick notes and pictures with the rear camera as well as being more portable. I'd say if he is willing to carry usb accessories for his Surface Pro, it could be more Robust than the laptop